The fourth and final module asks students to create their own end to Helmette’s story, developing personal strategies to keep their own gaming safe.
Students are encouraged to consider their own experiences of crossing the bridge from fun gaming to risky, harmful gaming.
This is also an opportunity for students to create a story or script, a stop-motion animation, puppet show, short play, song or rap, to express their experiences in a way they can share with others.
Target audience:
Upper primary students (years 5 and 6)
Lesson duration:
N/A
Final presentation:
Students are encouraged to create a final journey of discovery presentation for a school assembly. The aims are to embed their personal learning and to share this learning with peers and the broader school community.
Key terms:
Adrenaline, bells and whistles, bright colours, chasing wins, dopamine, free-to-play, getting drawn into the game, grinding, loot boxes, near misses, random rewards.
Video resources:
Starters:
Review of previous themes, pre-assessment Know / Wonder / Learned (KWL) charts, key words chart, watch video.
Kinaesthetic learning activities:
20 mins each
Kinaesthetic learning is about learning through hands-on experience - touching, doing, experiencing, or being physically engaged. The activities are linked to points in the videos, discussion starters and themes.
Related resources:
Critical and creative thinking, drama, English, ethical capability, personal and social capability, visual arts, health and physical education.
