itu the climate mystery
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The Climate mystery: a global online learning universe
Online learning universe and ARG – alternate reality game - running this autumn in conjunction with the UN’s global climate summit COP15.
Licensing is free of charge School usage is free of charge
Language: English
In September, a mysterious force has beuin to threaten our planet. Through the Internet, youth all over the world will work together for 4 months - to solve the mystery and save the planet
The concept
Ongoing story Learning games Social Network
The Climate Mystery site will have 4 main sections and a separate learning platform As well as a number of external, fictional sites
Learning platform
Landing page
A TV series for the You-Tube Generation
The climate mystery around the world Western Europe, India, USA, Australia, Scandinavia In Norway:
ITU cooperating with: Approx. 20 schools, many more to come during the autumn University colleges The national centre for natural sciences
How does the norwegian curriculum in natural sciences and social sciences fit the concept?
Corporate partners and sponsors: Microsoft, WWF, TV2, Telenor
ITU´s goals
Study the learning process in natural sciences and social sciences Also english, media production, geography
Study the use in schools: teachers and students Are students using it in school only, or also at home?,
what kind of problems do they meet, and how are they solved – technically, socially?
What kind of impact can ”games” like these have for future learning?
In the classroom
Launch: 14th September 2009 Each week focuses on a new subject
Week Subject 38 Jellyfish Attack - Ocean circulation 39 Clathrate Gun -Ocean warming 40 Shutdown of the Great Ocean Conveyor - Ocean circulation 41 Stronger, but fewer hurricanes - Global warming 42 More rain - Weather changes 43 Southern hemisphere Atlantic Hurricanes - Weather changes 44 Dengue fever - Living conditions 45 Glacier retreat - Ocean rising 46 Flash Floods - Flooding 47 Toxic Algal Bloom - Water supply 48 Ocean acidification - Changing habitats 49 Forest fires - Temperature rising 50 Different agricultural yields - Living conditions 51 Flooding - Living conditions 52 Water scarcity - Living conditions 01 Heatwave - Wildlife changing habitats
} COP15 Summit
NB: Order may change
“The most significant gathering on climate change since Kyoto in 1997”
18.000-24.000 people from 170 countries: Governmental representatives NGO's Companies Journalists Activists and many others.
The United Nations COP15 Climate Change Conference Copenhagen, Denmark - December 2009
CONTACT
Stefan Hoffamnn Producer
CONTACT
Søren Adolph Learning Manager