Activity number 8

Name of the activity

Educational Critical thinking game

Introduction of the topic

This activity is focusing on a game designed to help students practise their speaking, creative and critical thinking skills by encouraging them to think on their feet. In this game, they will have to share their thoughts or opinions about upcycling for a specific amount of time.

A fun way to improve their speaking, creative and critical thinking skills and build their confidence and teamwork.

Learning objectives

Raise awareness of upcycling and sustainability issues;
Reviews and learn vocabulary related to upcycling;
Develop creativity and critical thinking;
Develop communication and collaborative skills
Develop speaking and reading skills

Materials

The teacher will need:
- The Critical thinking game (one per pair/ team)

Grouping and interaction

Pairs/Teams

Description of the activity

Organise students into pairs, A and B. Give each pair a copy of the Upcycling speaking game and explain how to play.

How to play

Player A = blue, Player B = red
Players take turns to choose a word in the grid. To ‘win’ the hexagon, they have to share a good idea about how to upcycle the object, describing what you need and the steps you need to take. If they are able to do this, they win the hexagon and colour it in their colour (red or blue).
The object is to make a joined-up line of hexagons either horizontally (Player A) or vertically (Player B).
As the game proceeds, players will try to block their opponent’s path while meandering to complete their own path.
The winner is the first player to make a complete horizontal or vertical line.

Template:

Use of the device you created - sustainability of the artefact

Encourage students to try out one of the ideas at home and share with more friends and to create their own game for transferring knowledge regarding upcycling.

Upcycling

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