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S.C.A.M.P.E.R. Game Design
S.C.A.M.P.E.R. Game Design
Today's work in the GATE class was all about the SCAMPER brainstorm method. SCAMPER can be applied to all sorts of brainstorming and is regularly used in product design. We first tried each of the elements of SCAMPER on a Reese's cup. We could substitute the milk chocolate for dark chocolate. We could combine a s'more and a Reese's cup. We could maximize a Reese's cup to be the size of a dinner plate, and so on...
The students then applied SCAMPER to the situation of having to make up a game using only picnic supplies such as spoons, sugar packets, and napkins. We brainstormed a list of common games, and then the students combined, adapted, minimized, and substituted to create and test these tabletop games in the classroom.
The final step of the day was to apply SCAMPER to common field games, write out rules and diagrams, and then head to the field to test them out. This was so fun, and I could see some of the games standing the test of time!
Please have students return GATE Library books ASAP. Thank you!
Picnic Table and Field Game Design
Picnic Table and Field Game Design
Only 3 GATE classes left THIS year!
Only 3 GATE classes left THIS year!
Consider Donating to the GATE Classroom
Consider Donating to the GATE Classroom
Thank you so much to everyone that has donated to the Lowell GATE Classroom Fund this year! Your donations have purchased 2 drone kits, tons of art and engineering supplies, 5 field microscopes, and 5 huge Lego sets! I have my eye on some more Rubik's cubes (thank you to the family that donated some old ones!!), math/strategy challenges, and some storage bins that better fit the cabinets.
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