EPA's Global Warming Wheel Card is a hand-held tool that you can use to estimate your household's emissions of carbon dioxide and learn how you can reduce them. One side of the wheel illustrates how much carbon dioxide a household contributes to the atmosphere per year through activities such as driving a car, using energy in the home, and disposing of waste. The other side shows how changes in behavior (such as buying a more fuel-efficient car) can reduce your emissions. The complete Global Warming Wheel Card Classroom Activity Kit has eight components:
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- Welcome to the Global Warming Wheel Card Classroom activity Kit (PDF)(2 pp, 3 MB, May 2009, 430-K-09-005)
- Instructions for making a global warming wheel card (unassembled) (PDF)(5 pp, 968 K, September 2009, 430-K-09-005)
- Guide for Teachers (including Teacher Notes on Activities) (PDF)(3 pp, 1 MB, May 2009, 430-K-09-005)
- Frequently Asked Questions About Global Warming and Climate Change: Back to Basics (PDF)(8 pp, 2 MB, April 2009, 430-R08-016)
- Student Activity #1: Using the Global Warming Wheel Card (PDF)(2 pp, 1 MB, May 2009, 430-K-09-005)
- Homework for Student Activity #1: Electricity Use and Carbon Dioxide (PDF)(1 pg, 1 MB, May 2009, 430-K-09-005)
- Student Activity #2: What You and Your Community Can Do to Reduce Carbon Dioxide (PDF)(1 pg, 1 MB, May 2009, 430-K-09-005)
- Student Activity #3: A Simple Energy Audit (PDF)(3 pp, 1 MB, May 2009, 430-K-09-005)