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WHAT CAN I DO?

1. Think about how you are affecting the climate.

Complete the spread sheet to see how much you are adding to the greenhouse effect.


2. Compare your results with your friends

Compare how many tonnes of carbon you produce with the weight of an elephant.


3. Find out how much your family is affecting the planet.

compare the amount your family and families in other countries affect the planet.


Try this!
Go to www.myfootprint.org and ask someone to help you answer the questions in the quiz.


HOW could I use less

1. electricity

2. petrol?

Try the game "Build a house" and see how you can build a house which uses less energy.


2. How could I use less petrol?

Try the "Journey planner" game to see how efficiently you can get from one place to another. "Transport Trumps"  game will give you facts and figures about different types of transport.
WHY SHOULD I USE LESS ELECTRICITY AND PETROL?

1. Electricity

Power station
Power station





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Pylon





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Light bulb
Light bulb

Some power stations burn coal to make electricity.

Electricity is conducted along wires, supported by pylons.

Electricity powers the light bulb.

What else is powered by electricity?

2.Petrol

Filling up a car with petrol

Petrol is burned to make power for the engine.

The burnt petrol turns to gas and comes out of the exhaust.


THE REASON WHY I should use less electricity and petrol is because

burning coal to make electricity, and petrol to run cars, pollutes our environment with CARBON.

Facts:
Carbon is a made when materials like wood, coal and petrol are burned.  You might know it as soot.  It is the black powder you see after a fire.

Burning coal and petrol makes gases like carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.

Carbon Dioxide gas is the biggest cause of the GREENHOUSE EFFECT.

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