RediscoveryCentre

ADayintheLifeoftheReusits
SNAKES&LADDERSGAMEINSTRUCTIONS
Howtoplaythegame
Theaimofthegameistobethefirstplayertoreachtheendbymovingacrosstheboard
fromsquare1tosquare64.Youwilltraveltheboardfrombasetotop,right,thenleftandso
on.
Numberofplayers/peoplerequired:
Anynumberofplayerscanbeinvolved,andaQuestionMasterisneededtoaskthe
questions.Beyond78playersthegamemaybecomedifficulttomanageanditisbetterto
breakthegroupintoteamsatthispoint.
Toolsneeded:
AprintoutoftheReusitsSnakesandLaddersboard
Dice,15people
Instructions:
PrintPDFSnakes&Laddersboard.
PrintPDFQuestionsforSnakes&Laddersgame.
UsesomethinglikeacointomarkyourspaceontheSnakes&Laddersboard.
Firstplayeroneachteamhavetorollthedicetoseewhogoesfirst(lowestrollgoes
first!).
Thedicemustberolledagaintoshowthenumberofsquaresthattheplayerentering
theboardmaymoveinitially.
Theplayersmovealongtheboarduntiltheyencounteraladder,snakeorbrown
wheeliebin.
Questionsareaskedoneveryladder,brownwheeliebin,snakeandalsoatthe
discretionofthequestionmaster.
o Snake:ifaplayerlandsatthetipofthesnake'shead,thegroupwillbeasked
awasterelatedquestion,ifethquestionidrighttheystayonthesquareifnot
theyslidedowntothesquareatthesnake'stail.
o Ladder:ifaplayerlandsonasquarethatisatthebaseofaladder,thegroup
willbeaskedawasterelatedquestion,ifthequestionidrighthisorher
markermovestothesquareatthetopoftheladderandcontinuesfrom
there.

TofinishyouhavetorollanumberthatleavesyouontheRediscoveryCentrelogo.
IfyourolloverwhatyouneedyoumeasurebackfromtheRediscoveryCentrelogo
whatyouwereover.

Optionaladditionsforquestionmaster:
IfyoulandontheDiscoverPrimaryScience(DPS)logo,compostbinorbottlebank
youhavetoansweranadditionalbonusquestionrewardscanbegivenforcorrect
answersonthesesquaresortheplayercanbeallowedtomovetwoadditionalsteps.
Forward.
Note:Thequestionmasterswordisfinal!

Thefollowingdocumentgivessomesuggestionsforquestionstobeaskwhile
playingthesnakesandladdersgameTeachersshouldtailorthequestiontocover
topicstocomplimentthegreenteamactivitiesandthecurriculum.

Itisbetterfortheenvironmentandyourparentspockettouseyourblackbinas
muchaspossible?True/false
Howcanyoureducetheamountyouputintoyourblackbin? Reduce,Reuse&
Recycle(eg,usegreen&brownbins&/orcompostbin&/orwormbin,etc)
WherecantheReusitsputtheirkitchenandgardenwaste? Brownbinorcompost
binorwormbin
WhatcantheReusitsmakewithfoodwaste? Compost
Whatcancompostbeusedfor? Gardening
Name5thingsyoucanputinyourbrownwheeliebinintheDublinarea? Leftover
food,meat,fish,poultry,bones,teabags,gardenwaste,eggshells,dustfrom
vacumcleanerbag,etc
Name5thingsyoucantputinyourbrownwheeliebinintheDublinarea? Plastic,
cans,tins,sweet&crispwrappers,glass,weedkillerorweedssprayedwith
weedkiller,antibacterialstuff,etc
DoescompostgetmadefasterinSummerorWinter?Summer
Compostimprovessoil. TrueorFalse?
Approximatelyonethirdtotwothirdsoftheaveragedustbincontentscanbe
composted? TrueorFalse?
Makingcompostlightensyourblackbin(dustbin)andreducessmells? Trueor
False?
Reducingtheamountofcompostablematerialthatissenttolandfillwillresultinthe
productionoflessnoxiousliquidsandgreenhousegases(espciallymethane). True
orFalse?
Nameonebenfitofcompostingorusingyourbrownbin.
Eg.Savesmoney,savesusingpeatbasedcompost,reducesgreenhouse
gases

