Protect Our Climate User Guide

User Guide Protect Our Climate
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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION ______________________________________ 5
2 INSTALLATION DETAILS ____________________________ 7
2.1 System Requirements ________________________________ 7
2.2 Installation Procedure _______________________________ 8
3 OPENING SCREEN __________________________________ 10
3.1 General Navigation _________________________________ 11
3.2 Main Menu _______________________________________ 11
3.3 About Global Challenge Award _______________________ 12
3.4 What is Climate Change? ____________________________ 15
3.5 Web Links ________________________________________ 19
3.6 Games ___________________________________________ 20
3.7 Stimulations ______________________________________ 22
3.8 Do It Yourself ______________________________________ 24
3.9 About GCA Program ________________________________ 28

3.10 Assessments ______________________________________ 31
3.11 Next Steps ________________________________________ 34
3.12 Additional Menus __________________________________ 35
4 FAQ’S _________________________________________________ 37
5 TABLE OF FIGURES ________________________________ 38

1 Introduction
Welcome to “Protect Our Climate”, a fun-filled way to
develop your understanding of Climate Change, its
causes, effects and the many creative ways that you can
help face the challenges posed by it. This CD is brought
to you by Global Challenge Award (GCA), a not-for-profit
organization based in the USA. In this User Guide, we will
alternatively refer to the software “Protect Our Climate”
as the application, CD, or software.
With this CD you can explore the key issues and learn
about climate change through exciting games and
interesting animations. Though entertaining, these
games and animations contain facts and figures to help
you understand the scientific, social and economic
impacts of Climate Change.
This CD and its contents are aimed at children of age 10
years onwards. Of course, the youth, adults and senior
citizens are also welcome to browse through it and gain a
few insights into the issues highlighted.
The User Guide will help you understand the various
modules on the CD and how to access them. There are
several screenshots of the application to help guide you.
The first picture is taken from the introductory section of
the software and shown below to introduce the goals of
the Global Challenge Award.

Figure 1-1 – Goals of Global Challenge Award
The main goals of the Global Challenge Award are:

1) Giving students the tools and confidence to solve
global problems together.
2) Build a team with people halfway around the
world.
3) Help fix global climate and energy problems with
your creative ideas.

2 Installation Details
2.1 System Requirements
Operating  Windows XP Service Pack 2 onwards,

System Windows Vista all editions
and
 Internet Explorer 6.0 onwards and any
Prerequisite
Software other standard browsers
 Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 or above
 Plug-in: Macromedia Flash 7.0 onwards
Hardware  Pentium 4 (Min 1.2 GHz) equivalent

and above, Dual Core recommended
 512 MB RAM (1GB recommended) but
will depend on the Windows OS you
use
 CD-ROM Drive
 Sound card and speakers or

headphones
 Screen Resolution: 1024 X 768
 Internet Connection: Dial-up

(minimum), Broadband
(recommended)

2.2 Installation Procedure

The software comes in a standard self-extracting installer
with minimum inputs required from the user. In the CD
version, the installer will start automatically as soon as
the CD is inserted in the drive. If for some reason it does
not, please browse the CD and double click on the
InstallProtectOurClimate.exe file.
The installation procedure will start and prompt you for
basic details like Name, School Name, Serial Number,
Folder Location, etc. In most cases, it is recommended
that the default values be accepted.
Once the installation is successful, the application can be
launched through the desktop shortcut or by clicking
Start > Global Challenge Award > Protect Our
Climate > Launch Protect Our Climate
Now you are all set to experience ”Protect Our Climate.”

Detailed Tour of the Contents
Once the application is launched, an animation will

introduce you to “ECO” our mascot, who will be your
partner while you explore the pack. ECO will pop-up
randomly during your exploration and keep you
company.
The introduction over, the application will display the
“Main Menu” which is the console from which you will
navigate your way.

