This new 4-H Ag Innovators Experience, Curbing Our Carbon Appetite, is brought to you by National 4-H Council, University of Maryland Extension 4-H, and Bayer.  Curbing our Carbon Appetite will help youth ages 10-18 learn the importance of taking actions that can reduce the atmospheric carbon.   

The objectives of this activity kit include:  

• Trace the flow of carbon through the carbon cycle and relate human activity to increased atmospheric carbon. 
• Model the effects of changing atmospheric carbon levels on temperature
• Analyze the carbon footprints of foods and plan a low-carbon lunch
• Explore actions that agriculture, business and industry, and individuals and families can take to reduce the atmospheric carbon. 

Recommended event giveaway: NEOPRENE LUNCH BAG

Look Inside

Click here to review the Facilitator Storyboard.

What's In the Box?

Each kit includes:

• Teen facilitator guide
• 12 Student guides
• Large earth diagram poster 
• 3 Food placemats
• 1 set of food cards
• 1 set of carbon action cards

Additional supplies needed:

• 4 clear plastic bowls
• 5/32" drill bit
• 1 multi-zone thermometer with probes
• 1 clamp reflector lamp
• 1 shatter resistant/rough service 100-watt incandescent bulb
• 3 sandwich zipper bags
• Scissors
• Tokens (coins, bingo chips, pennies, etc.)
• Dice and items that can be used as game pieces (coins, bingo chips, etc..)