Questions for the game:
I was tasked with coming up/designing the questions that would be used in our game. All of the questions are focused on Climate Change and revolve around things such as; greenhouse gases, emissions and the consequences of Climate Change. Below are just a few of the questions that I came up with as well as a brief overview of the rules of the game as well as screenshots of the rest of the questions for the game.
What is the Greenhouse Effect?
- The name of climate change legislation that passed by congress
- When you paint your house green to become an environmentalist
- When the gasses in our atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping our planet *(Answer)*
- When you build a greenhouse
Reason:
The Earth receives solar radiation from the sun. Passing through the atmosphere, some radiation is absorbed by the Earth, while some is reflected back to space. When the exchange of incoming and outgoing radiation occurs, some of the radiation becomes trapped by gases in the atmosphere. This creates a “greenhouse” effect and warms the planet.
Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?
- CO2
- CH4
- Water vapour
- All of the above *(Answer)*
Reason:
Greenhouse gases may be a result of natural occurrence or human activity. These gases include water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, Nitrous oxide, and ozone. Fluorinated gases are also considered to be greenhouse gases.
Which of the following are consequences associated with Climate Change?
- The ice sheets are declining, glaciers are in retreat globally, and our oceans are more acidic than ever
- Surface temperatures are setting new heat records about each year
- More extreme weather like droughts, heat waves, and hurricanes
- Global sea levels are rising at an alarmingly fast rate — 17 centimetres (6.7 inches) in the last century alone and going higher.
- All of the above *(Answer)*
Reason:
All of these are problems associated with climate change. The majority of scientists agree that many of these effects are caused by human contribution to the greenhouse effect. Extreme weather events, droughts, heat waves, and rising sea levels will have devastating effects on the world’s poorest countries and communities.
Below are the screenshots of the rest of the questions:
Rules:
The aim of the game is to move around the board and answer as many questions correctly as you can. The person who answers the most correct, wins. The game consists of questions on climate change, chances and pure luck. Land on a chance square to pick up a card. This could be anything from telling you to go forward 2 spaces or even moving you back six spaces. E.g. “You have been caught using a very damaging mode of transport to the environment, move back six spaces”. Other spaces will consist of the questions as mentioned as well as spaces that are blank. Roll a six-sided dice to find out how far along the board you will move each time.
Climate Crisis 