RediscoveryCentre ADayintheLifeoftheReusits SNAKES&LADDERSGAMEINSTRUCTIONS Howtoplaythegame Theaimofthegameistobethefirstplayertoreachtheendbymovingacrosstheboard fromsquare1tosquare64.Youwilltraveltheboardfrombasetotop,right,thenleftandso on. Numberofplayers/peoplerequired: Anynumberofplayerscanbeinvolved,andaQuestionMasterisneededtoaskthe questions.Beyond78playersthegamemaybecomedifficulttomanageanditisbetterto breakthegroupintoteamsatthispoint.

Toolsneeded: AprintoutoftheReusitsSnakesandLaddersboard Dice,15people Instructions: PrintPDFSnakes&Laddersboard. PrintPDFQuestionsforSnakes&Laddersgame. UsesomethinglikeacointomarkyourspaceontheSnakes&Laddersboard. Firstplayeroneachteamhavetorollthedicetoseewhogoesfirst(lowestrollgoes first!). Thedicemustberolledagaintoshowthenumberofsquaresthattheplayerentering theboardmaymoveinitially. Theplayersmovealongtheboarduntiltheyencounteraladder,snakeorbrown wheeliebin. Questionsareaskedoneveryladder,brownwheeliebin,snakeandalsoatthe discretionofthequestionmaster. o Snake:ifaplayerlandsatthetipofthesnake'shead,thegroupwillbeasked awasterelatedquestion,ifethquestionidrighttheystayonthesquareifnot theyslidedowntothesquareatthesnake'stail. o Ladder:ifaplayerlandsonasquarethatisatthebaseofaladder,thegroup willbeaskedawasterelatedquestion,ifthequestionidrighthisorher markermovestothesquareatthetopoftheladderandcontinuesfrom there. TofinishyouhavetorollanumberthatleavesyouontheRediscoveryCentrelogo. IfyourolloverwhatyouneedyoumeasurebackfromtheRediscoveryCentrelogo whatyouwereover.

Optionaladditionsforquestionmaster: IfyoulandontheDiscoverPrimaryScience(DPS)logo,compostbinorbottlebank youhavetoansweranadditionalbonusquestionrewardscanbegivenforcorrect answersonthesesquaresortheplayercanbeallowedtomovetwoadditionalsteps. Forward. Note:Thequestionmasterswordisfinal!

Thefollowingdocumentgivessomesuggestionsforquestionstobeaskwhile playingthesnakesandladdersgameTeachersshouldtailorthequestiontocover topicstocomplimentthegreenteamactivitiesandthecurriculum.

Itisbetterfortheenvironmentandyourparentspockettouseyourblackbinas muchaspossible?True/false Howcanyoureducetheamountyouputintoyourblackbin? Reduce,Reuse& Recycle(eg,usegreen&brownbins&/orcompostbin&/orwormbin,etc) WherecantheReusitsputtheirkitchenandgardenwaste? Brownbinorcompost binorwormbin WhatcantheReusitsmakewithfoodwaste? Compost Whatcancompostbeusedfor? Gardening Name5thingsyoucanputinyourbrownwheeliebinintheDublinarea? Leftover food,meat,fish,poultry,bones,teabags,gardenwaste,eggshells,dustfrom vacumcleanerbag,etc Name5thingsyoucantputinyourbrownwheeliebinintheDublinarea? Plastic, cans,tins,sweet&crispwrappers,glass,weedkillerorweedssprayedwith weedkiller,antibacterialstuff,etc DoescompostgetmadefasterinSummerorWinter?Summer Compostimprovessoil. TrueorFalse? Approximatelyonethirdtotwothirdsoftheaveragedustbincontentscanbe composted? TrueorFalse? Makingcompostlightensyourblackbin(dustbin)andreducessmells? Trueor False? Reducingtheamountofcompostablematerialthatissenttolandfillwillresultinthe productionoflessnoxiousliquidsandgreenhousegases(espciallymethane). True orFalse? Nameonebenfitofcompostingorusingyourbrownbin. Eg.Savesmoney,savesusingpeatbasedcompost,reducesgreenhouse gases

Name5thingsyoucanputinagardencompostbin?Grass,Leaves,paper,fruit&veg peelings,teabags,eggshells,dustfromvacumcleanerbag,etc

Namesomeitemsthatcantgointothecompost?Meatproducts,dogandcat litter,glossymagazines,diseasedplantmaterial Whyiscompostingagoodthingtodo? Itreducestheamountofwasteyou produce,itprovidesfoodforthesoilandplants,itreducesthenastygases thatareproducedfromlandfill Whichofthefollowingthingsshouldyounotputintoyourbackyardcompostbin? Dryleaves,Vegetablescraps,MeatanddairyproductsorNewspapers WhatdoesBiodegradablemeanandgiveanexample? Thatitwillbreakdownor decomposeeventually

WhatdoesCompostablemeanandgiveanexample? Thatitwillbreakdownor decomposeinacompostbinlikeothercompostablematerialsiegardeningand foodwaste

