Saving The World

This is Zachary. It is his 17th birthday today!! Zachary has had a dream of saving climate since his 10th birthday when he saw a news article on how it was affecting the world around him. But to truely fufill his dream he will need YOUR help! Help Zachary make decisions throughout his life to improve climate!! "Happy Birthday Zachary what do you want for your birthday!" [[Ford F150]] [[Tesla]]]

Great you chose the Ford. Just kidding you could have chose the Tesla which doesn't use fossil fuel due to it being electric. Its alright. Keep going!! You drive home listening to music and enjoying the view in your new car. You get home and you get ready to take a shower. How long is your shower going to be? [[30 minutes]] [[15 minutes]]

This is a good choice a Tesla doesn't use fossil fuel, but a Tesla isn't that reliable so you might end up getting a new car. Your on your way home when...oh no!! Your car stops in the middle of the road!! You call for help and have no other choice buy to rent a car while your Tesla is being repaired!! [[Rent a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500]]

Great Choice! It doesn't use fossil fuels. Y

You leave the car rental store and drive off in your car. You're driving when you see something on the sidewalk.You pull over to investigate and Its...a packet of oak tree seeds?? What do you do??? [[plant the packet of seeds]] [[ignore it and keep driving]]

Great Choice!! Planting trees and other plants is great because they can capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Now, beautiful trees will grow!! You dust off your hands after planting the seeds and walk off. You get home and remember you were supposed to buy your plane tickets for the trip you had been planning. You grab your phone and... [[Buy Plane Tickets to North Carolina ]] [[ Just Take Public Transportation]]

Oh no!! You ignored the packet and the climate got worse!! Its alright though!! Choose wisley next time!! You fall asleep after a long day of choices. You wake up on a bright sunny day. "Morning Zach!! What would you like to eat!!"" [[Cereal]] [[Toast]]

Great choice, you just prevented a big fire! You pour a bowl of cereal and enjoy your breakfast. Later in the day, you decide to go out. So that's what you do. When you're out, you see a recycling bin. You've seen posts online about recycling so you figured you'd start [[Buy reycling bin]]

You make the toast and go sit down...suddenly....you smell FIRE!! You go into the kitchen and the whole kitchen is in flames!! What do you use to put out the fire? [[Water]] [[Baking Soda]] [[Cooking Oil]]

The fire is...WORSE! Fire is bad for the environment! Climate just got worseee. Get out of the house!!! [[EXIT THE HOUSE]]

Wow...the fire has been put out. That was crazy. You call all your friends and tell them the madness that just happened. You decide that you will stick with eating cereal from now on. You continue your day and have a urge to go to the gym. You get ready and are about to leave when you forget a water bottle. You go into your kitchen and think...plastic water bottle or a reusable water bottle? [[Plastic]] [[Reusable]]

Congrats! The fire is out...OUT OF CONTROL! Cliamte just worse!! Quick get out of the house!! [[Grab your cat]] [[Grab your phone]] [[GET OUT OF THERE]]

You manage to grab your pet cat, Whiskers, and get out the burning house in time. CONGRATULATIONS ... you've completed the level!! I hope that you have gained information about climate and how it affects us and the world around us. Level 2 will be different. Have fun!! [[Level 2 ]]

You rush into your bedroom and you climb onto your loft bed to grab your phone. But when you go to open your door... the knob is hot... it's too late the fire's gotten too big. You sit in your room wondering how to get out but your room has no windows... You sit and and have no other choice but to accept your fate. I'm sorry my friend but your time has come to an end! Click start to restart the game. If you would like, click Next Level to keep playing and help Zachary accomplish his dream. [[Start!]] [[Level 2 ]]

You sprint through the living room and out the front door. You call the fire department and wait for them to come. The fires put out and you wonder around for hotel's but you can't find one. You call your friend and explain that you need a place to stay. Your friend says yes so you drive there. You enjoy the view and reflect back on the morning that you've just had,,, Congrats! You've beat the first level! Click Level 2 to go to the next level. [[Level 2 ]]

You quickly exit the house and go to your neighbors house to tell them what happened. You call the fire station and they arrive and put the fire out. But unfortunently...fires affect earth's climate. But on the good side of thngs, you've complete the first level!! Click Continue! to go to the next level. [[Level 2 ]]