Name5thingsyoucanputinagardencompostbin?Grass,Leaves,paper,fruit&veg
peelings,teabags,eggshells,dustfromvacumcleanerbag,etc

Namesomeitemsthatcantgointothecompost?Meatproducts,dogandcat
litter,glossymagazines,diseasedplantmaterial
Whyiscompostingagoodthingtodo? Itreducestheamountofwasteyou
produce,itprovidesfoodforthesoilandplants,itreducesthenastygases
thatareproducedfromlandfill
Whichofthefollowingthingsshouldyounotputintoyourbackyardcompostbin?
Dryleaves,Vegetablescraps,MeatanddairyproductsorNewspapers
WhatdoesBiodegradablemeanandgiveanexample? Thatitwillbreakdownor
decomposeeventually

WhatdoesCompostablemeanandgiveanexample? Thatitwillbreakdownor
decomposeinacompostbinlikeothercompostablematerialsiegardeningand
foodwaste
Whattypeofwormsliveinawormery?Tigerworms

Wormsliketoeatalotofthings,butnoteverything!Whatdonttheyliketoeatfrom
thislist? BananaPeel,Cabbage,Cookingoil,Eggshells

Wormscaneatalotoffoodinoneday.Howmuchfooddoesonewormeateach
day?itsownweight,itsownweight,10timesits
ownweight
Howmuchlessenergydoesittaketomakeglassfrom
recycledglassthanfromscratch?10%,40%or50%?
Nameoneadvantageofrecycling.Itusesless
resources,itsavesenergy,itreducestheamount
ofwastesenttolandfills,anditcreatesjobs
Ifyouturnoffthelightswhenleavingtheroomyouare
saving? Energy
Name3thingsyoucandoathomeorschooltosave
energy? Turnofflightswhenleaveroom,dont
leaveTVonstandby,walkorcycletoschool/
work
Whenyoureusethingsyoualsosaveenergy?
True/false

WhenweuseaerosolcanswearedestroyingourO....Layer. Ozone
Howcansun/wind/water/wood/foodbeusedasanenergysource? Eg.Windcan
makesailingboatsmoveandmakewindturbineswork.

TrueorfalseNon Renewableenergycanbeusedoverandoveragainwithout
runningout? FALSE
TrueorfalseRenewableenergyisacleanerenergy.True

Name3fossilfuels? Peat,coal,gas,andoil(petrol)
Arefossilfuelsrenewable? Theyarenonrenewableenergyresources. They
takemillionsofyearstoformandwhentheyrunout,theycannotbereplaced.
Name3waysyouuseenergyeachday? Gettingtoschool(cartravel),using
computers,cooking,eating,heatingyouhomeorschool,listeningtomusic,
TV,Lights,paperandallothermaterialtakeenergytomake(lessiftheyare
recycledorreused!),etc.
Name3waysyoucanreducethisenergyusage? Turnoffelectronicequipment,
walkorcycletoschool,shareliftswithyourfriendsparents,recycle,reuse,
uselunchboxinsteadofpaperorplastic,closedoorsandwindowstokeepin
heat,etc
Ifyourecycleyouaresavingour? Environment/planet
Wheredoesyourwastegoifyoudonotrecycle? Landfill
Wherecan/shouldyoubringyourWEEE(wasteelectronnicandelectrical
equipement)?SomeRecyclingCentreYes,BacktoshopyouboughtitinYes,
Landfill/dumpNo
Whereisyournearestrecyclingcentre?(note.,locationspecific)
Wherecanyourecycleclothes?Clothesbank
Whatisthemostvaluablerecyclablepackagingmaterial? Aluminium
Name3thingsthatcanberecycledinyourgreenbinathome(Dublinregion)?
Paper,lightcardboardpackaging,drinkscans(aluminium),Foodcans(steel
andtin),allcleanplastic,tetrapak(milkandjuicecartons)
Name3thingsthatcantberecycledinyourgreenbinathome(Dublinregion)?
Glass,gardenwasteorwood,foodorsharpobjects,clothingortextiles,
hazardouswaste

Howoftenisyourgreenbincollectedhome(Dublinregion)?
Everyweek,everytwoweeks,everymonthoreveryyear.

