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Boardgame
‘Sustainability Quest’ is an interactive game that addresses different topics of Environmental Sustainability and, at the same time, contributes to Discussion, and Knowledge and Awareness Building on the topic.
-To provide the players an opportunity to explore various elements of sustainability and sustainable living;
-To raise awareness on environmental sustainability with the focus to the following areas:
- CONCEPTS: covers some of the current concepts, trends, and ideas in the field of environmental sustainability;
- FACTS: consists of knowledge questions requiring providing factual information;
- RECIPES: focuses on the ‘ingredients’ of different products (e.g., a tea bag), ideas (e.g., environmental psychology), or substances (e.g., soil), requiring assessment and providing information on what something consists of or is made of;
- SUSTAINABLE LIVING: contains a set of current ideas that have been associated with ‘sustainable lifestyles’;
- RANDOM: random questions in relation to ‘sustainability’ that could fall into any of the aforementioned categories;
-to increase participant's teamwork and communication skills.
The game is suited for groups. The game set includes 60 printable Question Cards and Answer Cards, divided into 5 categories (12 Cards per category), namely: Concepts, Recipes, Facts, Sustainable Living, and Random. The questions cover different aspects of sustainability, including current concepts and ideas in the field, as well as curious facts, available definitions, and information on the topic.
Each Answer Card contains a short description (answer) and additional information on the subject covered by the question. The cards can also be used separately and selectively as Discussion Starters to review specific Sustainability topics in detail.
While playing the groups are encouraged to reflect on the questions, share their experiences and realities from their countries.
Detail instruction including the cards to print out are available in the PDF document.
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http://toolbox.salto-youth.net/4704
This tool is for
The activity is suitable for various target groups: young people, youth workers, educators.
and addresses
Environment
Materials needed:
All materials are part of the PDF document.
Duration:
It might last up to 2 hrs depending on the dynamics.
The tool was created by
The tool was created by Marta Podniece within the project 'Nature the Youth Work' realized with the support of the Erasmus + Programme.
in the context of
The board game was created and tested during international training course realized within the project 'Nature the Youth Work'.
The tool was published to the Toolbox by
Ilona Olehlova (on 18 May 2025)
and last modified
2 February 2025
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