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Maths and Climate Change

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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 compare and contextualise them. 

You can read more about maths and climate change in these Plus Articles

 

Comparing Carbon Footprints
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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
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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
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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.
Waste and Recycling
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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
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Minimal connector

Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
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Can you find the most efficient way to connect four towns?
Frosty the Snowman
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Frosty the Snowman

Age
16 to 18
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Frosty the Snowman is melting. Can you use your knowledge of differential equations to find out how his volume changes as he shrinks?
A Frosty Puddle
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A Frosty Puddle

Age
16 to 18
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Can you draw a sketch of how Frosty's volume changes as his height decreases?