Tomakerecyclingeveryoneshould:
Rinseandflattenplasticfoodcontainers,steelandtincans(foodordrink)? Trueor
false
Flattencardboardboxes? Trueorfalse
Removealllidsandtopsfromcontainersandplaceingreenbinasaseparateitem?
Trueorfalse
RINSEALLcontainersbeforedepositinginthebin? Trueorfalse
Name3thingsthatcantbeputintotheGreenBinathomebutyoucanbringfor
recyclingsomewhereelse,liketoarecyclingcentreorschoolcollectionpoint.
computer,phone,batteries,glass
Howlongdoesittakeforpolystyrenetobreakdowninlandfill? 3yrs,7yrsorNever
Howlongwouldittakeabustickettobreakdown? 2to4weeks
Howlongwouldittakearopetobreakdown?3to14months
Howlongwouldittakeacigarettebutttobreakdown?2to5years
Howlongwouldittakeapaintedwoodenstaketobreakdown? 13years
Howlongwouldittakeabootsoletobreakdown? 50to80years
Howlongwouldittakeatincantobreakdown? 80to100years
Howlongwouldittakeanaluminiumcantobreakdown? 200to500years
Howlongwouldittakeaplasticbagtobreakdown? 100to800years
Howlongwouldittakeaglassbottletobreakdown?Unknown.
Pleasenotethattheseareestimatesoftime,whichvarydepending
uponlandfillconditions.
Whichwouldbreakdownfaster,aplasticbottleoraglassbottle? Plasticbottle
Howlongdosteeltinstaketodecomposenaturally?
Itdependsontheenvironment. Inparticularlycorrosiveenvironments sayonthesaltyseashoreinatropicalcountry,justa
fewmonths.ButinAntarctica,itwillneverdecompose,it'llstayfrozenintheiceforever.

Howmanybinscouldbeinaclassroomtoseparatewasteandnamethem?

3binsshoulddo:dryrecyclables(paper,tins,cans,tetrapakandplastic),
compost(foodandgardenwaste)andnormalrubbish.
Howeveryoumaydecideyouwanttocollectpaperseparatelysothatyoucanreuseiteasier,oryoumaywanttocollect
batteries,glass,mobilephones,etc

ByrecyclingpaperandcardboardhowmanytreesdoDublinhouseholdssaveeach
year?10,000,50,000,or250,000
Howmanyaluminiumcansdoesittaketomakeabike?100,670or1000
Howmanyplasticbottlesdoesittaketomakeonefleecejacket?10,25or100
Howmanytimescanaluminiumdrinkcansberecycled? Overandoveragain,
OnceorNever
Howmanybinbagsofnappiesdoesonebabyproduceeachyear?5,20or40
HowmuchgreenbinwasteisDublinproducingeachyear(2007)?20,000,40,000or
60,000?
Name3Rsofwastemanagement&whichisthebestonetodo? Reduce,reuse,
recycle
Whatisthebestsolutiontoourwasteproblem?Toreducetheamountofwastewe
produce/consume
Namethreethingsnewspapercanbereusedas?Wrappingpaper,envelopes,
papermachie,artprojects.
Whatdoesreusingwastemean? Usingamaterialagainforanotherpurpose
Nameanitemthatcanbeproducedfromrecycledtyres? Mousepad,pencilcase,
etc
Ifyouwanttoreducewastewhatwouldyoudo?Buylotsofdisposablethingsor
buythingsyoucanuseagainandagain
Ifyoureducewastewhataretheenvironmentalbenefits? Youconservevaluable
resources,savemoney,helptheenvironment
CanyouthinkofanotherRetoaddtoReduceReuseRecycle?
Reinvestbuyrecycledproducts,recreate,rediscover,restyle
Name3waysofreducingwaste. Reusingshoppingbags,Refillyourwaterbottle
insteadofbuyingnewbottledwaterorGetacompostbin
Whenshoppingname3thingsyoucoulddotoreducetheamountofpackagingyou
bringhome? Buyingloosefruit&veg,buyinglargecartonyoghurts,large
cereal/bottlesetc
CanyouthinkofanothernameforcompostbeginningwithRtoaddtoReduce,
Reuse,Recycle? Rotorsomeothercreativeanswer!

