Steven clearly demonstrates a learning preference for hands on projects. Because of this I wanted to include a project that required so building. This activity may seem abstract, but it does a good job of of understanding what causes green house gasses and harmful emissions and what alternative methods of inert renewable energies are available so that we can help start or lessen the effects of green house gasses on our planet.

#1.) You and a partner will create a solar oven. This project will be worked on in class as well as outside the classroom. You need: Two Styrofoam cups, 30 x 30 cm aluminium foil, piece of construction paper, glue, black poster paint, elastic band, plastic cling wrap, and a big chunk of Styrofoam or a cardboard box packed with dirt to insulate the cooker.

Paint the inside of one of the Styrofoam cups with black poster paint. This will be the cooking chamber, and the black paint will absorb sunlight and cause it to warm up. Add the food to the bottom of the cup. Chop it into small pieces. Vegetables and fruit work best. Don\'t attempt to cook meat in the solar cooker.
Cover the cup with cling wrap, and pull it tight; hold it in place with an elastic band around the rim of the cup.
Use the aluminium foil to collect sunlight. In order to stiffen it, tape or glue it to a piece of construction paper. Make sure the shiny side is up, and try to avoid getting any wrinkles in it. Then wrap it around your cup, so that the foil faces inwards, and fasten with tape. Trim the top edge.
Put this inside a second cup, to hold the tube securely in place, and to provide a little more insulation for your oven.
Now put your \'oven\' into an insulator-you could use a Styrofoam chunk with a hole cut out the size of the cup or a box filled with dirt. The idea is to use something that will keep the heat in. You could also bury it in the ground if the weather is not cold. Make sure the collector foil is unwrinkled and pointing at the sun.

Recognize and list 3 of the most pressing, environmental issues facing China today