Story Board Games

The Methodology

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Click the title of each board game to visit the Teachers Pay Teachers and purchase the game. Story Board Games are designed to help students apply what they've learned to new contexts. In these games, students make decisions they believe will best support their character(s) as the story unfolds. Winners are determined collaboratively by the students after the game concludes. These games promote critical thinking by requiring players to evaluate multiple options at once and justify their choices.

Available Board Games:

Independent Board Games:
Published on OER Commons as part of the Climate ReLOUP Fellowship, this free board game and lesson plan engages students in a real-world case study from Boulder, Colorado. It explores how community members came together to rebuild after a major flood and develop strategies to mitigate future disasters. Designed as a three-part game, students take on the roles of different townspeople and collaborate to plan effective flood mitigation efforts. Intended learners: 9th-12th grade
This energy board game and lesson plan use discussion-based learning to help students review concepts related to energy transfer among different organisms. This three-day mini-unit encourages students to apply critical thinking and collaborative skills through an interactive, student-led board game.
Intended learners: 9th-12th grade
This carbon capture board game and lesson plan use discussion-based learning to help students understand the relationship between human activity and carbon dioxide production. This three-day mini-unit encourages students to apply critical thinking skills as they explore how carbon dioxide can be captured from the atmosphere through natural processes or human interventions. Intended learners: 9th-12th grade
This board game was designed for Classrooms for Climate Action. This game is aimed for adults to participate in creating a business plan to support the growth of a nonprofit organization. It covers concepts of climate impact, potential organization growth, and community outreach. Through this game individuals will make choices based on their character and their habits that dictate the outcome of the game. Intended learners: adults
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