3 Opening Screen
1 2 3
4 5
Figure 3-1 - Opening Screen

3.1 General Navigation

How do I find my way around the CD?
The user interface is designed to be intuitive, enabling

you to easily browse through the entire CD.
To familiarize you with the various icons here is a list of
what they represent:
1. About the CD:
This button will open up a text box that
describes details about the CD and its contents
2. Help on Protect Our Climate:
Provides help concerning the CD and is a
concise version of this document
3. Exit:
Closes and exits the application
4. ECO:
This is ECO, our mascot
5. Main Menu:
Provides navigation to all the sections of the
CD
3.2 Main Menu

What are the various options that the Menu offers?
The set of images arranged horizontally on the Opening

Screen are menu items that will take you to the various
sections of the CD. Placing the mouse over the image

opens up an explanation of what the section has to offer.

Clicking the mouse over the image will lead you to the
section.
3.3 About Global Challenge Award

What is Global Challenge Award?
This button will take you to a section with videos and

information on Global Challenge Award and student
participation.
An example is a graph showing the increase in student
participation over the years. Note that the arrow marked
1 shows a Globe, which is a link to go back to the Main
Menu from each individual section.

2
Figure 3-2 – Student’s @ Global Challenge Award
In all sections, the basic navigation includes buttons

(arrow marked 2) that take you to the previous or the
next screen within that section and shows you which
page of the section you are on.

How do I register to the Global Challenge Award

Program?
Figure 3-3 – My GCA Expedition
Towards the end of this section we have for you a small

activity or game called My GCA Expedition. This is an
interesting way for you to understand the various steps
required for you to register to the Global Challenge
Award Program. Please take up this activity and get to
know more and have fun as well as you make your way
through the maze.

3.4 What is Climate Change?

How can you learn more about Climate Change?
Figure 3-4 - About Climate Change Menu
The “About Climate Change” section answers several

questions about Climate Change, including:
 What is meant by climate change?
 What are its causes?
 Which corrective measures should be taken?
These and other questions are explained with the help of

videos, animations and knowledge-based computer
games.

An example of a definition in this section is:

Climate change is any long-term change in the patterns
of average weather of a specific region or the earth as a
whole.
In the main sub-section of “About Climate Change” are
Animations that give you more information. The screen
for the animations menu is shown below:
Figure 3-5 – Learn More with Animations
The Animations screen is divided into four sections. Each

of which describe causes of climate change, their effects,
what corrective measures humans should take and the
effects of corrective measures.

Placing the cursor over the text of the item will display
more information about the animation. Clicking the item
will open the animation for you to view.
A typical animation screen looks is shown below:
1 2 3 4
The buttons in each animation include:

1) Arrow 1 indicates “Facts” button, which will show
you the following screen.

This window shows some facts about coral reef bleaching.

At the bottom right corner “Back” & “Previous” buttons
allow navigation.
2) Arrow 2 is the “About” button, which shows you
more information the animation.
3) Arrow 3 is “Start/Restart”, which is used to play
the animation.
4) Arrow 4 is “Exit” button, which is used to exit
from the animation.

3.5 Web Links

Where do I find more information on Climate Change?
The “Web Links” section will take you to the Global

Challenge Award website. The page that opens up will
have links of various online resources that are available
on the internet on Climate Change. These include photos
and videos posted on sites of leading organizations in the
areas of Climate Change and Sustainability.

3.6 Games
Which games can I play?
Figure 3-6 – Games Menu
The CD contains a complete set of interactive computer

games that teach you about Climate Change. We believe
in a “Have Fun While Learning” approach.
As your knowledge develops, we’ll help you prepare to
share your ideas about climate change. We’ll encourage
you to share your thoughts about solving energy related
issues with your friends. In this way you can take action
to create a safer and healthier world.
Each game has its own help screen.

