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CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY
A NEW CLIMATE ZONE
Introduction:
Issues of climate change covers a
variety of aspects , educational
materials
of
climate
change
ranges from natural environment,
Objectives:
international
issues
to
daily
activities. Through this quiz and
Through the Quiz Session, students acquire a deeper understanding on climate change and
sustainable lifestyle
fate competition, students are
Through Fate Session, students learn to comprehend real situations and challenges that
frequently occurred in international collaborations
between games and reality.
able to make self-reflection in
Recommended Level:
Secondary 1 to 6
Range of number of students:
25 to 40
Time required:
60 minutes (game session)
Venue:
Indoor (classroom)
Teaching materials:
1. Discussion Focus（Appendix I）
2. Fate Cards（Appendix II）
3. Score Sheet（Appendix III）
4. PowerPoint（Appendix IV）
5. White board/White board eraser/White board marker – per group (prepared by schools)
Curricular relevance to
Liberal Studies:
Recommended Steps:
Self & Personal Development
1. Divide students into 4 to 6 groups ( Ideally 4 groups)
Module 1: Personal Development
& Interpersonal Relationships
2. Teachers brief the rundown and rules making use of PowerPoint (Appendix IV)
(refer to Game Rundown and Game Rules)
Society & Culture
3. During the game, teachers record the scores making use of Score Sheet (Appendix III).
The group that gains the highest points after three rounds wins
Module 2: Hong Kong Today
4. Teachers can draw conclusion references from Conclusions
Module 4: Globalization
Module 3: Modern China
Science, Technology & the Environment
Module 5: Public Health
Module 6: Energy Technology
& the Environment
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Game Rundown：
The game is divided into three rounds. Each round consists of one Quiz Session and one Fate Session
Rounds
1st Round
2nd Round
3rd Round
Sessions
Content
Quiz Session
3 questions
Fate Session
Choose one color from Red/Yellow/Green
Quiz Session
3 questions
Fate Session
Choose one color from Red/Yellow/Green
Quiz Session
3 questions
Fate Session
A Matter of Fate Session
Quiz Session
Students are required to answer the questions read by the teacehrs
Reward or punishment are given to the groups according to the Game Rules
Teachers explain the correct answers drawing references from Discussion Points (Appendix I)
Fate Session
To be conducted after each Quiz Session
Each group chooses its fate from a color - Red/Yellow/Green by using Fate Cards (Appendix II).
Decision by each group should be discreet.
After selection, teachers declare the choices and the fate of each group
Game Rules：
1. When the game starts, each group has 100 basic points
2. Award and Punishment
Quiz Session
Correct
Incorrect
1st Round
Award 10 points
Deduct 10 points
2nd Round
3rd Round
Award 10 points
Deduct 10 points
Award 10 points
Deduct 10 points
Each group chooses one color only
A Matter
of
Fate Session
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All Choose <RED>
Award 20 points to each group
All Choose <YELLOW>
No points awarded or deducted
All Choose <GREEN>
Each group deduct 20 points
Each group chooses a different color
Choose <RED>
Each group deduct 40 points
Choose <YELLOW>
No points awarded or deducted
Choose <GREEN>
Award 40 points to each group
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Conclusions:
Situations that each group faces during the game are reflections from reality.
How does the game reflected reality…
The Game
The Reality
Groups
Countries
Group Members
National leaders
Points awarded
Resources owned by a nation
Fate chosen in Fate Session
National decision made at an
international conference
Fate Session - Scenarios
Each group understands that <RED> is
beneficial to all groups with extra points
awarded. However, they may opt for
<GREEN> instead due to greed or selfishness;
or opt for <YELLOW> due to loss of faith.
International Conference – Scenarios
To reach a consensus among different
nations is crucial to solving climate change.
However, each individual government
needs to seek balance between country’s
interests and the anthropologist ambition
of disentangling problems presented by
climate change. That is one of the reasons
that countries’ representatives at international
conferences always remain indecisive in
reaching a final consensus.
Some countries are richer in their resources, such as the United States, while some are relatively
poor, such as countries in Africa. This reflects the unevenness of the resource on earth.
Appropriate allocation and exchange of resources could have a positive global impact, both in
terms of energy saving and resources development.
Human beings need to make good use of natural resources in order to survive. Individual
governments also have the obligation to make sure there are enough resources for its citizens.
With progression in societies, resources are continuously being developed and population is
continuously growing with the speed much faster than that of regeneration. There’s no denying
that modernity and human progression pushes resources crisis to the edge.
Natural disasters are inevitable. However, part of their frequency and intensity have a direct
relationship with human behaviors.
Individual government agrees to shoulder up responsibility for the adaptation and relief of
climate change. They aim at stabilizing GHG at an appropriate level that could avoid drastic
climate change and harmful consequences to humanity.
Individual government is aware of the responsibility to reduce carbon emission, however,
consensus has not yet been reached at an international level due to various reasons.
The 17th United Nations Climate Change Conference take place at Durban in December 2011 with
the hope to reach consensus in the goal of reducing carbon emission and providing aids to
developing countries.
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Appendix I
DISCUSSION POINTS
First Round
Quiz Session：
Number
Questions
Answers
1
Which of the following is not the
potential impact on nature caused
by climate change?
