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Would You Rather Earth Edition

Celebrate everyday with this special Would You Rather Earth Edition! These questions help students think about eco-friendly choices while having a good laugh and some creative fun. Use them as morning meeting starters, brain breaks, or Earth Day activity prompts in the classroom or at home.

Each section below highlights a different sustainability theme with 10 playful and thoughtful questions kids will love.

Would You Rather: Energy Conservation

Would you rather…

  1. Turn off the lights every time you leave a room or unplug all the electronics at bedtime?
  2. Ride a bike to school every day or skateboard powered by solar panels?
  3. Take a 2-minute shower or only flush the toilet when absolutely needed?
  4. Use flashlights instead of lamps or candles instead of flashlights?
  5. Power your house with wind energy or solar panels?
  6. Never watch TV again or never use air conditioning again to save energy?
  7. Charge your devices once a week or only during sunny days?
  8. Hang your laundry outside to dry or only wash clothes by hand?
  9. Have a home with no electricity for one day or no water for one day?
  10. Power your phone with your footsteps or with your singing voice?

Would You Rather: Waste Reduction

Would you rather…

  1. Reuse the same water bottle forever or reuse the same lunchbox forever?
  2. Never use plastic again or never use paper again?
  3. Eat only leftovers for a week or never throw food away again?
  4. Compost all your food scraps or turn them into worm food?
  5. DIY every birthday gift from recycled materials or skip gift-giving forever?
  6. Make all your own clothes or only shop at thrift stores?
  7. Pick up 10 pieces of trash every day or use zero trash for one day?
  8. Recycle every piece of paper or plant a tree every year?
  9. Reuse your Halloween costume every year or donate it after every use?
  10. Use both sides of every piece of paper or never print again?
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Would You Rather: Water Conservation

Would you rather…

  1. Brush your teeth using a cup of water or take a shower with a timer?
  2. Wash dishes by hand or with a water-saving dishwasher?
  3. Swim in a natural lake or a chlorine-free pool?
  4. Collect rainwater or use greywater from the sink?
  5. Have a water balloon fight with biodegradable balloons or not have one at all?
  6. Take one shower per week or recycle your bath water?
  7. Water plants using leftover drinking water or melt snow to water them?
  8. Grow plants that don’t need much water or reuse fish tank water to feed plants?
  9. Only use water from a reusable bottle or only drink water from a fountain?
  10. Watch a water-saving PSA every morning or do a water-saving challenge every weekend?

Would You Rather: Nature & Wildlife Protection

Would you rather…

  1. Adopt a sea turtle or a snow leopard?
  2. Plant wildflowers for bees or build a birdhouse for local birds?
  3. Be a park ranger or a wildlife photographer?
  4. Save the rainforest or clean up the ocean?
  5. Ban plastic straws or plastic bags forever?
  6. Watch a documentary about polar bears or pandas?
  7. Volunteer at an animal shelter or plant 100 trees?
  8. Live in a treehouse or an underground eco-home?
  9. Make animal-safe art or help build animal habitats?
  10. Be a bee for a day or a butterfly for a day?

Would You Rather: Sustainable Living

Would you rather…

  1. Grow your own vegetables or raise your own chickens?
  2. Shop at a farmer’s market or a zero-waste store?
  3. Only wear clothes made from plants or recycled materials?
  4. Cook every meal from scratch or eat only local food?
  5. Use bamboo toothbrushes forever or shampoo bars forever?
  6. Live in a tiny house or a treehouse?
  7. Go one month without driving or without buying anything new?
  8. Keep reusable utensils in your backpack or reusable napkins?
  9. Trade toys instead of buying them or make all your own toys?
  10. Eat plant-based meals three times a day or only one meal a day but with meat?

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