Serious games and animations in Occitanie

During this activity recommended for ages 10 and up, participants embark on a journey to discover seeds from around the world.

Legumes and cereals are part of a balanced plate typical of the future's healthy, nutritious, and balanced diet. Some of these seeds are resilient to drought and climate variations, representing a solution for food security. The "Seeds of Life" activity aims to introduce or further acquaint people with seeds commonly consumed in different regions of the world. This is achieved by observing them through a magnifying glass, associating them with the plants that produce them, and connecting them to prepared dishes.

The kit includes:

• 18 pots containing seeds
• 18 plant cards
• 18 dish cards
• 1 instructor's guide

This interactive animation, recommended for ages 8 and up, focuses on the foods we consume, specifically cultivated plants and their origins. Throughout this animation, we explore the following question: Since when have we been consuming the fruits, vegetables, and plants that we know, and from which parts of the world do they originate? It's a playful way to understand the history of our plants and our diet.

The animation includes:

• Magnetic world map
• Magnetic timeline
• Fruit and illustration magnets
• Wooden food items
• Wooden and plastic plate
• Illustrative images of a castle and a house

Food Democracy in Play?

Reclaiming control over how we access food is what food democracy is about! The collaborative game 'La Marmite - Solidarity Food on the Table' is a mediation tool. Its objectives are to:

• Raise awareness of food inequality situations
• Enable discussions on the right to food
• Experiment with a proposal for food democracy
• Experience the importance of freedom in choosing one's food.

Intergenerational, suitable for ages 12 and up.

This activity, accessible from 6th grade (10 years old), is the result of the enhancement of a game proposed by EDUSCOL.

The student learns:

• to link the forest resources resulting from the planet's activity and their exploitation by human beings for their needs;
• to argue about choices in terms of responsible individual and collective behaviors to protect themselves from risks and have a reasoned exploitation of forest resources.

This game leads to an argued debate and potentially a referendum within the class. Students, divided into groups, have assigned roles with a documentary corpus allowing them to build their thinking and arguments.

To access the game, visit the website of the Academy of Montpellier

This activity is suitable for students from the 6th grade (10 years old) and was updated in 2021.

Through various materials, the student learns about a plant exploited in Brazil, the babaçu palm, its environment, biology, uses, and the different actors in the industry. They are also introduced to spatial awareness and observation of satellite images.

The kit includes the following elements:

• Teacher's handbook (for middle school) - View and download
• 7 sets of cards
• Geographical orientation game
• Memory®-style observation game

Accessible from kindergarten, the educational kit 'MARECO, the Coral Reef in Our Hands' aims to inform and sensitize young students to the challenges of coral reef protection and provide essential knowledge to understand this unique ecosystem.

The kit consists of:

• Several resources (Album 'The Colors of the Reef', Role-playing game 'Meeting at the Reef', The 7 Families of the Reef game, also available in English),
• An Educator's Guidebook and annexes,
• An evaluation questionnaire for educators.

These resources are downloadable here. 

Kits are available for loan to teachers free of charge. The borrower is responsible for transportation. Contact us for more information.

Additional resources:

• Documentary:
  MARECO, the Coral Reef in Our Hands - 2015 - 15.44 min - Produced by IRD, Mozalink-Wiomsa, Directed bye B. Surugue, Conseiller scientifique P. Chabanet
• Scientific article :
  Chabanet et al. 2018. Impact of the Use of a Teaching Toolbox in an Awareness Campaign on Children's Representations of Coral Reefs. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5. 

7 Families: The Hidden Life of Soils" is accessible for ages 8 and up and is available in both French and English versions.

The brochure « The Hidden Life of Soils » aims to inform the general public in a pedagogical manner about the environmental and economic issues related to soil biodiversity.

The 7 families game allows players to discover these families in a playful way:

• Microorganisms and Microfauna Family
• Mesofauna Family
• Macrofauna Family
• Megafauna Family
• Soil Family
• Plant Family
• Scientist Family

Additional resources:

• the website of the program "Environmental Functions and SOIL Heritage Management" - GESSOL
• the website of the French Soil Association - AFES
• the website of the French Environment and Energy Management Agency - ADEME