Great taking shorter showers are better for the environment because it uses less energy You dry off and go play with your pet cat Whiskers. While giving Whiskers a head scatch you remember you have a load of clothes to wash. You say bye to Whiskers for a second and go into the wash room. You dump your clothes in and decide if you will use cold or warm water to wash them. You will use... [[Cold Water]] [[Warm Water]]

You get out of the shower and get on your phone and see and article about how taking long showers is bad for the environment. You sigh. You're suddenly interrupted You hear your cat Whiskers making weird sounds in the living room. You should check on him! [[Go to the living room]]

You walk into the to the living room and see Whiskers choking on a plastic water bottle. You rush over to her and... [[Grab the bottle]] [[Grab Whiskers]]

Sadly you were too late... [[Continue]]

You did it you saved whiskers but something's off you keep hearing him cough,You look down his throat and see the water bottle cap while you see it what do you do? [[Grab it while you see it]] [[Try to find something that can get it out off his throat]] [[Take him too the vet]]

Oh no you grabbed Whiskers to fast...he swallowed it and stopped breathing. You bury Whiskers and go back inside. You pace around feeling guilty for not recycling that water bottle and leaving it on your coffee table. While doing so, you discorver one of your light bulbs is out. [[Replace it with regular light bulb]] [[Replace it with Fluoresecnt light bulb]]

Your beloved cat Whiskers is dead because he choked on a plastic water bottle. You mentally CRUSHED you oath that you will never use plastic water bottles again. One because they are bad for the enviroment and two because they killed your beloved friend whiskers.

You slowly and carefully try to grab the cap out of his throat but you can't get a grip onto it. You keep trying until you realize its too late....Whiskers has stopped breathing. You accept whats happened and bury Whiskers in your back yard. You go to sleep and remember all the lovely momets you had with your cat. You wake up at around 3:00am and go into the kitchen to get water. When you go back into you room you forget to cute the light back on. You... [[Cut lights off]] [[Go back to sleep]]

You grab Whiskers and run to the car. While you're driving you look in the rear view mirror and notice that your cat isn't moving...You speed up the car and when you get to the vet they tell you that there is nothing that they can do. You have lost Whiskers. You go home feeling guilty and defeated. You get home at around 11:30pm and go to sleep for the night...until you wake u at 3:00am. You go into the kitchen and grab a snack. When exiting the kitchen you forget to turn the lights off. [[Cut lights off]] [[Go back to sleep]]

Good. Cutting the lights off saves energy which improves climate! You eat your snack and head back to sleep. Congrats! You beat Level 1. Have you learned some things about climate?? I hope you have!! The next level will be different than the first! I hope you remembered which options were good for climate... And which weren't!! Click Level 2 to play!! [[Level 2 ]]

Keeping unecessary lights on is a waste of energy... But on the good side... Congrats! You've beat the first Level! I hope you learned somethings about climate. The next level will be a little bit different than the first. Click Level 2 to find out whats next!! [[Level 2 ]]

Regular light bulbs are a waste of energy. They are responsible for creating higher levels of greenhosue gas emissions. You go into your bedroom after replacing the light and fall asleep. Congrats you've beat the level. Remember while you are playing level 2, choose wisely to help climate change! Click Level 2 to go to the next level. Before you go.. The next level will be a little differnt than the last! [[Level 2 ]]

Good Choice. Fluorescent light bulbs use 75% less energy than regular light bulbs. After you replace the light you wonder off into your bedroom. You read more articles about how climate has improved. You feel like a good human and in a way, like you're saving the world. You fall asleep and dream a dream that you save the planet. Congrats you bet the level.Click the Level 2 button to continue. [[Level 2 ]]

[You grab the tweezers off your coffee table and and grab the the cap. Whiskers stops coughing and goes back to his play area as if nothing happpen. You sigh in relief and throw away all the plastic watter bottles in your house. You go to sleep happy that you were able to save you cat. You fall asleep free from stress. Congrats! You've beat the first level! Before you start the next keep in mind that it will be different than the first!! Click Next Level to go to the next level!! [[Level 2 ]]

Welcome to the second level of our Climate game! I will explain the rules since it will be a little bit different this time. [[ RULES ]]

Plastic can pollute the air around us and affect the environment AND climate change. [[ Back from Gym]]

