STEAMESA Elective — Game Design Thinking (Grades 9-12)

🎲 Game Design Thinking — Grades 9-12

9-12: Same design project, plus a written game-balance analysis and a digital mockup of the board or cards using free design tools.

Final Project: A playable paper prototype accompanied by a written rules document.

Every elective follows our FLAME structure: Focus, Learn, Apply, Model, Extend. No quizzes. One final project, completed over 4 weeks, documenting real hands-on work.

Standards Alignment: ISTE Standards for Students (Computational Thinker); logic and systems reasoning.

What You'll Need: Paper and markers — optional free design tool for the 9-12 digital mockup.

4 weeks. Project-based. No quizzes. ClassWallet Marketplace approved — AZ · AR · NH · AL.

This elective is a standalone product — no full platform enrollment required. Perfect as a supplement to any curriculum, from any provider.