In the Games menu you can play the following:

My Low Carbon Diet: - A variety of everyday lifestyle
decisions that impact our “Carbon Footprint” are made by
you while playing this game; and based on your decisions
a score is determined. By judicious choice, you can learn
what it means to have a “balanced carbon diet”.
Word Search: - Words commonly used in the “Climate
Change” vocabulary are jumbled up and clues are
provided. Your task is to learn which words go with the
clues and then identify these words from the jumble and
mark them in the fastest time possible.
Game of Concentration: - Images of various causes
impacting “Climate Change” matched with solutions to
mitigate these causes are available in the form of a pair
of cards. These cards are placed face down and your task
is to match the pairs by opening the cards and
remembering their locations.
Home Design: - The equipment and accessories for our
homes each have impacts on the “Carbon Cycle.” In this
game, you have to decide which facilities to install to
maintain a comfortable lifestyle and yet have minimal
impact on the environment.

3.7 Stimulations
How do I get more information about global issues?
Figure 3-7 – Stimulations Menu
The “Stimulations” section has messages from eminent

personalities, and readings and reports from well-known
environmental institutions.

Figure 3-8 – Stimulations: Videos, Pdfs, Web links
Various type of information on metal mining, water,

carbon footprints and biocapacity results are available in
this section. Click on any document to read the details of
particular subject. This menu also contains videos of
persons from well-known environmental institutions. We
hope that you find the readings, videos and web links
stimulating and thought-provoking!!!

3.8 Do It Yourself
How do I learn to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Renew?
Figure 3-9 – Do It Yourself
The “Do It Yourself” section presents activities that you

can do your own to help save the world and shape your
future. This section describes how you can make changes
in your day-to-day life.
This section teaches four important concepts:
 Reduce
 Recycle
 Reuse
 Renew
In our daily life there are simple things that we can do to
save the earth. Some simple actions we can take include:

avoiding wastage of water, using paper or cloth bags

instead of plastic bags, and conserving electricity. An
interesting video 4-R will tell you more.

Figure 3-10 – A Portable Biomass to Synfuel Producer
This is an image of one award-winning idea from one of

the student teams at Global Challenge Award.
“Tips to Practice” lists things that you can easily do in

your day-to-day life. To help save the world and shape
the future, start by making changes yourself and then
encourage others to do the same.

Figure 3-11 – Tips to Practice
Some of these tips are as follows:

 Use cloth napkins instead of disposable paper
napkins.
 Buy reusable products.
 Don’t let the water run while shaving or
brushing teeth.
 Avoid unnecessary use of electricity.

3.9 About GCA Program

How can I learn more about the GCA Program?
Figure 3-12 – About GCA Program
This menu gives you details about the Global Challenge

Award, a completely student directed program. Global
Challenge Award provides students with “authentic
project based learning experience” working in small local
and global teams to solve climate change issues.

Figure 3-13 – How GCA Works Flow Chart
Steps in the GCA program are described with this Flow

Chart. More details are available online at
www.globalchallengeaward.org

Figure 3-14 – GCA Program Benefits

3.10 Assessments
How do I assess what I have learned?
Figure 3-15 - Assessments
This section includes “Non Trivial Pursuit” and “Snakes &

Ladders” games, which assess how much you have
learned.

Snakes & Ladders Climate Change:

This game is an adaptation of the popular board game
that now includes Climate Change facts. You can learn
about Climate Change as you take turns against the
“Computer” or against a “Friend.” As you play at some
points you will be expected to answer some simple
questions on some topics that you have earlier learned.

Non-Trivial Pursuit
The objective of this game is to make you aware of
various fingerprints and harbingers of Climate Change all
over the globe. In the game, you are on a mission to
collect information about a Climate Change issue for a
presentation you will make at a UN conference. While
playing the game, you land on various global hotspots
and gather text, charts and pictures that help illustrate
your points. You learn about the various species getting
affected by climate change, how changing weather
patterns are affecting the residents of various regions,
and what geographical changes are occurring throughout
the world.

3.11 Next Steps

What are the next steps that I can take?
Figure 3-16 – Next Steps
After going through this CD you will be able to assess

your level of knowledge about climate change, and
hopefully, you will want to make changes in your daily
life that help address the challenges of climate change.