WhichoneofthesegasescomesfromlandfillandeffectsClimateChange?
MethaneorOxygen
Wheredoesyourwastegoifyoudonotrecycle? Landfill(dump)
ALandfillisaplacewherewasteis?Burnt,buriedorrecycled
Anincineratorisaplacewherewasteis? Burnt,burriedorrecycled

Isthegasmethaneproducedinthedumpbyrottingfoodwasteorbytincans?
Rottingfoodwaste
Namethreethingsplasticcouldberecycledinto? Fleece,pens,pencils,plastic
bottles,etc
Officepaperisoftenrecycledandmadeintomoreofficepaper.Butwhatelsecanit
berecycledinto? Tissue,toiletroll,boxes,stationary,packagingmaterial,etc
Wheredoespapercomefrom? Treesoroldrecycledpaper
Wheredoesplasticcomefrom? Oiloroldrecycledplastic
Wheredoestetrapakcomefrom? TetraPakcartonsaremadefromwoodinthe
formofpaperboard,aswellasthinlayersofaluminiumandpolyethylene.The
mostcommonTetraPakcartonis77%paper,18%polyethyleneand5%
aluminium
Wheredoesaluminiumcomefrom? Aluminiumore,mostcommonlybauxite,
occursintropicalorsubtropicalareaseg.Africa,WestIndies,SouthAmerica,
Australia.TheAluminiumcanaccountsfor2%byweight,but50%byvalueof
materialscollectedintheUK.Ithasthehighestvalueofanyrecyclablepackaging
material.

Wheredoescompostcomefrom? Decomposedorganicwaste,everythingthatwas
oncelivingcanbecomecompost,evenlivingcreatures
Name3thingsyoucandoathomeorschooltosaveenergy? Turnofflightswhen
leaveroom,dontleaveTVonstandby,walkorcycletoschool/work

Name3wayshowyoucansavewaterathome?
Turnofftapwhenbrushingteeth,
Dontfillkettleallthewayupwhenmakingcupoftea,

Onlyusewashingmachineforfullloads,
Fixleakytaps,
Saynotohose(grassdoesnotneedwatering,usewateringcan,washcarwith
bucketofwater),
Keepawaterjuginthefridgeinsteadofrunningataptocoolwater
Howmuchwaterdoesarunningtapwasteperminute?2,4,6or8litres(turnoff
tap)
HowmuchisspentonprovingcleansafedrinkingwaterforDublineachyear?
2,11,65or130million?
HowmanymillionlitresoftreatedwaterisproducedinDublineachday?130,230,
430,or530millionlitres?(Thisisthesameasfilling212Olympicsizedswimming
poolseveryday!)
Howmanylitresofwaterdowealluseeachday?20,70,100or150litresperday?
What%oftheworldswaterissaltyorotherwiseundrinkable?Isit2%,12%,65%or
97%?
What%oftheworldswaterislockedinicecapsandglaciers?Isit2%,12%,65%
or97%?
Includingundrinkable(97%)and
glaciersandicecaps(2%)what%of
useablewaterisleftforpeoples
needsinagricultural,residential,
manufacturing,communityand
personalneeds? 1%