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* What happened? (Briefly) | * What happened? (Briefly) | ||
Youth were given a list of instructions along with three different sets of questions, each of which related to a different area in the immediate vicinity of the FAD. Groups of three or four kids headed off in different directions, each going toward the area depicted in one of the three sets of questions. The questions were like scavenger hunt clues--specific enough to send kids looking for a detail in the street or on a building, but as I understand there was no one factual answer that was correct. Kids were asked to take photographs of "answers" to the riddle questions as proof of completing this portion of the activity and also to show progress in unlocking the clue. I am not aware of whether or not the clues need to be "unlocked" sequentially or not, but would be interested to know this. | |||
It was not possible to follow each group, but the one I trailed had some difficulty figuring out the specifics of several clues. It felt like it might have been at too high a knowledge level for them, or possibly referenced something cultural that was not known to them. Eventually they were able to get through the clues. It appeared that other groups were able to understand the references more quickly and produce matching photographs with ease. | |||
* What did kids discover or learn? | * What did kids discover or learn? | ||
The aim for the learning in the exercise was to have youth see new things in their everyday urban environment that they had overlooked before or never knew about. Some of that factual information was embedded in the clue or the theme of the gimkana. Other learning was motivated by going to a specific location and seeing what was there in situ. I have no evidence to suggest that anything was learned by the group I trailed; they seemed more intent on completing the photographing task than taking time for reflection in this part of the exercise. | |||
* What should be improved for this activity? | * What should be improved for this activity? | ||
I would suggest three improvements for future iterations of this activity: | |||
1) Better framing of how the photographs will be used in the second half of the activity. Got the impression that kids were out participating in one kind of activity (scavenger-type hunt) but being asked to do something entirely different once they got back. Figure out some way to make these two halves more integrated at point of discovery in the neighborhood. | |||
2) Clearer way to get help when having difficulty deciphering the clues. Perhaps build in extra "points" for asking bystanders for help. | |||
3) More competition among different teams--based on time, points, etc. | |||
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=== CC collages === | === CC collages === | ||