In the Iceworld Mission, Chrono-bot 5H00T5 travels to a future where the gulf stream has shifted due to climate change, leaving Scotland frozen. The smallest improvement in the rate of climate change today could help, so the more energy we can individually save the better! We have a whole host of activities to help you and your students do this.
Posted on August 21st, 2008 by Paul Ratcliffe
The mission briefing comic shows you the future as it might turn out without your help! Find out what happens when Chrono-Bot 5H00T5 travels to a frozen future world…
Preview the comic online, one frame at a time (available to everyone, opens in a new window)
Download the mission briefing comic for printing as handouts or to put on the wall as a poster (registered users only). This download is 5Mb in size, so may take a while to download.
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Posted on August 29th, 2008 by Paul Ratcliffe
The Iceworld Teacher’s Notes gives full background on how Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible works, what has happened to make the future Iceworld happen, and how best to use the activities.
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Posted on August 29th, 2008 by Aoife Glass
Do people live in cold places in the world today? Who are they, and how do they cope with these extreme environments? Find out who they are, think about what a day in their life would be like, and imagine what they look like.
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Posted on August 28th, 2008 by Aoife Glass
Thousands of years ago, large parts of the world, including much of the UK, was covered by huge ice sheets. But despite these harsh conditions, many animals still survived. In this activity, students will find out what animals lived during the Ice Ages, how we know, and investigate how they coped with the cold climate.
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Posted on August 28th, 2008 by Sunil Patel
This activity looks at the amount of waste we generate and where we can decrease this to save energy. This activity is in two parts and aims to increase awareness amongst students of how much less waste they can generate by making small efforts to restrict it. They should also be able to promote the principles they learn about to friends and family based on the work they carry out for the activity.
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Posted on August 28th, 2008 by Sunil Patel
This activity is about the impact of climate change as previously seen in history. In this activity you and your students will be looking at the period referred to as the ‘Little Ice Age’, and the conditions people of the time lived in.
The main thing that students should take away from this activity is that climate change is not just something that might happen, but something that HAS happened in the past!
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Posted on August 28th, 2008 by Sunil Patel
This activity is about looking at what sort of animals live in cold, icy conditions, and what special adaptations or features they have that allow them to do so.
The main things that students should take away from this activity are the differences between these animals and the ones that are native to their own local environments.
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Posted on August 28th, 2008 by Sunil Patel
This activity is about identifying the difficulties wildlife can face during cold weather, and how students might be able to help them through these.
The main thing that students should take away from this activity is that it is relatively easy to have a beneficial impact on local wildlife when they need a bit of help!
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Posted on August 28th, 2008 by Sunil Patel
This activity looks at the food we eat and where it comes from, providing a basis for looking at how much energy goes into getting our food from A to B, and exploring how this might be reduced.
This activity is in two parts, one for pupils to complete at home individually and one to complete as a class or in small teams at school.
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Posted on August 28th, 2008 by Paul Ratcliffe
This activity is all about saving energy. The more energy that we use, the more greenhouse gases are created, contributing to climate change.
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Related Web Links
- “Who Will Save Us?” - A book about climate change
Flip & Flap, Waddle, Splash and Littlest are a group of young penguins discovering their wonderful world, only to find it is changing at the hands of the humans. Adopting a positive and practical approach, ‘Who Will Save Us?’ teaches children (and their adults) what climate change really means and what we can all do to help resolve it.
- Animal Adaptations to the Cold
Information on how Alaskan animals are adapted to the cold environment in which they live.
- Animal Adaptations to the Cold 2
More information on how animals cope with cold weather, with a particular emphasis on extended lifecycles and hibernation
- Animal Adaptations to the Cold 3: Southern Ocean and Antarctica
More information on how animals cope with cold weather, with a particular emphasis on the Southern Ocean and Antarctica
- Animals in the Winter
Lots of information on how animals cope when it is cold.
- Antarctica Presentation
A presentation on Antarctica from the University of Texas (best viewed with Internet Explorer)
- Arctic Animals 2
More pictures and information on Arctic animals of today
- Arctic pages at Smithsonian Forces of Change
All sorts of information about the Arctic and how it is being affected by climate change
- Arctic Wildlife
Pictures and information about animals that live in the Arctic today.
- BBC Wildfacts Site
An excellent site full of information, pictures and sound clips of animals, including extinct animals.
- Blewbury Energy Initiative
Lots of useful information on saving energy, from a community site in Blewbury, Oxfordshire.
- British Hedgehogs
All sorts of information on British Hedgehogs, including advice on how to feed them.
- Daily Life for Scientists in Antarctica
From the British Antarctic Survey site, find out about life for the people living and working in Antarctica
- Earth Lab Fossil Datasite
Pictures and information on fossils and rocks from around the UK, searchable by location.
- Energy Monitors from Maplin
Plug in energy monitors are cheap to purchase and a great way to see where you are using energy at home and at school. These ones are from Maplin and are shown here for example purposes - they can be purchased from a number of stockists.
- Energy Saving Trust
Advice on how to save money and fight climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions from your home.
- Envocare
Information on what can be recycled, and how.
- Eyewitness to Change video from the Smithsonian
A video about life in the Arctic, and how it is being affected by climate change.
- Global Cooling - Past and Future Ice Ages
What is an ice age, and can they happen in the future? This section of the Natural History Museum website tells you how.
- Global Cooling 2 - Shifting the Gulf Stream
Some more information on the climatic effects of the Gulf Stream and its potential future. From the Guardian website.
- Hibernation
Information on why animals hibernate, and which animals do it.
- Ice Age mammals from Enchanted Learning
Pictures and information about animals that lived in the last Ice Age.
- Indigenous Peoples of the Arctic
Information on who lives in the Arctic today, and what life is like for them.
- MapCrow Travel Distance Calculator
This website calculates the distance between any two places in the world. It’s great for working out things like food miles.
- More Ice Age Animals
More information on Ice Age animals.
- Recycling Facts and Figures from Recycling Guide
Lots of handy facts about how much material is created, wasted and recycled in the UK.
- Reduce Reuse Recycle
Information on how to reduce the amount of waste material you produce when at home and at school
- The Little Ice Age
Wikipedia’s entry on the Little Ice Age
- The Little Ice Age 2
More detailed information on the climate change shifts that happened around the time of the Little Ice Age.
- The People of the Arctic - Living in Arctic Communities
More information on the people who live in the Arctic today
- Waste Online
Rubbish, waste, garbage…Whatever you want to call it, most people don’t think about the rubbish they produce. Or how much of it. This site gives you the information!
