the game"it is good on my plate, for me and for my planet!"
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Presentation of an educational game I created last year for the Paris International Agricultural Show. It helps 8-12 years-old children to understand the nutritional characteristics and greenhouse gas emissions of our food.TRANSCRIPT
Game ″It is good on my plate, for Me and for my Planet!″ - Marion Barral - AgroParisTech - 2009 © - All rights reserved. Page 1
Educational game about nutritionand greenhouse gas emissions
of our food
Marion Barral - AgroParisTech - May 2009
Game ″It is good on my plate, for Me and for my Planet!″ - Marion Barral - AgroParisTech - 2009 © - All rights reserved. Page 2
Game ″It is good on my plate, for Me and for my Planet!″ - Marion Barral - AgroParisTech - 2009 © - All rights reserved. Page 3
Purpose of the game
The players compose a meal by choosing one food product in each of the following categories: ″fruit and vegetable″, ″meat, fish and eggs″, ″starchy foods″, ″dairy products″ and ″drinks″.
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Each player assesses their meal from a nutritional and environmental viewpoint (greenhouse gas emissions).
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The players calculate their collective score by placing clouds on a planet (to illustrate the greenhouse gas emissions)… Have they preserved or damaged our planet?
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Game ″It is good on my plate, for Me and for my Planet!″ - Marion Barral - AgroParisTech - 2009 © - All rights reserved. Page 4
A game in three versions
●Board game: for 2 to 6 players> voir page 5
●School team game: for 7 to 40 players> voir page 6
●Family card game: for 3 to 6 players> voir page 7
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Game ″It is good on my plate, for Me and for my Planet!″ - Marion Barral - AgroParisTech - 2009 © - All rights reserved. Page 5
The board game version
One board sized50 x 50 cm, dice and counters
One score card for each playerOne planet and
30 magnetic clouds
Tested with more than 1000 children: Paris international
agricultural show, open forums, schools, farms…
One game guide
Game ″It is good on my plate, for Me and for my Planet!″ - Marion Barral - AgroParisTech - 2009 © - All rights reserved. Page 6
The school team version
One game mat sized 5m x 5m and a giant die
One score card for each team One giant planet and30 magnetic clouds
Tested with more than 2000 children both in France and in
the UK: schools, farms, supermarkets, etc.
One game guide
Game ″It is good on my plate, for Me and for my Planet!″ - Marion Barral - AgroParisTech - 2009 © - All rights reserved. Page 7
The family card game version
50 food products cards
Initial production of 2000 cardgames in June 2009 for Casino (a leading French supermarket chain) and Terrena (an agrofood company).
Top of the card : nutritional information
Bottom of the card: greenhouse gas emissions