Bravo! Reusable water bottles take less oil to make them unlike plastic ones. It also won't end up getting thrown in the ocean! When your back from the gym you put your water bottle on the counter and took a shower, once you're out, you grab you cat Whiskers, and fall asleep with him on couch. You wake up early and see that its the day you can pick up your Tesla. You get ready and head out the door. You drive your rental car to the car retail place and get your car back. You are satisfied with car still feeling new and drive home with a smile on your face. [[At Home]]

Recycling does the world a huge favor. Recycling is a way to get rid of waste like plastic that could damage our air and make climate worse. After buying it along with other things, you head home. [[At home]]

Airplanes burn large amounts of fossil fuel. But its ok! You'll have a great time in his summer!!! After buying your tickets your tickets you scroll thrugh social medias for more ways to try and achieve your goal of improving climate. You find a petion suggesting people use less energy in there homes. You sign it. [[Sign Petion]]

Public transportation reduces energy consumption and harmful carbon dioxide. Taking public transportation is a great way to waste less energy and improve climate!! Have fun in North Carolina You've decided how you will get to North Carolina. You scroll on social media and come across a petition for better climate and figure why not sign it.? [[Sign Petion]]

Great!! A lot of the energy used to wash clothes is used to heat the water. You start your load and go back to Whiskers. [[!!!!]]

Oh... A lot of the energy is used when heating up the water. You put your clothes in the washing machine and continue to play with Whiskers. [[!!!!]]

You keep scrolling until it gets dark out. You deice that you've had enough social time and should probably get to bed. You

You sign the petion feeling satisfied. You scroll through social media some more and find awesome ways to save climate and the environment!! You decide that you will use these tips in your daily life from now on and speak up more about climate! Congrats!! Zachary has learned many things from this level. I hope you have as well. The next level will be different. Click on Level 2 to begin!! [[Level 2 ]]

You come back from the gym and sit your plastic water bottle on the coffee table table in the living room. You wash up and lay in bed. Your about to go to sleep when you hear your cat Whiskers coughing? You get up and go to see what's happened. [[Go to the living room]]

At home you relax and come up with more ways to use less energy such as, using less lights, taking shorter showers, using cold water when washing clothes, and so many more. You are happy with the way you have been living and hope that all of these things you have done will pay off and that hopefully people will see that climate can not continue to be this bad and that we have to have our Earth before its too late. You daydream about what the world would look like if everyone came together and worked to make climate and the environment better. When it gets dark you fall asleep and have a dream about how amazing everything will be once people realize that a lot of the things that make stuff easier on us, is killing the Earth... [[!!!]]

Congratulations!! You have beat the first level. I hope you have learned about climate and and things about how the environment is being ruined. The next level will be a little differnt so be careful with choosing choices and have fun! Click on Level 2 and continue!! [[Level 2 ]]

Congarst you've beat the first level off the game!! The next level will be different so have fun snf choose wisely!! [[Level 2 ]]

At home you see a post that says cutting out certain foods from your diet such as dairy and meat. It says eating vegetables more is better since more crops would be grown in order to get them and planting is great for climate!! You put your phone down and eat a snack before heading to bed. [[!!!!!]]

Congrats! You've beat the level! I hope you have learned many great things about climate while playing! The next level will be different so choose carefully and have fun!! Click on Level 2 to continue! [[Level 2 ]]

For this level I will give you scenarios that Zach has been through (Plus extra to see what you've learned) and you will have a limited time to choose which option is the good option or which one is the bad option. A warning will pop up when the time is up. You may continue even once the warning has gone off. If you get the answer wrong you can go back and choose the right answer. Goodluck! [[Start 2]]

Zachary forgot to turn the lights off when he left his kitchen. What should he do if he wants to save climate?? [[Leave them on]] [[Cut them off]] (live:5s) [HURRY PICK!!]

WRONG!! This waste energy [[Start 2]]

Good!! Next Scenario [[Next]]

Zachary is showering. If he doesn't want to help climate.. How long will he shower for??? [[45 minutes]] [[20 minutes]] (live:5s) [HURRY CHOOSE AN ANSWER]

Correct. This is a waste of energy. [[Next 2]]

Wrong! This is what he would do if he wanted to help. [[Next]]

Zachary is drinking from a plastic water bottle. If he wants to save climate what should he do? [[Recycle it]] [[Throw it in normal trash]] (live:5s) [HURRY CHOOSE AN ANSWER]

Correct!! Let's go to the next scenario! [[Next 3]]

Wrong! If you do not recycle, the trash is likely going to end up in a huge pile of trash somewhere. That is terrible for the envirnment!! [[Next 2]]

Zachary wants to take a trip...If he didn't care about climate what will he do?? [[Take a bus]] [[Take a plane]] (live:5s) [QUICK CHOOSE!!!]