Whattypeofwormsliveinawormery?Tigerworms

Wormsliketoeatalotofthings,butnoteverything!Whatdonttheyliketoeatfrom thislist? BananaPeel,Cabbage,Cookingoil,Eggshells

Wormscaneatalotoffoodinoneday.Howmuchfooddoesonewormeateach day?itsownweight,itsownweight,10timesits ownweight Howmuchlessenergydoesittaketomakeglassfrom recycledglassthanfromscratch?10%,40%or50%? Nameoneadvantageofrecycling.Itusesless resources,itsavesenergy,itreducestheamount ofwastesenttolandfills,anditcreatesjobs Ifyouturnoffthelightswhenleavingtheroomyouare saving? Energy Name3thingsyoucandoathomeorschooltosave energy? Turnofflightswhenleaveroom,dont leaveTVonstandby,walkorcycletoschool/ work Whenyoureusethingsyoualsosaveenergy? True/false

WhenweuseaerosolcanswearedestroyingourO....Layer. Ozone Howcansun/wind/water/wood/foodbeusedasanenergysource? Eg.Windcan makesailingboatsmoveandmakewindturbineswork.

TrueorfalseNon Renewableenergycanbeusedoverandoveragainwithout runningout? FALSE TrueorfalseRenewableenergyisacleanerenergy.True

Name3fossilfuels? Peat,coal,gas,andoil(petrol) Arefossilfuelsrenewable? Theyarenonrenewableenergyresources. They takemillionsofyearstoformandwhentheyrunout,theycannotbereplaced. Name3waysyouuseenergyeachday? Gettingtoschool(cartravel),using computers,cooking,eating,heatingyouhomeorschool,listeningtomusic, TV,Lights,paperandallothermaterialtakeenergytomake(lessiftheyare recycledorreused!),etc. Name3waysyoucanreducethisenergyusage? Turnoffelectronicequipment, walkorcycletoschool,shareliftswithyourfriendsparents,recycle,reuse, uselunchboxinsteadofpaperorplastic,closedoorsandwindowstokeepin heat,etc Ifyourecycleyouaresavingour? Environment/planet Wheredoesyourwastegoifyoudonotrecycle? Landfill Wherecan/shouldyoubringyourWEEE(wasteelectronnicandelectrical equipement)?SomeRecyclingCentreYes,BacktoshopyouboughtitinYes, Landfill/dumpNo Whereisyournearestrecyclingcentre?(note.,locationspecific) Wherecanyourecycleclothes?Clothesbank Whatisthemostvaluablerecyclablepackagingmaterial? Aluminium Name3thingsthatcanberecycledinyourgreenbinathome(Dublinregion)? Paper,lightcardboardpackaging,drinkscans(aluminium),Foodcans(steel andtin),allcleanplastic,tetrapak(milkandjuicecartons) Name3thingsthatcantberecycledinyourgreenbinathome(Dublinregion)? Glass,gardenwasteorwood,foodorsharpobjects,clothingortextiles, hazardouswaste

Howoftenisyourgreenbincollectedhome(Dublinregion)?
Everyweek,everytwoweeks,everymonthoreveryyear.

Tomakerecyclingeveryoneshould: Rinseandflattenplasticfoodcontainers,steelandtincans(foodordrink)? Trueor false Flattencardboardboxes? Trueorfalse Removealllidsandtopsfromcontainersandplaceingreenbinasaseparateitem? Trueorfalse RINSEALLcontainersbeforedepositinginthebin? Trueorfalse Name3thingsthatcantbeputintotheGreenBinathomebutyoucanbringfor recyclingsomewhereelse,liketoarecyclingcentreorschoolcollectionpoint. computer,phone,batteries,glass Howlongdoesittakeforpolystyrenetobreakdowninlandfill? 3yrs,7yrsorNever Howlongwouldittakeabustickettobreakdown? 2to4weeks Howlongwouldittakearopetobreakdown?3to14months Howlongwouldittakeacigarettebutttobreakdown?2to5years Howlongwouldittakeapaintedwoodenstaketobreakdown? 13years Howlongwouldittakeabootsoletobreakdown? 50to80years Howlongwouldittakeatincantobreakdown? 80to100years Howlongwouldittakeanaluminiumcantobreakdown? 200to500years Howlongwouldittakeaplasticbagtobreakdown? 100to800years Howlongwouldittakeaglassbottletobreakdown?Unknown. Pleasenotethattheseareestimatesoftime,whichvarydepending uponlandfillconditions. Whichwouldbreakdownfaster,aplasticbottleoraglassbottle? Plasticbottle Howlongdosteeltinstaketodecomposenaturally?
Itdependsontheenvironment. Inparticularlycorrosiveenvironments sayonthesaltyseashoreinatropicalcountry,justa fewmonths.ButinAntarctica,itwillneverdecompose,it'llstayfrozenintheiceforever.

Howmanybinscouldbeinaclassroomtoseparatewasteandnamethem?

