The game Water and Pollution addresses the themes of responsible water use and environmental pollution, inviting students to become “agents of good” as they solve problems related to water waste and pollution.
The goal is for students to identify situations of water waste and sources of pollution, and to promote water-saving practices, helping them develop social and environmental awareness. The game aims to portray everyday situations in city life, making the learning process more contextualized and meaningful for students.
The game Water and Pollution is part of the Lifesaver Club, created by Edu and his friends, to work towards accident prevention and environmental care. This is how the Lifesaver Club arose, inviting players to become true agents of good.
On the home screen, students must select a level. On the home screen, they select a level. The first time they play, all levels will be locked. When they tap the chosen level, a screen with instructions for the challenge will appear. Before playing, students must read the instructions and then press “Continue”.
During the match, a bar at the top of the screen indicates the number of actions that must be identified and shows the remaining time. Each level lasts 60 seconds. The goal is to spot and tap improper situations—water waste or pollution—to solve them and earn coins. It is crucial that the player keeps pollution and water waste levels under control by preventing them from exceeding the dotted line on the indicator bar. If the levels get out of control, the round ends, but the player can restart and try again.
The situations to be identified include: water waste, such as open taps left running while brushing teeth or washing dishes (the balloon will spark red if the tap is left open, and the student must quickly tap it to make the person turn it off); cars with faulty exhausts (the student must send them to the repair shop); people burning trash on the street (they must be taken to the police); and polluting industries (when black smoke comes out of the chimney, the student must tap it to make the factory perform maintenance or install a filter).
The game “Water and Pollution” offers an excellent opportunity for the educator to work on important topics in the classroom, such as responsible water use and pollution prevention. By enabling students to become protagonists in solving everyday problems, the game fosters ecological awareness, understanding of sustainability concepts, and the development of citizenship.
The teacher can use the game as a starting point to discuss the impacts of human activities on the environment, the importance of natural resources such as soil and water, and the hydrological cycle. In addition, the game supports the development of mathematical skills related to analyzing the probability of random events, and science skills such as understanding the importance of water and light for plants, as well as soil conservation and air quality.
The game can also help develop self-control, leadership skills, persistence, attention, inhibitory control, and critical thinking.