3.12 Additional Menus

What are the additional menus?
Additional menus include the progress map, glossary,

and help.
Clicking on the green colored triangle image in the top
right corner will show you some options. Click the
particular item to see more details.
For example-
Figure 3-17 – Glossary
The glossary presents an alphabetical list of Climate

Change terms with the definitions for those terms.

Figure 3-18 – Help Menu Screen
The above screen shows the help menu screen.

4 FAQ’s
How do I find my way around the CD? _______________________ 11
What are the various options that the Menu offers? ____________ 11
What is Global Challenge Award? ___________________________ 12
How do I register to the Global Challenge Award Program? ______ 14
How can you learn more about Climate Change? _______________ 15
Where do I find more information on Climate Change? _________ 19
Which games can I play? ___________________________________ 20
How do I get more information about global issues?____________ 22
How do I learn to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Renew? _________ 24
How can I learn more about the GCA Program? ________________ 28
How do I assess what I have learned? ________________________ 31
What are the next steps that I can take? _____________________ 34
What are the additional menus? ____________________________ 35

5 Table of Figures
Figure 1-1 – Goals of Global Challenge Award 6
Figure 3-1 - Opening Screen 10
Figure 3-2 – Student’s @ Global Challenge Award 13
Figure 3-3 – My GCA Expedition 14
Figure 3-3 - About Climate Change Menu 15
Figure 3-4 – Learn More with Animations 16
Figure 3-5 – Games Menu 20
Figure 3-6 – Stimulations Menu 22
Figure 3-7 – Stimulations: Videos, Pdfs, Web links 23
Figure 3-8 – Do It Yourself 24
Figure 3-9 – A Portable Biomass to Synfuel Producer 26
Figure 3-10 – Tips to Practice 27

Figure 3-11 – About GCA Program 28
Figure 3-12 – How GCA Works Flow Chart 29
Figure 3-13 – GCA Program Benefits 30
Figure 3-14 - Assessments 31
Figure 3-15 – Next Steps 34
Figure 3-16 – Glossary 35
Figure 3-17 – Help Menu Screen 36

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2 INSTALLATION DETAILS ____________________________ 7

2.1 System Requirements ________________________________ 7

2.2 Installation Procedure _______________________________ 8

3 OPENING SCREEN __________________________________ 10

3.1 General Navigation _________________________________ 11

3.2 Main Menu _______________________________________ 11

3.3 About Global Challenge Award _______________________ 12

3.4 What is Climate Change? ____________________________ 15

3.5 Web Links ________________________________________ 19

3.6 Games ___________________________________________ 20

3.7 Stimulations ______________________________________ 22

3.8 Do It Yourself ______________________________________ 24

3.9 About GCA Program ________________________________ 28

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3.10 Assessments ______________________________________ 31

3.11 Next Steps ________________________________________ 34

3.12 Additional Menus __________________________________ 35

5 TABLE OF FIGURES ________________________________ 38

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Figure 1-1 – Goals of Global Challenge Award

The main goals of the Global Challenge Award are:

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Operating  Windows XP Service Pack 2 onwards,

Hardware  Pentium 4 (Min 1.2 GHz) equivalent

 Sound card and speakers or

 Screen Resolution: 1024 X 768

 Internet Connection: Dial-up

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2.2 Installation Procedure

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Detailed Tour of the Contents

Once the application is launched, an animation will

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3.1 General Navigation

The user interface is designed to be intuitive, enabling

3.2 Main Menu

The set of images arranged horizontally on the Opening

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opens up an explanation of what the section has to offer.

3.3 About Global Challenge Award

This button will take you to a section with videos and

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In all sections, the basic navigation includes buttons

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How do I register to the Global Challenge Award

Figure 3-3 – My GCA Expedition

Towards the end of this section we have for you a small

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3.4 What is Climate Change?

Figure 3-4 - About Climate Change Menu

The “About Climate Change” section answers several

These and other questions are explained with the help of

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An example of a definition in this section is:

Figure 3-5 – Learn More with Animations

The Animations screen is divided into four sections. Each

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The buttons in each animation include: