Knowledge+Saturation



 [|My Sust House] Mary: I have learnt a lot from this game as before each activity, there is a video telling you what the particular activity is about, such as land to build houses on, and what choices are good or bad for the environment. Some specific things I have learnt are: Taking showers are better than taking baths; It is better to build houses on land that has already been used, instead of unused grassland; Aluminium is bad for the environment because it takes a lot of processing to make.

Charlie: I have learnt many things as well with this game. I really liked this game because it is interesting and you can learn a lot if you listen to what they say and the information they give about certain materials, like that concrete is very bad for the environment.

[|Climate Change Quiz]  Mary: My score in this quiz was 9 out of 10. The question I got wrong was 'For how long has earth's climate been changing?' I answered 100 years but the correct answer had been 5 billion years. It was an accident because I didn't read the question properly. I thought it meant how long ago had humans changed the rate of climate change.

Charlie: My score was 8 out of 10. The questions I got wrong were the one that was 'Which one of these activities sends greenhouse gases into the atmosphere?' and I accidentally put in bike. The other one I got wrong was 'What do scientists study in order to learn more about past climate?' and I did ice when all three answers were right.

[|What Is Energy? Interactive activity] Mary: I have learnt a lot about energy from this activity. I have learnt that humans get their energy from food, just like all animals do. I have also learnt that we use energy even in our sleep. Plants get their energy from the sun. Cars, trucks, and trains need energy too. They get their energy from petrol.

Charlie: I have learnt that food gives us energy to grow and play. I also learnt that machines need energy to build things. We also use energy to warm and light our homes.

[|The Lorax]  media type="google" key="6650219631867189375&hl=en&fs=true" height="426" width="500" Mary: The Lorax was very memorable as I had received a copy of it for my birthday when I was young, but this video leaves a very strong impression and emphasizes more on pollution. The message that gets across to me is that when people cut down trees and start polluting the land and air, animals are either going to leave or are going to die. Then, when we run out of resources, we will have no more chances and we must start trying to take back what we have done before it is too late.

Charlie: I think this video brings a strong message around about how our actions can affect the environment and what could happen if we use every resources on Earth. I think it's a great video that brings the message across.

[|An Inconvenient Truth]  media type="custom" key="4233487" Mary: I think An Inconvenient Truth is a great movie and there are strong evidence and harsh realities in it which wakes people up from their perfect daydream of a perfect world. The message in this movie to me is to treasure and save our planet before cities are buried underwater, it becomes too hot to bear, etc. and it is too late.

Charlie- I think this movie is a great movie to make us realise that the world isn't all perfect and without problems. It brings the harsh truth that there is not planet #2 and that if we don't do something now, we'll loose the Earth for good.