Students figure out how to navigate and survive the harsh circumstances farmers confront in developing countries
Community Review for 3rd World Farmer
My Take
Because I use this as a secondary resource to create a social emotional connection for a unit in electrical engineering , it does help learner motivation and engagement for when they actually participate in hands-on electricity activities.
How I Use It
This game-based learning simulation is one of the most engaging activities for learners in the 6th grade Mechatronics course I facilitate (https://3rdworldfarmer.org/). The sim also ties into a true story novel students read in 7th grade Language Arts, which has also been made a film - The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind - where an adolescent boy saves his family and entire village from starvation through his knowledge of electrical engineering by creating a makeshift windmill from junkyard parts that powers a water pump to retrieve well water so crops can be planted in the dry season. All related activities also motivate students to participate in the culminating electricity stations rotations, one of which is dedicated to how windmills work from a video stream of the actual boy - man now, William Kamkwamba - who saved his village.