Overview: 

• Students learn that CO2 is emitted when gasoline is burned, that too much CO2 is causing global warming.
• Trees absorb CO2 and produce oxygen.
• Using simple arithmetic to figure the amount of CO2 emissions produced by their own travel, students discover why fuel-efficient cars are more environmentally friendly and consider alternative transportation.
• Using Minecraft, students will create a model for their school, they will plant trees in the school garden and calculate how much carbon dioxide will the trees absorb from the air.
• Students will represent their findings using sway.

Objectives:

Students will be able to:

• Describe the impact of cars on air quality.
• Understand the importance of trees to air quality.
• Practice basic computation skills.
•  Apply math skills to create a real-life model that could solve the climate change problem.