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Energy Action Sheet: Product Packaging

Tue, 17 May 2011 10:39:11 +0200

This action sheet is part of the "Energy Sheets" series and is included in the "Grey Energy" theme. It details how all of us can help to diminish the quantity of packaging and plastic bags which are thrown away in huge quantities every year, thus saving energy and raw materials.

Energy Action Sheet: Recycling

Tue, 17 May 2011 09:51:50 +0200

This action sheet is part of the "Energy Sheets" series and is included in the "Grey Energy" theme. It shows that we can save much energy by simply recycling cans.

Energy Action Sheet: Meat Consumption

Tue, 17 May 2011 09:24:25 +0200

This action sheet is part of the "Energy sheets" series and is included in the "Grey Energy" theme. It details the environmental impact that a simple action like choosing to buy a type of meat instead of another may have (e.g. chicken instead of beef).

Energy Fact Sheet: Grey Energy

Tue, 17 May 2011 09:11:31 +0200

This fact sheet is part of the "Energy sheets" series. It explains what 'grey energy' is in a clear and simple way and illustrates this explanation with the example of a T-shirt.Several separate "action sheets" accompany this fact sheet and provide details on various actions that can easily be applied in our everyday life to save as much grey energy as possible.

Energy Action Sheet: Standby Power

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:51:22 +0100

This action sheet is part of the "Energy sheets" series and looks at a specific way we use energy at home. It explains why it is really important to diminish the number of electrical appliances waiting in standby mode.

Energy Action Sheet: Insulation of your Home

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:43:08 +0100

This action sheet is part of the "Energy Sheets" series and presents one specific way to diminish electricity consumption at home: it describes all the good reasons there are to insulate a house or a building.

Energy Fact Sheet: Household Energy Use and Electrical Appliances

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:41:53 +0100

This fact sheet is part of the "Energy sheets" series and looks at the way energy is used in our homes. It explains the important impact of household electric consumption on greenhouse gas emissions and more specifically of the consumption related to electric appliances.

Energy Fact Sheet: Reducing Our energy Consumption, A strategy for Our Future!

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:33:13 +0100

This fact sheet is the very first of the "Energy sheets" series. It brings general information on worldwide energy consumption. It also explains how the different sheets of this series can be used.

Fishing in the Arctic and Antarctic: Exploiting Living Resources

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:00:17 +0100

This fact sheet looks at how global consumption of living marine resources has more than doubled over the last 50 years, thanks to modern fishing techniques. These techniques have been so successful that overfishing now poses a serious threat to world fish stocks. Moreover, climate change further diminishes the chances of survival of those species.

The new economic stakes of climate change

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 08:00:45 +0100

This fact sheet describes how - thanks to the melting of the polar ice - the tourism and shipping industries will be able to expand their activities to formerly inaccessible areas. This development, however, represents potential dangers for the fragile polar ecosystems.

Persistent Pollutants in the Polar Regions

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:00:12 +0200

This fact sheet explains how the Polar Regions have been contaminated by pollution emitted in the industrialized countries. Many pollutants have been transported to the Arctic by atmospheric or water currents. This pollution poses a threat to many polar species.

Exploitation of Mineral Resources in the Polar Regions

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:00:35 +0200

This fact sheet looks at the riches below the ground many countries are interested in getting their hands on. Experts estimate that the Polar Regions hold a lot of minerals, natural gas and oil, and the melting of the ice will make these resources available for exploitation.

The Geopolitical Status of the Arctic and Antarctic

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:00:00 +0200

This fact sheet explores the geopolitical status of both Polar Regions. At the moment, Antarctica is protected from any form of economic exploitation under the Antarctic Treaty; however this is not the case for the Arctic. The Arctic is seeing increased economic and geopolitical interest from many nations.

Paleoclimatic Exploration in the Arctic & Antarctic

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:00:39 +0200

This fact sheet concerns the ice cores extracted from the poles, which are the archives of our planet’s climate past. These archives have confirmed the narrow link between the evolution of temperatures and the concentration of the main greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere.

Energy: 13 In-Class Activities

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:55:12 +0200

This document brings together 13 activities designed for students between 8 and 15 years old, with each focusing on a different energy-related topic. A short theoretical explanation accompanies each activity. The themes covered include: What Is Energy? The Sun, World's Driving Force The Route Taken by Energy Grey Energy How Did Fossil Fuel Form in the Ground? Nuclear Energy Biomass The Wind, Blowing for Your Benefit When Energy Consumption Causes Pollution What Consequences? Saving Energy Transports Choosing Our Future Flash animations on each of these subjects are also available for free on this website.

CZE Exercise Booklet

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:00:42 +0200

This booklet includes 16 ready-to-use exercise sheets for students aged 10 to 14 years which examine the following themes: climate change, the Polar Regions, polar science and sustainable development. The booklet features a wide range of exercises, including a fill-in-the-blanks exercise, experiments, critical thinking exercises, games, a text analysis, and more. Many of these exercises can be prepared using other free educational tools available on this website: pedagogical dossiers, flash animations, etc.

Princess Elisabeth Station Antarctica (CZE6)

Fri, 08 May 2009 01:00:16 +0200

This dossier includes a theory section explaining the interior and exterior design of the station as well as many of its technical aspects (renewable energy production, passive heating, waste management, etc.). Three ready-to-use activity sheets are also included: Activity: game of questions/answers about the station (<12 years old); Experiment: building a wind turbine (12-15 years old); Exercise: the discovery of the technical basis allowing a sustainable building to function (>15 years old).

Sustainable Development: What Is It? (CZE5)

Thu, 07 May 2009 01:00:04 +0200

This dossier includes a theory section which concerns sustainable development (its origins, its basic principles), our ecological footprint and society's impact on the environment. (Note: this section is a bit more advanced due to the material.) Three ready-to-use students' activity sheets are also included: Exercise: Sustainable development depicted in images (<12 years old); Activity: Conduct a Survey at the Supermarket (12-15 years old); Activity: Game where players examine the complex links between the environment, society and the economy (>15 years old).

Climate Change: Consequences for the Planet and the Polar Regions (CZE4)

Wed, 06 May 2009 01:00:02 +0200

This dossier includes a theory section which explains the present consequences of current climate change in addition to its possible future consequences (sea level rise, fresh water shortage, impacts on the biosphere, etc.) based on the different possible scenarios experts predict. Three ready-to-use students' activity sheets are also included: Experiment: When Ice Melts (<12 years old); Exercise: Developing critical thinking skills (12-15 years old); Exercise: Analysis and discussion about society's possible responses to climate change (>15 years old). Another dossier called "Climate Change: What Is It? (CZE 3)" is also available on this website. It explains the mechanisms behind current climate change.

People in the Polar Regions (CZE2)

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:59:41 +0200

This dossier includes a theory section which discusses not only the various peoples who live in the Arctic, but also the people who have explored the Arctic and Antarctic throughout history (Vikings, explorers, scientists, adventurers and tourists). Three ready-to-use students' activity sheets are also included: Poster: What Do People Wear in the Polar Regions? (<12 years old); Activity: Group activity where students organise their own polar expedition (12-15 years old); Exercise: Discussion based on a logbook from an Antarctic expedition (>15 years old).