Here are some Curriculum and Activity Kits created by educators who have been using Caine’s Arcade to teach STEM/STEAM, entrepreneurship, creative writing, social media and more. Or create your own and share with our Inspired Educators Facebook Group.
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ACTIVITY KITS:
Cardboard Math Arcade
Description: Watch the 'Caine's Arcade' short film and build arcades
Author: Liliris
Grade Level: 4th grade
Subjects: Comprehension, Planning, Design, Building
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Caine's Arcade Super Pack (Includes 4 Extension Activities: Story Problems, Name Poems, T-shirt Design, Interview Caine)
Description: Watch film, build arcades, do story problems, write an acrostic name poem, design a t-shirt, interview Caine.
Author: Kim Sandusky
Grade Level: 3rd grade
Grade Level: 3rd grade
Subjects: Comprehension, Vocabulary, Geography, Design, Math, English, Poetry, Music, Journalism, Communication
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Geometry Game
Description: Work in teams to design games exploring Geometry concepts.
Grade Level: 7-12
Grade Level: 7-12
Author: Marc Humpert
Works at: MIND Research Institute Subjects: Geometry, Game Design, Teamwork
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Miniature Golf Game
Description: Make cardboard games to explore reflections and isometries.
Grade Level: 7-12
Author: Marc Humpert Works at: MIND Research Institute
Author: Marc Humpert Works at: MIND Research Institute
Subjects: Geometry
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MORE IDEAS: "Be Caine for a Day" Diary
- Activity - Have students write about what it would be like to be Caine for a Day. (Example questions - What do you think about when you build your games? What kind of cool things do you do on your free time?) ** You can even teach your students a little about bookmaking by binding all of their entries together.
- Materials - Paper/notebook
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Pizza Marble Mazes
- Activity - Students design and build mazes/labyrinths using pizza boxes and simple materials. Play each others' games and record the highest scores/fastest times. Celebrate with a pizza party. (You can use marble mazes to teach teamwork, design, fractions, food groups, nutrition, etc.)
- Materials - Pizza boxes, popsicle sticks, glue, marbles
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Make Your Own Documentary
- Activity - Explain to students what a documentary is. Show them the film, and ask them to think about someone or something they would like to make a documentary about. Have them shoot a mini-documentary by themselves or in groups and have an in-class film festival. (Some questions to ask: What is a documentary? Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction? What's your favorite fiction/non-fiction story/film and why? What makes a story interesting?)
- Materials - Paper, pencil, video camera, camera phone
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Build Your Own Creation!
- Activity - Have students build their own arcade game, toy, or creation out of recycled material. (Example questions - What would you like to make? What will you need in order to make your creation? Make a sketch of your creation.) ** If your students are learning geometry, you can have them use concepts from geometry to build their games.
- Materials - Ask students to bring in materials they will need to build their creation. You can also take a look at our list of suggested materials.
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Create Your Own Poem/Song
- Activity - Have students write a poem/song like in the 'Caine's Arcade' film. Do an acrostic poem: write your name from top to bottom, then think of one word for each letter that describes you or your creation. Have a class performance!
- Materials - Paper, pencil, optional: musical instruments and video camera
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Caine's Arcade Math Problems
- Activity - Create math problems for students using references to Caine's Arcade. (Example questions - If Caine starts with 100 Fun Passes and only has 7 at the end of the day, how many did he sell? A prize costs 250 tickets. If one of the games lets you win 5 tickets at a time, what's the minimum number of times you have to win the game to get the prize. If Caine has a perfectly square piece of cardboard with a perimeter of 20 inches, what does each size measure?)
- ** If your students are learning square roots, you can have them solve a few problems and then have them hit the "check mark" button to check "for security."
- Older students can write Caine's Arcade math story problems for each other.
- Materials - Math worksheets
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Design Your Own Shirt
- Activity - Have students design a t-shirt for an imaginary business. What does their business do or sell? Who will buy/use their product? What their company's slogan or logo? (They can also design a t-shirt to inspire others to do something, express who they are, or give as a gift to a friend or family member.)
- Then have a shirt-decorating day. Make sure they decorate the front and the back!
- Materials - Paper, crayons, color pencils, optional: t-shirts, fabric markers, puffy paint
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Caine's Arcade Geography
- Activity - Have students locate Caine's Arcade on a map. Ask students a few geography questions. (Example questions - How many states do you have to cross to get to the arcade? What are the names of the states? Discuss cities, states, countries & continents. Have students talk about their favorite places and where they'd like to visit. Play "Pin-the-City-on-the-Country" (or -State)
- Materials - Map of the US/World
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