Wrong. Public transportation is great for the environment! He would choose this if he wanted to help climate. [[Next 3]]

Correct! Planes burn so much fossil fuel and energy! [[Next 4]]

Zachary has to wash clothes. He pours the washing detergent in and needs to figure out which setting he will use. Warm or Cold. If he wants to help climate he should... [[Use Hot Water]] [[Use Cold Water]] (live:5s)[CHOOSE QUICKLY!]

Uh oh.. More then half of the enrgy used to wash clothes goes into heating up the water. [[Next 4]]

Fabulous! Cold water uses less energy and is a great way to help climate change. Zachary will choose cold water!! Now the questions will have a shorter time limit! You will now have 3-4 seconds before the warning goes off. [[Next 5]]

Zachary is bored and wants a way to help climate. He will... [[Go to the local garden and garden]] [[Play games]] (live:3s) [HURRY CHOOSE AN ANSWER]

Good! Gardening is great for the environment and climate!! Next Scenario! [[Next 6]]

Wrong answer... Gardening is better for climate. [[Next 5]]

Zachary is about to buy a car. He wants it to be good for the environment. Which car should he buy? [[A Tesla]] [[A Jeep]] (live:3s)[HURRY!]

Wrong! A Jeep is bad for climate! [[Next 6]]

Correct! A Tesla uses no fossil fuels! Next!! [[Next 7]]

Zachary is about to play a game so he plugs a plug into the socket and plays. A HOUR LATER... He is done playing and is going to unplug it. He wants to help climate. so he... [[Unplug it]] [[Keep it plugged in]] (live:3s)[HURRY!]

Good. This saves energy! Next [[Next 8]]

Oh no!! This waste energy! [[Next 7]]

Zachary is outside drinking... [[Lemonade]] [[ Water]] [[Tea]]

He sips his lemonade and realizes that the cup is empty. He does not want to help climate so he.. [[Throws the cup into the grass]] [[Throw it in a nearby recycling bin]] (live:3s)[HURRY!]

He sips his water and realizes that the cup is empty. He does not want to help climate so he.. [[Throws the cup into the grass]] [[Throw it in a nearby recycling bin]] (live:3s)[HURRY!]

He sips his tea and realizes that the cup is empty. He does not want to help climate so he.. [[Throws the cup into the grass]] [[Throw it in a nearby recycling bin]] (live:3s)[HURRY!]

Good! Littering is not only illegal but it is bad for climate. It can release micro pieces of plastic into the air and cause pollution. Zach would do this if he did not care for the environment and about climate change. Next Scenario! [[Next 9]]

Zachary would do this if he wanted to help climate! [[Lemonade]] [[ Water]] [[Tea]] (Click the one you chose in the beginning)

Zachary is walking around his house and notices his thermostat. He does not want to help climate so he will... [[Leave it alone]] [[Lower the ac]] (live:3s)[QUICK!!]

Incorrect! He would do this if he wanted to help climate change! [[Next 9]]

Correct. If your ac is high this is actually bad for the environment. It not only watse energy it also can put chemicals into the air outside and in your house. Next and final scenario! [[Next 10]]

Zachary is hungry and wants soemthing to eat. If he wanted to help with climate change he should eat... [[A healthy meal]] [[Junk food]]

Correct! Eating healthy food such as vegetables, whole grains, fruit, and other plant based products result in fewer greenhouse gas emissions being used. This is great for climate! [[END]]

Wrong! Foods that aren't natural bases result in more greenhouse gas emissions and more energy to be made. [[Next 10]]

(live:1s)[CONGRATS!] (live:2s)[You have beat the game!] (live:3s)[I hope you have learned ways to help with climate!] [[!]]

Climate change can cause harm to almost every living species. It has causes forest fires, glaciers sinking, and lake and river ice to melt! It hurts to see the world burning and falling apart because of - what we think are - small actions we do on a daily bases. [[Zachary]]

Zachary starts to encourage others to help with climate change and tells all his neighbors and friends different ways to help. Zachary is happy that the world is changing and is getting better. He could not have done it without you! He and his friends sign petions, go to - safe - protest and talk about climate online. Zacharys dream has come true. Thank you for Saving The World!

[[Start!]]