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You may need some parents and carers to help if you\u2019re short on helpers.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPlanning this activity\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThis activity is designed to help young people recognise the signs of carbon monoxide poisoning and how they can keep themselves and their family safe. Make sure you check any gas-based appliances in your meeting place and in your equipment stores before beginning this activity to ensure everyone stays safe.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWrite out or print out the clue cards and place them around your meeting place. Some of the clue cards will need to have enough adult volunteers or young leaders to act out the clue. You may want some adult volunteers to be assigned to supervising the game, too.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETime to solve a mystery\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EGather everyone together in a circle. Remember not to mention the activity is about carbon monoxide \u2013 as that\u2019s the answer to the game.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe person leading the activity should explain that there\u2019s something wrong with their meeting place and they need everyone to become detectives and help to solve the mystery.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEveryone will need to work in their team to discover the clues hidden around the meeting place, as well as interview to some adult volunteers.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESplit everyone into \u003Cstrong\u003Esmall teams\u003C/strong\u003E and give them pens and paper, so they can keep note of the clues. Hopefully they\u2019ll be able to work out what is wrong.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWitness statements\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGive each of these statements to an adult volunteer or young leader. If you don\u2019t have enough adult volunteers, young leaders or parents and carers to play the roles, you can stick these up around your meeting place instead.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null},{"type":"fullWidth","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"accordion","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","showExpand":false,"items":[{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWitness 1:\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIt\u2019s so strange. I arrived at our meeting early and it was so cold! Luckily, we\u2019ve a gas fire, so I turned it up to maximum to warm up the place before everyone arrived. I\u2019d brought a snack to have for dinner, but I only ate half of it and felt a bit sick, so I left it. Then I started getting a headache and feeling dizzy. I went outside and started to feel a bit better. Maybe I just wasn\u2019t very hungry. \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Witness clue 1"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWitness 2:\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EI was the last to leave the meeting place last week. It all seemed normal, and all the doors and windows were closed. Hearing what Witness 1 said, I remember feeling a similar way as I locked up last week. I felt light-headed and slightly sick, too. I thought I was coming down with the flu or had eaten something that made me feel unwell. I\u2019ve felt fine since then, so I forgot about it. Maybe it isn\u2019t important \u2013 I just thought I\u2019d mention it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Witness clue 2"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWitness \u00A03:\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESome local developers are renovating older buildings in town. Someone said that they saw them looking at our meeting place about a week ago. They even put a flyer through the letter box. \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Witness clue 3"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWitness 4:\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EI helped lock up last week and everything seemed fine. I\u2019ve been trying to keep the cost of our heating bill down, so I turned down the heating. I also checked the batteries in the smoke alarm and carbon monoxide alarm. One needed replacing. I wrote myself a note to buy a new one and put it on our noticeboard.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Witness clue 4"}]}]}],"config":null},{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EPhysical clues\u00A0\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPlace these clues around your meeting place. 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