3binsshoulddo:dryrecyclables(paper,tins,cans,tetrapakandplastic), compost(foodandgardenwaste)andnormalrubbish.
Howeveryoumaydecideyouwanttocollectpaperseparatelysothatyoucanreuseiteasier,oryoumaywanttocollect batteries,glass,mobilephones,etc

ByrecyclingpaperandcardboardhowmanytreesdoDublinhouseholdssaveeach year?10,000,50,000,or250,000 Howmanyaluminiumcansdoesittaketomakeabike?100,670or1000 Howmanyplasticbottlesdoesittaketomakeonefleecejacket?10,25or100 Howmanytimescanaluminiumdrinkcansberecycled? Overandoveragain, OnceorNever Howmanybinbagsofnappiesdoesonebabyproduceeachyear?5,20or40 HowmuchgreenbinwasteisDublinproducingeachyear(2007)?20,000,40,000or 60,000? Name3Rsofwastemanagement&whichisthebestonetodo? Reduce,reuse, recycle Whatisthebestsolutiontoourwasteproblem?Toreducetheamountofwastewe produce/consume Namethreethingsnewspapercanbereusedas?Wrappingpaper,envelopes, papermachie,artprojects. Whatdoesreusingwastemean? Usingamaterialagainforanotherpurpose Nameanitemthatcanbeproducedfromrecycledtyres? Mousepad,pencilcase, etc Ifyouwanttoreducewastewhatwouldyoudo?Buylotsofdisposablethingsor buythingsyoucanuseagainandagain Ifyoureducewastewhataretheenvironmentalbenefits? Youconservevaluable resources,savemoney,helptheenvironment CanyouthinkofanotherRetoaddtoReduceReuseRecycle? Reinvestbuyrecycledproducts,recreate,rediscover,restyle Name3waysofreducingwaste. Reusingshoppingbags,Refillyourwaterbottle insteadofbuyingnewbottledwaterorGetacompostbin Whenshoppingname3thingsyoucoulddotoreducetheamountofpackagingyou bringhome? Buyingloosefruit&veg,buyinglargecartonyoghurts,large cereal/bottlesetc CanyouthinkofanothernameforcompostbeginningwithRtoaddtoReduce, Reuse,Recycle? Rotorsomeothercreativeanswer!

WhichoneofthesegasescomesfromlandfillandeffectsClimateChange? MethaneorOxygen Wheredoesyourwastegoifyoudonotrecycle? Landfill(dump) ALandfillisaplacewherewasteis?Burnt,buriedorrecycled Anincineratorisaplacewherewasteis? Burnt,burriedorrecycled

Isthegasmethaneproducedinthedumpbyrottingfoodwasteorbytincans? Rottingfoodwaste Namethreethingsplasticcouldberecycledinto? Fleece,pens,pencils,plastic bottles,etc Officepaperisoftenrecycledandmadeintomoreofficepaper.Butwhatelsecanit berecycledinto? Tissue,toiletroll,boxes,stationary,packagingmaterial,etc Wheredoespapercomefrom? Treesoroldrecycledpaper Wheredoesplasticcomefrom? Oiloroldrecycledplastic Wheredoestetrapakcomefrom? TetraPakcartonsaremadefromwoodinthe formofpaperboard,aswellasthinlayersofaluminiumandpolyethylene.The mostcommonTetraPakcartonis77%paper,18%polyethyleneand5% aluminium Wheredoesaluminiumcomefrom? Aluminiumore,mostcommonlybauxite, occursintropicalorsubtropicalareaseg.Africa,WestIndies,SouthAmerica, Australia.TheAluminiumcanaccountsfor2%byweight,but50%byvalueof materialscollectedintheUK.Ithasthehighestvalueofanyrecyclablepackaging material.

Wheredoescompostcomefrom? Decomposedorganicwaste,everythingthatwas oncelivingcanbecomecompost,evenlivingcreatures

Name3thingsyoucandoathomeorschooltosaveenergy? Turnofflightswhen leaveroom,dontleaveTVonstandby,walkorcycletoschool/work

Name3wayshowyoucansavewaterathome?
Turnofftapwhenbrushingteeth, Dontfillkettleallthewayupwhenmakingcupoftea,

Onlyusewashingmachineforfullloads, Fixleakytaps, Saynotohose(grassdoesnotneedwatering,usewateringcan,washcarwith bucketofwater), Keepawaterjuginthefridgeinsteadofrunningataptocoolwater Howmuchwaterdoesarunningtapwasteperminute?2,4,6or8litres(turnoff tap) HowmuchisspentonprovingcleansafedrinkingwaterforDublineachyear? 2,11,65or130million? HowmanymillionlitresoftreatedwaterisproducedinDublineachday?130,230, 430,or530millionlitres?(Thisisthesameasfilling212Olympicsizedswimming poolseveryday!) Howmanylitresofwaterdowealluseeachday?20,70,100or150litresperday? What%oftheworldswaterissaltyorotherwiseundrinkable?Isit2%,12%,65%or 97%? What%oftheworldswaterislockedinicecapsandglaciers?Isit2%,12%,65% or97%? Includingundrinkable(97%)and glaciersandicecaps(2%)what%of useablewaterisleftforpeoples needsinagricultural,residential, manufacturing,communityand personalneeds? 1%