About

A game is a contest with rules where people to compete for fun. Chess is a game that is played with pieces on a chessboard. There are rules about how to win the game of chess, and the moves that each piece can make, and so forth. We play games for fun and entertainment, but some games, like chess, are taken very seriously with international competitions and worldwide fame for whomever is crowned the champion. Educational games are games that are played while teaching the players something. Educational games are used to learn school subjects, or anything that might be useful for children of that age group. The games will have parts like a board, dice, and so forth. Educational games are played by one or more players. Pictionary and charades are popular educational games.

Your task

Design an educational game to be played by people of any age group, that is played for education, recreation, and enjoyment. Your educational game may consist of parts like playing cards or a board, as you wish. Your educational game must also have rules for playing. It may be any kind of game play of your choosing, but games that involve gambling, dares, aggression, or that are dangerous, are forbidden. Build a working model to test your educational game. Work on this project in a small team with a group of your classmates.
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The design thinking stages

Follow the five design thinking stages to ensure that you think of everything and do everything necessary in order to succeed in your design project. First, you must UNDERSTAND the design topic and the needs of the users. With that understanding, you can DECIDE what is important to your design solution and what is not so important. Then you CREATE to come up with ideas and improve them. Then you BUILD your chosen design idea in a physical form and improve it through trial-and-error. Finally, you TEST your built design idea to get the opinions of users. Use the methods from the Design Thinking for Schools website as you follow the design thinking stages.
 

Note for teachers

​​​​​​​Read the guide for teachers on Safety for the BUILD Stage for Level III to safely supervise this design project.​​​​​