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After some success in collecting food to end world hunger, Lizzie decides to save the Earth. She takes it very seriously. She starts doing that at home. She also wants her parents, friends & teachers to join her. Gordo wants to win at the school's Science Olympics. He takes it very seriously. For a week, he spends all his time on it. Matt is Hall Monitor. He writes up people who fail to follow the rules. He takes it very seriously, and he won't let anyone off.

Lizzie

To save the planet, Lizzie separates garbage into plastic, paper & glass, and puts them into differently labelled containers. She becomes a vegetarian. She donates canned food, clothes & her mattress to the homeless shelter. She wants her mother to stop wasting water. She wants Miranda to stop wearing leather. She wants her teacher to stop wasting paper. They think Lizzie is taking it too seriously. To them, Lizzie should relax and take a rest.

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Miranda

Miranda joins Lizzie to save the Earth. But she doesn't see why they should also save dolphins, pick through smelly garbage, stop eating dead animals, and not wear leather. Miranda is worried about Lizzie. Lizzie says Miranda should be worried about other things: the environment, the homeless people, the animals, the rain forests & the ozone layer. However, to Miranda, the rain forest isn't going to hang out with her on Friday nights.

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Gordo

It's been Gordo's dream for many years to win at the school's Science Olympics. To get ready for the long distance paper airplane contest, he works late nights to find the design that travels the farthest. To get ready for the slow-speed bicycle race, he stays up all night to design an aerodynamic outfit to increase his wind resistance and slow him down. During the race, he falls asleep. He realizes there is probably a lesson to learn there somewhere, but he is too tired to find it.

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Larry

Larry Tudgeman wins at the school's Science Olympics every year. He tells Gordo he's the best man for it, and he "owns" it. Gordo tells him he "owns" him, and is the little voice in his head telling him that he won't win again. During the Science Olympics week, Larry wins at the egg drop, and loses at the long distance paper airplane contest. He & Gordo are tied. The winner at the slow-speed bicycle race will be the overall champion.

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Matt

Matt thinks he's the best Hall Monitor. His parents think this is a position of honour, he should make the best of it, and he should use his power responsibly. He writes up everyone who don't follow the rules. He hands out a large number of citations for offences. He enjoys it, and feels he'll grow up to be a Mall Cop. Then Matt writes a teacher up, and asks him to respect his authority. The teacher says he's power-hungry, and sends him home early.

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Jo & Sam

Jo says there will be no clean vegetables & no dinner, when Lizzie asks her to use less water for washing vegetables, and also to let her give another can of food to the homeless shelter. She says she already separates the laundry, when Lizzie asks why she doesn't separate the paper from the plastic in the garbage. Jo & Sam promised to support her recycling project but don't follow through. Lizzie asks them why, and Sam tells her to recycle her attitude.

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** Materials developed and written by Dr. Terence Lo from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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