Recycling
Teacher notes
Dr Hal's Recycling Trumps was conceived by Dr Hal Sosabowski and researched by Dr Ryan Woodward, Research Fellow in the Waste and Energy Research Group at a well-known UK University.
There are two objectives in getting children to play with any of the Dr Hal's Science Trumps range. For the pupils/players, the objective is probably to win the game, but clearly there is meant to be a learning outcome, sometimes referred to as camouflaged learning. The games are designed to engage the players through gameplay but also to generate discourse and occasionally mild-mannered arguments about why certain trump factors are the values they are. This can form the basis for an excellent post-game classroom discussion. The Recycling Factoids at the foot of the cards are designed to introduce some takeaway learning from the games.
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