Activity (Hands-On)Grades 3 - 5
Design a Recycling Game!
Students brainstorm ideas for board game formats. Then student teams design, create and test games in which players must think of alternative uses (recycling) for used products.
Students design a recycling gameCopyright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PET_bottle_recycling#/media/File:NEA_recycling_bins,_Orchard_Road.JPG
Environmental engineers are continually designing new ways to care for our environment and improve recycling techniques. Recycling is a great way to reuse items so that less waste is put into landfills and is important for materials that are difficult or costly to obtain.
- Think creatively to reduce waste products.
- Board game design techniques.
- Work cooperatively in a group.