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Energy Choices Game
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Powers, Susan DeWaters, Jan |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | Students play a board game to learn the concepts of energy use in our lives and the very real impact that personal choices can have on our energy consumption, energy bills and fuel supply. Use this board game to introduce the concepts of energy use in our lives and the very real impact that personal choices can have on our energy consumption, energy bills and fuel supply. The game begins as students select cards that define their modes of transportation and home design. The players roll dice and move around the board, landing on "choice" or "situation" blocks and selecting cards that describe consumer choices and real-life events that impact their energy consumption and annual energy bills. As the players pass gasoline stations or energy bill gates, they must pay annual expenses as defined by their original cards, with amounts altered by the choices they've made along the way. Gasoline cards are collected to represent total consumption. Too many gas-guzzling vehicles can result in total depletion of their gasoline supply – at which point everyone must walk or ride the bus. At the end of the game, the players count their remaining dollars to determine the winner. Discussion questions probe the students to interpret what choices they made and which situations they encountered had the most impact on their energy consumption and energy bills. All game board, card and money files are available online free of charge. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Clarkson University Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Data Analysis and Probability Physical Science Physics Renewable Energy Conservation Efficiency Fossil Fuel Energy Star Gasoline |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT1H15M |
| Education Level | Class VI Class VII Class VIII |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Physics Probability |
