Re: [greenyes] Recycling "games" and "street theater"

[Sharon_Gates@no.address]

The City of Long Beach has a portable stage that has been fitted with a 
number of different stations at which school children do various 
activities relating to recycling, resource conservation, &c.  One of the 
stations is a computerized sorting exercise, where they basically 
click-and-drag items that can be reused, recycled, or are HHW.  Another 
station is a mock supermarket checkout where students examine different 
packaging options (jello mix vs. individually packaged jello desserts, for 
example).  The students scan their choices and get a recorded message 
based on the type of package they have selected.  I don't know how hi- or 
low-tech a game you're looking to implement.  The sorting exercise lends 
itself to pretty much any level of technology.  An actual physical sorting 
game would even make the message more clear and engaging, I think.  The 
way we've done supermarket exercise requires a scanner.  But you could 
figure out a way to do the same thing using written questions with 
responses under lift-up flaps or something similar.

Sharon Gates
Recycling Specialist
City of Long Beach, California
562/570-4694




Larry.H.Litten@no.address (Larry H. Litten)
07/06/2004 06:22 AM

 
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        Subject:        [greenyes] Recycling "games" and "street theater"


The Hanover, NH Recycling Committee is considering a booth during a "town 
fair"
at which we would like to promote reduction and resuse, as well as 
recycling
(our cubside program and other initiatives).  In a conversation with the 
high
school environmental club, a student suggested incorporating some kind of
"game" into the display (an action game, a guessing game) to engage both
children and parents.   Can someone direct me to something of this sort? 
Next
year we are going to try to enlist the high school improvisational theater
group as well, so any suggestions relating to "environmental street 
theater"
would also be welcome. 

Larry H. Litten
Director of Institutional Research
Dartmouth College
6230 North Fairbanks
Hanover, NH 03755
Phone:  603/646-1247
Fax:  603/646-0294