GENGREENEDUCATIONALMATERIALS
ProgrammeTitle:ZEROClimateCardGame
Organisation:ProtectOurWintersEurope
Summary
TargetGroup: Allagesforthecardgame,9-16for thedigitallearningplatform
Duration:1-3hours
Thisexcitingandengagingcardgamesneaksineducationonclimateaction Throughthegame,youcanlearnmore aboutactionsthatpositivelyornegativelyimpactourplanetandlives.Eachcardhasadifferentactionanditseffect on the climate In the ZERO game, the aim is to get rid of all your cards The last player to have cards is labelled the “climate jerry” of that round The game is loosely inspired by S**thead The game also has a digital learning platform on the World Snowboard Federation website, based on material from HPCA, ZERO workshops, and federation expertiseworkingwithchildren.
Description
TheZEROgamechallengesplayerstodiscardalltheircards,withthelastholdingcardslabelledthe“climatejerry.” There are two ways to play: in Option 1, players take turns playing cards equal to or higher than the previous card, drawingfromacentralpiletokeepthreecardsinhand,andspecialcardscanchangetheflow Option2addsfacedown and face-up cards, which must be played in sequence once the hand cards are gone Special cards have uniquepowers,suchasrestartingthegame,skippingplayers,addingstrategytothegame.
Objectives
1 Toteachaboutclimatechange,itsconsequencesand howitrelatestomountainsports
2 Topreparethemtobeclimatechampions
3.Toshowpeoplehowactionshavedifferentimpactson theplanet
Challenges
Itusuallytakesaroundortwototeachchildrenhowto playthegame.Oncefamiliarwiththerules,theyquickly becomeengagedandenjoytheexperience,makingitan effectiveandfunlearningtool
Impact
Over 75 children played the card game at ZERO workshops organised by national federations. Two or threeoutdooreducationschoolshaveexpressedinterest anddownloadedthegametouseintheirworkshops The cardgameisfreetodownloadforeveryone.
ATip:Tocreateagameonclimatechange,itisimportant to develop one that encourages collective action and recognisesthevaryingscalesofaction,fromindividualto systemic,whileremainingenjoyabletoplay.
