Spies: an educational game

We present an educational game for teaching physics, Spies. The game is based on the popular boardgame Codenames. It is useful as a didactic tool to promote and improve student engagement. Spies is practical, fast and requires very little physical resources, which makes it ideal for high school teac...

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Published in:Physics education 2018-07, Vol.53 (4), p.45012
Main Authors: Souza, P V S, Morais, L P, Girardi, D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer Games
Education
Educational Games
Foreign Countries
Games
High School Students
Learner Engagement
Physics
Science Instruction
Secondary School Science
Teaching Methods
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Summary:We present an educational game for teaching physics, Spies. The game is based on the popular boardgame Codenames. It is useful as a didactic tool to promote and improve student engagement. Spies is practical, fast and requires very little physical resources, which makes it ideal for high school teaching and viable in most diverse school realities.
ISSN:0031-9120
1361-6552
DOI:10.1088/1361-6552/aac202