Cool! A Card Game To Personalize Via Maker Learning!

contributed by Jackie Gerstein

I like and have always used games in my classrooms. One of my current educational interests is maker education. As such, I have begun creating games for maker education – see my first one, a board game, at Reflecting on the Making Process. The game I am presenting here is a card game that ends with the makers making something based on selected cards. Each maker picks a card from each of the three categories:

1. The Thing or Process
2. The Product
3. The Population.

For example, a maker may choose, Create a Blueprint from The Thing or Process category; a New Toy from the Product category; and Adults from the Population category meaning the maker would create a blueprint for a new toy for adults. The educator and makers can choose whether it is a “blind” pick or one in which the makers see their options.

Note: I would love to increase options in all categories. If you have additional card ideas, please leave them in the comments section.

Ed note: This is similar to our Combination Learning model as well!

Cool! A Card Game To Personalize Via Maker Learning!