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Resilience Strategies Games

Sinking Island

Sinking Island

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Resilience Strategies
Climate Change Impacts
Climate Change Causes
Game Duration
Number of Players
Facilitation Difficulty
Space Size

5-15 mins.

6+ players

Large Space

2

  • Learn about possible climate impacts

  • Bonding among participants & energizing activity

Before the Storm

Before the Storm

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Resilience Strategies
Climate Change Impacts
Game Duration
Number of Players
Facilitation Difficulty
Space Size

10+ mins.

4+ players

Small Space with Tables

3

  • Discussion-based activity Learn about extreme weather events

  • Practice making decisions to prepare for disasters Friendly competition

Answer with your Feet

Answer with your Feet

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Resilience Strategies
Mitigation Strategies
Climate Change Impacts
Climate Change Causes
Game Duration
Number of Players
Facilitation Difficulty
Space Size

5+ mins.

6+ players

Medium Space

2

  • Energizer / introductory exercise

  • Opinion-based learning

Connecting Dots - Option2

Connecting Dots - Option2

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Resilience Strategies
Climate Change Impacts
Climate Change Causes
Game Duration
Number of Players
Facilitation Difficulty
Space Size

10-15 mins.

4+ players

Small Space

4

Learn about the effects of climate change in people’s everyday lives

Incentivize reflection from students, stimulating teamwork and collaboration

Traffic Jam

Traffic Jam

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Resilience Strategies
Mitigation Strategies
Climate Change Causes
Game Duration
Number of Players
Facilitation Difficulty
Space Size

10-15 mins.

15+ players

Large Space

4

  • Explore the relationships between efficient transportation and carbon dioxide emissions

  • Explore approaches to climate change mitigation

Survivor

Survivor

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Resilience Strategies
Climate Change Impacts
Game Duration
Number of Players
Facilitation Difficulty
Space Size

10-20 mins.

10+ players

Medium Space

4

  • Survive extreme weather events Climate change resilience

  • Teamwork

Hop 'til you Drop

Hop 'til you Drop

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Resilience Strategies
Mitigation Strategies
Climate Change Impacts
Climate Change Causes
Game Duration
Number of Players
Facilitation Difficulty
Space Size

5-10 mins.

4+ players

Large Space

5

  • Learn about urban resilience plans and which are most effective

Cause and Effect

Cause and Effect

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Resilience Strategies
Mitigation Strategies
Climate Change Impacts
Climate Change Causes
Game Duration
Number of Players
Facilitation Difficulty
Space Size

10 mins.

2-6 players

Small Space with Tables

3

  • Help students rationalize causes and consequences of climate change and brainstorm solutions by stimulating critical thinking

  • Practice thinking and decision making

Race for Resilience

Race for Resilience

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Resilience Strategies
Mitigation Strategies
Climate Change Impacts
Climate Change Causes
Game Duration
Number of Players
Facilitation Difficulty
Space Size

10+ mins.

4+ players

Large Space

5

  • Discussion based activity 

  • Learn about climate change causes, mitigation strategies and resilience plans

  • Practice thinking and decision making under pressure 

  • Incentivize reflection from students, stimulate teamwork and collaboration

Survival of the M&M's

Survival of the M&M's

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Resilience Strategies
Mitigation Strategies
Climate Change Impacts
Game Duration
Number of Players
Facilitation Difficulty
Space Size

10+ mins.

2+ players

Small Space with Tables

4

  • Learn how to use resources in an efficient way Practice thinking and decision making under pressure 

  • Learn how to plan and prepare for expected climate change events

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