Go Figure Big Time: How to use math to solve climate change problem
Week 3
Placed by Menese International School 2019/Oct/26
Description:
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 were 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