Past Jams

Game Jam Awardees!

Below are the honorees by category (Game title, School, student names):

Analog Grades 3-5

• First Place - Invaders! - Decorah Homeschool Assistance Program – Dominic and Philip

• Second Place - Guess the Endangered Animal - Edgewood-Colesburg Elementary School – Waylon and Helen

• Third Place - Save the Native - Edgewood-Colesburg Elementary School – Madison, Mya, Bristol

• Third Place - Race Against Time - Edgewood-Colesburg Elementary School - Taelyn, Josie, Morgan

Digital Grades 5-6

• First Place - Plastic Fishing - Orange Elementary - Johan, Jenna, Jackson, Ronin, Malcolm

• Second Place - Adventures of the Endangered - Sidney Elementary - Max and Zach

Game Jam for the 2021-2022 school year was a collaborative effort between ICEC, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Project WILD, and students from a University of Iowa College of Education class about applying biological and earth sciences concepts in an educational environment. These students were interested in the intersections between biological and earth sciences with social applications. The class is composed of pre-service teachers, scientists, and non-traditional educators. As a class, they worked with the ICEC Game Jam guru, Peg Steffen, to produce four new Game Jam topic resources: water pollution, endangered species, invasive species, and renewable energy. The students’ task was to create a resource where teachers could find support on rolling out Game Jams in their classrooms. Each topic includes instructions for the students and an activity guide on various environmental issues in modern-day society. In addition, there will be guides, external links, and resources for teachers to use along with or outside of the Game Jam activity.

Thank you to our sponsors, committee members, and judges!

Sponsors

• Iowa Conservation Education Coalition

• Iowa Department of Natural Resources

• Iowa Project WILD

Below are the honorees by category (Game title, student names, school):

Grades 3-5 Digital

1. Jurassic Jam by Hunter, Nevada Middle School

Grades 3-5 Analog

1. Super Soil by Lucas and Dominic, Decorah Home School Assistance Program

2. Soil by Czandrya, Charli, and McKenna, Sidney Elementary

3. Build a Plant by Hailey, Nevada Middle School

3. Worms go Down the Stream by Kinsley, Alexander, Aniyah, Jaslyn, Legyn, Cedar River Academy at Taylor

Honorable Mention to Wheel of Soil by Keegan, Addison, Natalie, and Kesler, Edgewood-Colesburg Elementary School

Grades 6-8 Digital

1. Cowgirl Soil Park Rangers by Myler, Adysen, Audrey, Hayden, and Maddy, Sidney Elementary

2. Soil Sim by Kane, Will, Logan, and Carter, Sidney Elementary

3. Soil Scapes by Addy, Foster, Maleigha, and Hayley, Sidney Elementary

Grades 6-8 Analog

1. Farming Fun by Isaiah and Eston, Decorah Home School Assistance Program

Thank you to our sponsors, committee members, and judges!

Sponsors

• Iowa Conservation Education Coalition

• Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

• Iowa Project WILD

Game Jam Committee

• Patrick Chase, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

• Barb Gigar, Iowa DNR

• Julie McMichael, NRCS

• Jerry Neppel, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS)

• Peg Steffen, NOAA, NASA, Contractor

Judges

• Alex Martin, Iowa DNR

• Amie Davidson, Iowa DNR

• Barb Gigar, Iowa DNR

• Jerah Sheets, Iowa DNR

• Jerry Neppel, IDALS

• Lori McDaniel, Iowa DNR

• Peg Steffen, NOAA, NASA, independent consultant

Grades 3-5 Analog Game

1. A Year on the Upper Iowa River from Decorah HSAP-North Winneshiek School, Lucas, Lincoln, Hazel

2. Tie - Rainbow Candyland from Edgewood-Colesburg Elementary School, Tallen, Isaiah, Alayna, Amanda AND Forbidden River, Decorah HSAP-North Winneshiek, Isaiah, Dominic

3. Iowa Blue Waters from St. Rose of Lima School (Denison, IA), Natalia, Leo, Giovani, Nicole

Grades 6-8 Analog Game

1. River Rush from Guthrie Center Elementary, Cadence, Tanner

2. Ecosystem Elevation from Edgewood-Colesburg Elementary School, Lilee Lauren

3. Tie - Mississippi Story from Camanche Middle School, Issabelle, Kennedy, Naomi AND Fish Bowl from Kuemper Catholic, Lilly, Kyra, Ella and Lauren

This Water Game Jam was sponsored by the Iowa Conservation Education Coalition through an Iowa STEM Innovation Grant from the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council.

Grades 3-5 Analog Game

1. The Nishnabotna River Game by the Science Cowboys from Sidney Elementary, Sidney

2. Land of Pollution by Team Land of Pollution from Okoboji Elementary, Milford

3. Water Pollution Pick-up Game by Kampen 2 from Taft Elementary, Humboldt

Honorable Mention

• Stormlandia by the Green Team from Taylor Elementary, Cedar Rapids

• Watercycleopoly from Edgewood Colesburg Elementary, Colesburg

• Wateropoly from Edgewood Colesburg Elementary, Colesburg

Grades 6-8 Analog Game

1. Milk and Cookies by Team Ravioli from Decorah Homeschool Assistance Program, Decorah

2. The Wasteful Flush by DMS Water Vikings from Decorah Middle School, Decorah

3. Tie The Game of Water Life by Justice Beaver, Interstate 35 Middle School, Truro; and Wateropoly by The Aquas from C.F.S. Catholic School, Calmar

Honorable Mention

• Water Walk by DMS 5 Drops, Decorah Middle School, Decorah

Grades 3-5 Digital Game

1. Andrew’s Game on the Water Cycle, Treynor

2. Atlantis Boy by The Quarantine Zone!, Okoboji Elementary School, Milford

Grades 6-8 Digital Game

1. Water Maze by Team Walrus from St. Theresa Catholic School, Des Moines

2. The Quest to Clean the Water by the Trash Boys, Camanche Middle School, Camanche

3. Escape Rock Creek by The Pollution from Camanche Middle School, Camanche

This Water Game Jam was sponsored by the Iowa Conservation Education Coalition through an Iowa STEM Innovation Grant from the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council.