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A dramatic online learning universeA multiplayer altered reality game about climate - run in conjunction with the COP15 global climate summit
Christian Fonnesbech - Creative Director, [email protected]
“The most significant gathering on climate change since Kyoto in 1997”
18.000-24.000 people from 170 countries:Governmental representativesNGO'sCompaniesJournalists Activistsand many others.
The United Nations COP15 Climate Change ConferenceCopenhagen, Denmark - December 2009
The Climate Mystery is an online learning universerunning this autumn in conjunction with the UN’s global climate summit
In September, a mysterious force will begin to threaten our planet.Through the Internet, kids all over the world will work together for 4 months - to solve the mystery and save the planet
The concept
An Online Learning UniverseEntertaining and teaching 12-16 year olds about global climate challenges
Licensing is free of chargeSchool usage is free of charge
An innovative online teaching universecombining (1) a serial story, (2) an online community and (3) learning games
with (4) downloadable teaching materials
The Climate Mystery will engage innovative students and teachers in both their school time and leisure time
with exciting and relevant learning about the global climate challenges
Ongoing story Learning games Social Network
The Climate Mystery site will have 4 main sections and a separate learning platformAs well as a number of external, fictional sites
Learning platform
Landing page
A TV series for the You-Tube Generation
Launch: 14th September 2009Each week focuses on a new subject
Week Subject38 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 learning proces of an episode (1 week)
1. Climate disaster occurs (video clip) 2. Axel defines problem (assignment in forum)3. Students gathers information on websites to solve
assignment4. Students post suggestions and discussions in forum5. Axel sets up COP15 simulator to deal with the climate
disaster6. Students recreates climate disaster in the COP15 simulator
Teachers can use materials from the teachers toolbox at any time during each week, for written assignments, quizzes and discussions
Curriculum mapping
Developed in collaboration with EUN – The European Schoolnet
Content and magnitude of teachers toolbox
Curriculum mapping 16-20 pages Suggestive lesson plans and cross disciplinary planning 6-8
pages Didactical foundation & considerations 1-3 pages Teachers guide – User manual & episode overview 15-20
pages Supplementary teaching resources
Discussion proposals 8-16 pages Written assignments 8-16 pages Quizzes & tests 16 pages Elaborative pedagogical material about the subjects –
this will mainly be in form of links to relevant websites
Maximum number of pages of Teachers Toolbox: 99Available for translation 1st week of August
Partnerships at the time of writing
The Danish Climate Ministry
CONTACT
Stefan HoffamnnProducer
CONTACT
Søren AdolphLearning Manager
