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4. MONDAY

5. Brian
H E L L O
My name is

6. I AM A
GEEK

21. FIND
YOUR

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23. MONDAY

24. Write an explanation
of the game for
someone who
has never played
it before.
THINK OF A GAME

25. THINK OF A
DIFFERENT
GAME

27. what is
a game

28. Shall we play a game?

29. BOARD GAMES
VIDEO GAMES
MOBILE GAMES
ONLINE GAMES
bit.ly/edufest-games

30. TUESDAY

31. what is
a game

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34. SPECIALIST
JACK OF
ALL
TRADES
GAME
MASTER TEACHER
Examine
5 games
in any
one
category.
Examine
multiple
games in
each
category.
Dig
deep
into
ONE
game.
Teach
someone
else how
to play a
game.

35. what is
a game

36. RULES OBJECTIVES OBSTACLES

37. PLAYERS

38. RULES

39. OBJECTIVES

40. OBSTACLES

41. FAILURE

42. CONFLICT

43. BOUNDARIES

44. OUTCOMES

46. MEMORY TRANSFERMEMORY TRANSFER

47. OBJECTIVE
Transport 15 Marbles from
the starting line into the
container at the finish line.

48. OBSTACLES
You can not use your hands
to move the marbles.
The marbles must move
through the pipes.

49. 1. The team must start the activity with all members behind
the starting line.
2. Each team member must use their pipe at least once
when transporting each marble.
3. The team can transport only one marble at a time.
4. If a marble falls out of the pipe, the team has to return to
the start line to begin again.
5. The marble must be safely deposited in the container at
the finish line.
RULES

50. EXPERIMENT
FAIL
LEARN
REPEAT

51. DEBRIEF

52. wedneSDAY

53. As a team, design FIVE unique challenges
and add them to the Google Slides at the
link above.
Include a variety of types of activities
including a physical challenge, a location
challenge, and a creative challenge.
Order the challenges from least difficult to
most difficult.
bit.ly/edufest-goosechase

56. Thursday

58. shop.byrdseed.com

59. Thinking
Like a child

62. FLUENCY
FLEXIBILITY
ORIGINALITY
ELABORATION

64. Why are kids so
much better at
this than adults?

66. Thinking
Like a child

68. 12 - 12 inch pipes
12 - 18 inch pipes
2 - 4 hole crosses
2 - 3 hole corners
2 - 3 hole Ts
4 - 2 hole connectors
10 - 2 hole right angles

75. stemchallenge.org

76. “While most games contain a clear reward system for players (moving up a level, receiving badges or points, etc.),
what may be most appealing to educators is that games provide students
A SAFE PLACE TO LEARN FROM FAILURE.
In games, exploration is inherent and there are generally no high-stakes consequences. Children are able to
EXPERIMENT AND TAKE RISKS
TO FIND SOLUTIONS
without the feeling that they are doing something wrong.
GAMES ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO MAKE
AND LEARN FROM MISTAKES,
which is a particularly important concept in the K-12 setting.”
GAME
BASED
LEARNING

77. GAMIFICATION:
The use of game
elements and
game-design
techniques in
non-game
contexts.

78. POINTS BADGES LEADER
BOARDS

79. POINTS
Effectively Keep Score
Determine WIN State
Connection Between Progress
and Reward
Provide Feedback
External Display of Progress
Data for Game Designer

80. BADGES
Goals to Strive Toward
Guidance About Possibilities
Visual Markers of
Accomplishment
Status Symbols
Tribal Markers

81. LEADER
BOARDS

82. List five areas of your life that could be a game.
Then briefly describe a possible underlying game
structure for each.

83. DEFINE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

84. 2. Delineate Target Behaviors
DELINEATE TARGET BEHAVIORS

85. DESCRIBE YOUR PLAYERS

86. DEVISE
ACTIVITY
CYCLES

87. DON’T
FORGET
THE
FUN!

88. DEPLOY
APPROPRIATE
TOOLS

90. GAMES
ARE
VOLUNTARY
GAMES
OFFER
CHOICES
CHOICES
HAVE
CONSEQUENCES
CONSEQUENCES
OFFER
FEEDBACK

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