Pintail duck photo by Peter LaTourette
Global Warming Wheel Card
Cut out the two large circles and the two
large rectangular pieces.
Cut out the two little rectangular
windows on each of the large
rectangular pieces.
Put glue on the backs of both circles and
put them together to make the "wheel" of
the wheel card, making sure that you
align them so that the four labels that run
along the outside of each circle (Waste
Disposal, Home Heating, Electricity Use,
and Transportation) line up with the
corresponding labels on the other side.
The Waste Disposal label on one side
should line up with the Waste Disposal
label on the other side, and so on.
Lay the rectangular piece entitled "What
Can You Do?" upside-down on the table
with the larger of the two cutouts closer
to you. If you lift up the edge of the
rectangular piece and see the words
"Global-Warming—What Can You Do?"
right side up, you've done it correctly.
Put the glued-together wheel on top of
the rectangular piece, with the side
that has all the questions (such as
"On average, how much does your
household spend on electricity each
month?") facing up.
Lay the other rectangular piece entitled
"What's Your Score?" on top of the
wheel, with the smaller of the two
cutouts closer to you.
Look for the "belly button" on the
pasted-together wheel and the two large
rectangular pieces. Push a paper fastener
("brad") through the "belly button" to
hold all the pieces together.
Glue the large rectangular pieces in all
four corners just enough to hold the
rectangles together but allowing the
wheel to turn freely.
If you wish, highlight each line inside the
windows in a different color to make it
easier to read. If you have access to a color
printer, this step will be unnecessary.
If you are putting the wheel together to
use in a demonstration, now you're ready
to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions
"score" of members of your audience and
what they can do to reduce it.
Side 2
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Global
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Wheel Card
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On average, how many miles does
your household put on your car(s)
per week? Pick closest amount.
200 miles (10,400 miles/year)
600 miles (31,200 miles/year)
Global Warming —
What's Your Score?
11,800 Ibs./year
35,400 Ibs, year
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Wheel Card
Side!
[outside]
If you took all of the actions on this wheel card,
you could save 22,800 pounds of
carbon dioxide (C02) annually
and $1,000 from your annual
home energy bill
gasoline costs.
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Global
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Wheel Card
Side!
[inside]
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Replace 10 60-watt incandescent
light bulbs with 10 13-watt
compact fluorescent bulbs.
Turn up your central air
conditioner's thermostat by
2°F in summer.
Global Warming —
What Can You Do?
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