The game"it is good on my plate, for Me and for my Planet!"

Game ″It is good on my plate, for Me and for my Planet!″ - Marion Barral - AgroParisTech - 2009 © - All rights reserved.

Educational game about nutritionand greenhouse gas emissions

of our food

Marion Barral - AgroParisTech - May 2009


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″.

1

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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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

> See page 5

> See page 6

> See page 7


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


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


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

The game"it is good on my plate, for Me and for my Planet!"

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