Everyday Choices, Lasting Impact
Carbon Compass is a carnival-style interactive roving exhibition that explores how everyday choices shape our planet.
Learning Objectives
From Awareness
to Action
Build awareness of how everyday actions contribute to carbon emissions
Empower visitors with practical actions they can try
Encourage reflection on personal habits
Inspire collective action, showing how individual actions add up when communities come together
Discover your Carbon Compass.
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Step Inside the Carbon Compass
Journey through a series of interactive modules that explore daily living,
from food and transport to fashion, homes, and finance.
Discover Your Carbon Compass Personality
Journey through an interactive web app with eight checkpoints to discover your Carbon Compass Personality and unlock a digital companion shaped by your strengths and interests — guiding your path to low-carbon living.
Exhibition Modules
Food for Thought Cafe
Low-Carbon Diets, Big on Flavour
Explore how everyday food choices and tasty low-carbon swaps can shape personal wellbeing and planetary health.
Go the Distance Electric Bus
Go Green to Go Further
Discover how everyday transport choices shape carbon emissions and imagine cleaner, smarter ways to travel.
Carbon Savings Mini-Mart
Small Habits for Big Savings
Uncover the hidden carbon footprint behind everyday purchases, and how simple swaps can make a big difference.
Thoughtful Threads Boutique
Reverse the Trend to go Fashion Forward
See the hidden impact of fast fashion and online shopping, and the importance of extending the life of clothes to carbon.
Clean & Green Homes
A Look at Green Living
Step into a familiar home setting to discover how everyday energy and water habits can lead to greener living and long-term savings.
The Bank of Tomorrow
Saving Up for a Net Zero Future
Reimagine how money can shape a more sustainable future by supporting green industries and climate-positive initiatives.
From End to Start
An exhibition by Carbon Compass
Joining us in our journey: TMGR
Featuring 8 eco-innovators from Singapore and around Asia, this exhibition showcases circular material innovations and the hidden potential of everyday waste.
Enhanced Experiences
The exhibition and Discover Your Carbon Compass Personality web app are complimentary.
Enhanced experiences are available to elevate the exhibition. Let us know if you’d like to explore these options.
1. Carnival-Style Booths
Gamified Experiences
A collection of interactive, game-based experiences designed to spark curiosity and learning.
Suitable for all ages and learning levels.
CC1. Carbon Jenga
An interactive Jenga-style game that engages players in understanding how everyday choices contribute to their carbon footprint.
CC2. True or False
Players test their knowledge by spotting common myths and misconceptions about carbon by deciding whether statements are true or false.
CC3. The Smallest Footprint
Players uncover the hidden carbon impact of everyday choices as they compete to achieve the lowest score, reinforcing low-carbon choices through play.
CC4. Game of CO₂
An eye-opening card game where players understand and rethink the hidden carbon footprints behind everyday products and actions.
Recommended for
Primary level
Recommended for
Secondary level
Experiments & Demonstrations
Carbon is the building block of life. These hands-on experiments expand our understanding of carbon beyond everyday choices and show how it shapes our oceans, forests, and ecosystems.
CC5. When Oceans Lose Colour
Through pH indicator experiments and coral bleaching models, participants witness how CO₂ acidifies oceans and heat stress strips reefs of colour. The demonstration reveals the fragility of marine ecosystems and underscores the importance of reducing carbon emissions.
CC6. When Forests Hold Carbon
Participants explore tree cookies and DBH measuring tapes to uncover how trees record age, growth, and carbon storage. The demonstration highlights forests as vital carbon sinks and the urgent need to conserve them for biodiversity and climate stability.
CC7. ‘Sea’mphony
Participants explore the hidden soundscape of the ocean to uncover how marine life communicates beneath the waves. The activity reveals how noise pollution disrupts animals that rely on sound to find food, navigate, and survive, highlighting the importance of protecting the ocean’s natural soundscape.
CC8. eDNA: Piecing Together the Silent Pond Story
Participants investigate a real-world environmental mystery by examining evidence from a once-thriving pond. The activity reveals how rising temperatures, habitat loss, and shifting rainfall patterns reshape ecosystems over time, highlighting the importance of protecting biodiversity and building resilience in a changing climate.
Hands-On Experiences
CC9. Solar House
CC10. Upcycled Fabric Yarn Friendship Band
CC11. Upcycled Paper Carton Multi-Holder
CC12. Upcycled PVC Banner Triangle Pouch
2. CC13. Carbon Passport
A learning companion that guides participants through the exhibition with prompts and activities to deepen understanding and encourage carbon-friendly actions.
Customised to suit various age groups and audiences.
3. CC14. Virtual Reality (VR) Experience
Participants step into virtual reality and come face to face with their carbon footprint, making everyday choices visible and tangible.
Site Requirements
To ensure a smooth setup and the best visitor experience, please provide:
Location: Level 1 / Ground floor only (to avoid lift or stair access issues for large structures)
Space: Modular layout, approximately 13mL x 6mW overall (Modules can be arranged flexibly across different areas to suit your space)
Flooring: Flat and even surface
Power Supply: 2 power points
Environment: Indoor or fully sheltered area
Individual module dimensions are available upon request.
Bring Carbon Compass to Your Location
Ready to explore your Carbon Compass?
Contact us at carboncompass@terra.sg to discuss how we can bring this experience to your school, organisation or community location.
FAQs
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A: The exhibition is self guided and does not include on site facilitators. On site facilitation can be arranged if you opt for the enhanced experience package.
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A: The exhibition is available for a minimum display period of one week. Alternative durations may be considered subject to availability and scheduling, and will be reviewed on a case by case basis.
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A: The modules do not need to be placed in a single location and can be distributed across suitable areas within your venue. The final layout can be customised based on your available space.