The term ecology lately is heard regularly in our society. We hear about ecological clothing, ecological foods, and even ecological games, without having the concept clearly. Well, the ecological term refers to those products that have been created in a sustainable, ethical and environmental manner. In this way, ecological clothing is one that is made with tissues of sustainable agriculture and does not use artificial products such as pesticides or chemicals. Ecological foods are those obtained from environmentally friendly agricultural methods, without the use of artificial products, much less genetic alterations. On the other hand, ecological games are those that help us develop knowledge of the natural environment and play good environmental practices. Do you want to learn to play? In ecology, we teach you and explain some Ecological Games for Children.
What are ecological games
When we talk about ecological games, we refer to those recreational activities through which we can Understand the functioning of our planetenriching our knowledge and promoting, at the same time, awareness of current environmental problems. Some games can even allow us to collaborate and put into practice some actions that Help stop these problemssuch as recycling, energy and resources savings or cleaning green areas.
On the other hand, it should be noted that playing is not just children’s thing and much less is ecology. Respect for the environment is something that concerns us all, so that in the ecological games they do not have a certain age range, they can participate from the oldest to the smallest.
Games to learn and discover
The ecosystem
In this game Each player will choose a living or inert being And he will get into his role, so that a player can be, for example, a lake, another a deer, another a mountain, another a flower, another the sun, and so on. Next, one of the players is given a ball of wool, and it must approach each element of the environment with which it is related without releasing the ball, so that a kind of spider cloth or network is formed. Once the participants are connected by wool thread, questions or unknowns can be raised to make them think and understand the importance of maintaining each and every one of the elements of the ecosystem. We can eliminate, for example, one of the elements and Check how it affects the rest or play to move the thread, raise it, lower it or pull it and observe how the rest of the members will also move. With this game the children will learn the Importance of an ecosystem interrelations.
The detective
We ask the children with any case, and we give them a fairly wide margin to develop their research, such as where will our garbage stop? Where does the Water of the Váter go? How do birds communicate? This Interest and curiosity will awaken of the little ones who will develop their own conjectures. Once they explain their theory we will correct them in the case of being wrong and we will provide them with videos or tools to understand how it actually happens.
Games to take care of the environment
Collect garbage
This game can be raised as a competition. Groups will be made and a natural space will be had, which is slightly affected by human pollution, such as a picnic zone in which there are food containers on the ground. Each team is given some garbage bags and utensils to collect waste, such as gloves or brushes and are given limited time to that each team collects the greatest amount of garbage possible. The winning team will be the most garbage.
Recycled crafts
There are many crafts that can be made from elements that we consider waste or that “are no longer worth”, such as wallets with newspaper, using tail, thread and sewing needle. Convert food containers to other products, such as making a piggy bank or a boat for a pencils with a can of used soda or toys and decoration items such as Christmas ornaments with bottles, cans of preserves and other containers. Through this practice children They learn the double use of objects Already focus on a different way of view everything we throw or what we get rid of. In this article we explain how to make musical instruments from recycled materials.
Games to raise awareness and educate
Toxic water
It consists of a catch game. One of the players is contaminated water and has to catch one of the other players, once they caught them they will give their hands and continue trying catch people and extending until practically all trapped players. With this game, what is intended is to understand the ability to expand and affect the environment of a toxic or polluting substance.
Deforestation
One of the children or players will be the Forest Guardwhile they will exist Three woodcutters. The libators will begin to touch the rest of the children, which will be the trees. Each touched child will be a talled tree, so that they will have to sit. At the same time, the forest guard will touch the talled trees so that they grow again, however they cannot be incorporated directly but will need at least three touches to completely join. With the first touch they will have squatting, with the second on the knees and with the third finally standing. With this game the children can appreciate the devastating effects that have an uncontrolled loggingas much as the forest guard strips the effect. In the following ecology article, we explain the consequences of deforestation for children.
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