Art and Design 2 by Taia Griffiths

‘Play for the Planet’ Board Game

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To create an interactive board game using recycled materials, that explores knowledge revolving around Climate Change and the Climate Crisis.

Overall idea: for groups of students to design and create a board game in relation to the design brief. The board game should discuss and challenge the understanding of Climate Change and the Climate Crisis, and explore historical, geographical, scientific and statistical knowledge on the topic whilst taking on a design role. The relevant information and knowledge will be taught by each subject teacher and a large amount of resources. At the end of the 5 hour day, students can play each others board games, to further their learning on design, the topic and perspectives.

Casey, Emma, Rainer and Taia

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Research - Knowledge

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Students learn about the climate crisis and what individuals can do to help in their daily lives. Reading and worksheets can be employed, similarly to a science or geography lesson

what is climate change?
who does climate change impact the most?
what can you do to reduce your impact?

Leaning Strands

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Cross-curricular links - connecting science, history, geography and art together.

Include teachers from different subjects to help educate students on climate change throughout the development of their board games.

Key topics will include:

Pollution

Sustainability

Renewable energy

Flooding

Mitigation strategies

Practical skills:

Students will develop skills in design, card construction and illustration. They will think like designers to develop a board game that can start conversations about climate change.

As a designer they know how to:

Respond to a brief.

Identify key users of the product.

Select appropriate and recycled materials.

Develop an interesting and engaging design for the targeted users.

The Class

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The pupils taking part in this project would be a group of 25 mixed ability year 9 students in a secondary school setting. Having undertook various art lessons, this project will be an opportunity for students to apply knowledge from learning across other subjects in the curriculum. This could include, history, geography and science - allowing pupils to incorporate their own knowledge and interests to the task of developing a board game.

Research - Skills

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Students learn about board game examples and are given a selection of simple frameworks to use as a scaffold or outline if the task is challenging or time is short.

Students should include a rules or "how to play" sheet with their board game so it can be easily understood without verbal input.

what looks good on a board game?
what makes an effective board game?
how can we make a sustainable, recycled board game?

School setting

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Based in an inner city secondary school in Coventry, the children will be learning in an urban setting.

Development

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Students are put into groups to develop and create a board game which can educate others about good choices to help with the climate crisis.

The board games will be made out of recycled materials. Students would help to gather these in advance.

Information and resources about climate change are available throughout the day to enable the students to make their board games very purposeful. Board games should feature multiple opportunities to learn facts and tips for improving one's own carbon footprint.

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There will be opportunities for the pupils to include recycled materials and re-use resources in the creation of the board game, meaning that the students could bring in materials from home/the local community in Coventry

Delivery

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Students are able to briefly explain the rules and functions of their game, especially any innovative designs they have made (eg a spinner made of cardboard rather than using plastic dice), and then students are invited to briefly play and experience the games made by their peers.

Design

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-to successfully understand how we can recycle and reuse materials

-to design a product alongside a brief

History

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-to understand the history of climate change (key dates, political and social knowledge)

Geography

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-to learn a case study

-to be able to identify key geographical locations effected by Climate Change

Science

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-to learn how materials (like the ones they are using to build the board games) break down and the effect of their existence on our planet

-to learn the process of recycling

Resources for creating

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When creating the board game recycled and re used objects/materials could be sourced from school and the local community, students could also bring in objects from home. This could be cardboard, packaging, fabric, old toys/board games ect.

Scaffolding

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-look at example board games (good and bad aspects)

-broken down step to step guide

-visual sequence of steps

-pre template

-collaboration

Active Learning

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-encourage students to actively engage in process i.e. brainstorming, hands on creation

-open ended questioning and regular check ins

Collaborative learning

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-encouraging group work where students can collaborate, share ideas and learn one another’s perspectives

Formative assessment

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-such as feedback to help guide students’ progress and reflect on their learning

Multimodal learning

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-incorporating different learning styles by letting students express their ideas through art, writing and verbal communication

Peer Support

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Include students from A-Level DT to support year 9 in creating their board games. This can give A-Level students some work experience (looks good on cvs and portfolios).

Whole Year Board Game Event

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Following the sessions, students can play their board games as part of a larger event. This will enable conversations around climate change through a relaxed activity. Board games will become a resource that can be played again and again.

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The carbon footprint and its reduction - Polluting the atmosphere - AQA - GCSE Chemistry (Single Science) Revision - AQA - BBC Bitesize

Create a board game for the city!

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Make Coventry green by inspiring people to be sustainable. The favoured game will be reproduced to then be donated to various youth clubs, libraries, and cafes within Coventry.

Artists

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Olafur Eliasson- installation artist whom works directly with addressing climate change

Jenny Kendler- an environmental activist, whose work focuses on species extinction, biodiversity, and the fragility of ecosystems

Vik Muniz- art using recycled materials/litter