Presentation of an educational game I created last year for the Paris International Agricultural Show. It helps 8-12 years-old children to understand the nutritional characteristics and greenhouse gas emissions of our food.

1. Educational game about nutrition
and greenhouse gas emissions
of our food
Marion Barral - AgroParisTech - May 2009
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3. Purpose of the game
The players compose a meal by choosing one
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food product in each of the following
categories: ″fruit and vegetable″, ″meat, fish and
eggs″, ″starchy foods″, ″dairy products″
and ″drinks″.
Each player assesses their meal from a
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nutritional and environmental
viewpoint (greenhouse gas emissions).
3 The players calculate their collective score by
placing clouds on a planet (to illustrate the
greenhouse gas emissions)…
Have they preserved or damaged our planet?
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4. A game in three versions
● Board game: for 2 to 6 players
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● School team game: for 7 to 40 players
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● Family card game: for 3 to 6 players
> See page 7 7
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5. The board game version
One game guide
One board sized
50 x 50 cm, dice and counters
Tested with more than 1000
children: Paris international
agricultural show, open forums,
schools, farms…
One planet and
One score card for each player 30 magnetic clouds
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6. The school team version
One game mat sized 5m x One game guide
5m and a giant die
Tested with more than 2000
children both in France and in the
UK: schools, farms,
supermarkets, etc.
One score card for each team One giant planet and
30 magnetic clouds
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7. The family card game version
Top of the card :
nutritional
information
Bottom of the card:
greenhouse gas
emissions
50 food products cards
Initial production of 2000 cardgames in
June 2009 for Casino (a leading French
supermarket chain) and Terrena (an
agrofood company).
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