The problems and interactivities in this feature will allow you to explore the impact of your lifestyle choices and help you to gain a better understanding of the contributors to global emissions.
Numbers to do with carbon emissions occur again and again in the public space, and we hope that these activities will help you to understand and compare them.
Eating for a Better Planet Age 11 to 16
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How do you balance the environmental impacts and nutritional benefits of different foods?
Comparing Carbon Footprints Age 11 to 18
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This interactivity is designed to help you gain a better understanding of how your lifestyle choices can affect your carbon footprint.
Food Impacts Age 11 to 18
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In this interactivity you are asked to pair off different food types with the emissions created in their production.
Comparing Carbon Savings Age 11 to 18
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This interactivity is designed to help you gain a better understanding of how changes to your lifestyle can reduce your carbon footprint.
Frosty Is Melting! Age 14 to 16
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Frosty the Snowman is melting. Can you work out how much less snow he contains when he is at half his starting height?
Waste and Recycling Age 14 to 18
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Can you use the given information to work out how much plastic a family recycles?
Minimal Connector Age 14 to 18
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Can you find the most efficient way to connect four towns?
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NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.