What games can be used to explain climate change to children?

Question

It will be useful to have a collection of games (activities, quizzes, etc.) that could help children to understand the subject of climate change.

Answer 1

Here is a list of activities (quizzes, games, etc.) that a child can do on his or her own (although very little ones may need help from elders).

Resources are free to access & download. These can be used for classroom teaching as well as at home by parents.

See the complete list of climate change resources for children at “What Resources Can Be Used to Explain Climate Change to Children?” (OneSharedEarth, 2019).

Topic	Age	Resource	Info	Organisation	Notes
Kids Calculator	4-9	Online environment footprint calculator	Covers lights, entertainment, electricity, getting to places, baths, brushing teeth, recycling & garbage. Gives scores between 0-10. Gives tips with each question.	ParkCityGreen.org, 2009
Carbon Cruncher Quiz	4-14	Quiz	Quiz on how much carbon one uses in a typical day	The Pod	Email registration required
Climate Change Word Search	5-11	Online handout	Word search on vocabulary associated with climate change	Twinkl, 2019	Email registration required
Energy quiz	7-11	Group quiz	Team quiz with questions on energy, global warming, carbon footprint	The Pod	Email registration required
International Student Carbon Footprint Challenge	10-22	Online environment footprint calculator	Covers home, food, purchases & transportation. Gives used CO2/year (total & each category) and compares with average of selected home country. Shows the carbon footprint of each answer as you go along.	Inquiry to Student Environmental Action (I2SEA), Washington.edu, 2018
What do you know about climate change?		Online quiz	Gives info with each answer	American Museum of Natural History, 2019
Be an Energy Saver		Online checklist	Some things that you & your family can do to lessen the impacts of climate change	American Museum of Natural History, 2019
Trash and Climate Change		Online handouts	Word & math activities on how reduce, reuse & recycle affects climate change	US Environmental Protection Agency, 2000
What's the carbon footprint of.......?		Online handout	Order the products or actions from the largest to smallest carbon footprint	Carbon Partners
Eat Low Carbon		Online quiz	Test your knowledge of which foods are planet friendlier	Bon Appétit Management Company, 2019