1. Change in rainfall pattern, such
as less frequent but in a larger
amount
2. Extensive melting of glaciers
which leads to flooding
3. The ozone layer above the South
Pole becomes thinner
2
Written Question
The initial protocol adopted under
the “United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change”
(UNFCCC), which sets out obligations for
individual governments to reduce
carbon dioxide and other GHG
Explanation
The ozone hole over the South Pole
and the thinning global ozone layer
are caused by destructive chemicals.
These chemicals consist of chlorine
and bromide that are used as
freezing medium for air-conditioner,
refrigerator, and as propellant for
hairstyle and cleaning products.
4. Breeding periods of some animal
species start earlier
Source：
Hong Kong Observatory
www.hko.gov.hk
Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol was initially
adopted in December 1997. There are
184 countries which signed and
ratified the protocol.
Tokyo Protocol
Montreal Protocol
Biosafety Protoco
Its period commitments were scheduled
to start in 2005, which requires 37
industrialized countries to set
binding targets for industrialized
countries (Annex I parties) for reducing
GHG emissions, which amount to an
average of 5% against 1990 levels
over the five-year period 2008-2012.
This protocol is a historic first step in
controlling climate change. It also
provides a basic framework in
meeting climate change challenges.
3
The initial phase of Mandatory Energy
Efficiency Labelling Scheme covers
three types of products, namely room
air
conditioners,
refrigerating
appliances and compact fluorescent
lamps.
The second phase commenced in
March 2010 with the extended coverage
to two more electrical appliances. What
are they?
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Washing machines and
dehumidifiers
To further facilitate the public in
choosing energy efficient appliances
and raise public awareness on energy
saving, the second phase of the
MEELS commenced on 19 March
2010, with an 18-month grace period
forthe trades to make necessary
preparations.
Source:
Environmental Protection Department
www.epd.gov.hk
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Appendix I
Second Round
Q & A Session：
Number
1
2
Questions
Multiple Choice
Answers
YES / NO
Judge the following sentence:
Carbon dioxide is the most major
GHG in the atmosphere
The United States signed the Kyoto
Protocol back in 1998. Which is the
rationale behind the United States for
delaying to put clauses into practice?
Reduction of greenhouse gases
affects the country’s economic
development
Developing countries should shoulder
up the same obligation in reducing
emission
Developing countries accounted for
the greatest emission of GHG
accumulated in the present atmosphere
Explanation
Carbon dioxide is the second most
important GHG behind water vapor.
The former comprises 26% of the
total whilst the latter 70%. Therefore,
water vapor is the major greenhouse
gas on earth.
Even though the industrial sector is
not a major pillar in the US’s
economy, its modern lifestyle still
contributes greatly to the large
carbon emission.
The major source that leads to the
large amount of GHG accumulated
today, is carbon emitted during the
Industrial Revolution by the United
States and other developing countries
Industrial sector is not a major
economic pillar in the United States
* More than one answer could be chosen
3
Written Question
Hong Kong Environmental Protection
Department started to extend its
waste recycling project since 2007.
Please name the colors and
categorization of the 3-coloured
waste separation bins.
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Blue for Waste Paper
Yellow for Metals
Brown for Plastics
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Appendix I
Third Round
Q & A Session：
Number
1
Questions
Please list out two industries that are
related to low carbon economy.
Answers
Explanation
Renewable energy
Carbon audit
Emissions Trading
Buildings energy efficiency
Transportation industry,
e.g. Bio-diesel or electric motor car
2
3
In the Kyoto Protocol, under the
principle of ‘common but differentiated
responsibilities’, parties that are not
under Annex I (non-Annex I parties)
are free from any responsibilities to
limit or reduce GHG emissions.
Which of the below countries are one
of them?
Written Question
Please write down (on the white
board) , from the highest to the
lowest, the electricity consumption
power (per hour) of the following
appliances.
People’s Republic of China
Brazil
Denmark
India
South Africa
Free-answer question
Air-conditioner>Washing Machine>
Television> Radio
B>A>D>C
The protocol requires 37 industrialized
countries to set binding targets for
reducing GHG emissions, which
amount to an average of 5% against
1990 levels over the five-year period.
Developing
countries
including
China and India are free from any
responsibilities to limit or reduce
GHG emissions at the moment.
Reference:
PowerU of CLP Power Hong Kong
https://www.clpgroup.com/po
weru/index.aspx
A Washing Machine
B Air-conditioner
C Radio
D Television
For example：Washing Machine＞
Air Conditioner＞Radio＞Television
Answer: A＞B＞C＞D
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Appendix II
FATE CARDS
GROUP 1
Fate Session
Choose one color
Red/Yellow/Green
GR O U P 2
Fate Session
1st Round
1st Round
2nd Round
2nd Round
3rd Round
3rd Round
GROUP 3
Fate Session
Choose one color
Red/Yellow/Green
GR O U P 4
Fate Session
1st Round
1st Round
2nd Round
2nd Round
3rd Round
3rd Round
GROUP 5
Fate Session
Choose one color
Red/Yellow/Green
Choose one color
Red/Yellow/Green
GR O U P 6
Fate Session
1st Round
1st Round
2nd Round
2nd Round
3rd Round
3rd Round
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Choose one color
Red/Yellow/Green
Choose one color
Red/Yellow/Green
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Appendix III
SCORE SHEET
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
1st Round
Quiz
Session
Fate
Session
2nd Round
Quiz
Session
Fate
Session
3rd Round
Quiz
Session
Fate
Session
Total
Points
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