Earth Hour - Game Design for Climate Awareness

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• creative thinking
• critical thinking
• collaboration
• communication
• digital literacy
• problem solving
• prototyping

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description:

Year 9 and 10, Design and Technologies

• apply innovation and enterprise skills to generate, test, iterate and communicate design ideas, processes and solutions including using digital tools (AC9TDE10P02).

Relevant parts of Year 9 and 10 achievement standards: Students create, adapt and refine design ideas, processes and solutions and justify their decisions against developed design criteria that include sustainability. They communicate design ideas, processes and solutions to a range of audiences including using digital tools. 

NSW Syllabus outcomes:

• uses appropriate techniques when communicating design ideas and solutions to a range of audiences (DT5-7).

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Digital Literacy, Literacy, Personal and Social Capability  

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - assist students in developing their chosen game format

UN SDG 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

• Target 13.3: Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning.

• Computers or tablets (for digital games)
• Device capable of displaying audiovisual material
• Poster boards, markers and other craft supplies (for board and card games)
• Student worksheet (one per student)

Earth Hour is a WWF-Australia initiative and the world’s largest community-driven climate change campaign. At the centre of Earth Hour is switching off lights to show a commitment to action. Thousands of educators use Earth Hour’s education program to enrich their curriculum and provide pathways for young people to create change in their world. For the most up-to-date Earth Hour dates, times, and events, check here.

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