The challenge of making climate change compelling was the focus of an experiment at Dunstan High School last week. In one room, Bodeker Scientific director Greg Bodeker spoke to pupils using a powerpoint presentation, and in an adjoining room, Dr Dale, Niall and James showed pupils climate information using a three-dimensional model showing the topography of the Queenstown Lakes district. Dunstan High School pupils (from left) James Avenell (14), Niall Asher (17) and Emily Attfield (14) investigate new ways to present climate information. ‘‘We want to see if we can get people to care about climate change and we also want to see which presentation method is most effective.’’Niall said using a 3-D model to project climate change data enabled people to easily visualise how different climate scenarios looked. ‘‘They can select types of data, year and whether it is a good outcome or a bad outcome.’’James said pupils were able to select different climate change information to be projected on the model.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 01, 2021 15:22 UTC