COOL IT! CHALLENGE Name: _______________________

PART 1: REFLECTIONS ON THE COOL IT! CHALLENGE

1. What has been the hardest thing about the challenge?

2. What has been the biggest change you’ve made?

3. What is one interesting thing you have learnt so far?

PART 2: INVESTIGATE

Which category interests you the most from the Cool It! Climate Challenge? Check one. From now on, you will focus your research and investigation on this topic and will take action, so choose wisely!

_______ Getting around _______ Food Choices _______ Lighting & appliances_______ Home heating _______ The 5 R’s _______ Toxic substance_______ Water wise

1. Why did you choose that challenge category?

2. How is it relevant to your life?

3. a) How does your challenge category contribute to climate change? What environmental, social, political, and economic problems does it cause?

b) Choose ONE of the problems identified above, and then provide FIVE reasons WHY it is a problem.

c) How does this problem affect you and your family?

d) If this problem isn’t solved, what will the future world be like?

e) How will the problem affect third world countries? An elderly person? An animal?

4. What things are happening related to your topic that are POSITIVE and IMPROVING the world?

PART 3: COMMUNITY

What can be improved in your community to make it more environmentally friendly? Can you think of an action you can do in your community to get others to take climate action?

An ideal action project is: Something that you can do for free or without much money Something that you can do in a reasonable amount of time Something that spreads the word about climate change and encourages at least 20 others to take climate action