Section outline

  • Kia ora...students and welcome to week 9. For this week you will engage with a fun learning activity. ie to design a game on that links Ancient Civilisations

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Created a plan that shows ideas on the game I wish to design. Your will also include your finalised idea of the game you wish to design
    • Research the materials you require for your game design
    • Research the instructions and you may tweak this to create your own instruction sheet.

    Activities:

    1. Look at the white board that shows you how games were played in Ancient Eras.Long before monoloply was designed people were playing Senet in Ancient Egypt.Senet
    2. Read this article to fin out more. 

      The Best Board Games of the Ancient World | Science ...

    3. Watch these videos on ancient games... hopefully these would inspire you in the making of your own game.


      This is a tutorial on how to make the ancient Roman board game called Ludus Latrunculorum. Also known as "The Game of ...

    4. What are you views on these Ancient games? Do you think they have value or would be enjoyed in todays modern world. Explain.

    5. Your task is to work in a table of 5 and create your own game. This can be a board game or card game. Maybe some teams want to explore design a game online( coding is required here!)You may design your game that is inspired from the Ancient civilisations s or create something new that links with the theme of Ancient Civilisations.
    6. Research your ideas, create  a plan , bring all materials to school and begin designing. This should also include an instructions sheet.

    Homework:
    Write here...