Resources

Below are links to a variety of resources for more investigation of games in education.

 

A great game/challenge where younger kids show more creativity than adults. Also has links to other interesting creative projects.

• Spaghetti Tower Marshmallow Challenge | TinkerLab

A site dedicated to games in education. Includes symposiums, workshops, extensive archives and more. Check out the “Resources” tab for a large list of resources.

• Games in Education

An overview of seven games mostly aimed at elementary students. Be aware that Zondle is currently not supported.

• 7 Good Examples of Gamification in Education – EdTechReview™ (ETR)

A discussion of games in education from a panel at Stanford.

• Using games as an educational tool provides opportunities for deeper learning, panelists at Stanford event say

A great site with a good overview of gamification an some resources links (created by INTE 6750 students).

• Gamification – Overview

Sites that offer insight and examples for the success of implementing gamification.

• Understanding The Difference Between Gamification and Game-based Learning
• 6 Factors Of Classroom Gamification
• 10 Specific Ideas To Gamify Your Classroom by Mike Acedo

Egg drops are a challenge at many engineering schools though they can be found all the way down to elementary school. Students are challenged to construct a device that will transport or protect a raw egg. Traditionally the egg (in the device) is dropped from a height of several stories and success is judged in whether or not the egg breaks. Below are some links relating to  various egg drop challenges.

• Students to celebrate Engineering Days with egg drop, paper airplane contest and model rocket launches | CU Boulder Today | University of Colorado Boulder
• Engineering Week Egg Drop Contest Spring 2014 | Department of Materials Science & Engineering
• Student-directed lesson plan assignment.docx.docx – Stanford_ASB-Egg_Drop_Challenge-12-13.pdf