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This Build a Pinball Game activity also includes:
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Watch your classroom turn into an arcade. Pupils work in groups to build pinball machines from boxes and other found objects. Gamers must incorporate a variety of obstacles and launchers into the machine to see their designs in motion.
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Concepts
Instructional Ideas
- Have learners play each other's games
Classroom Considerations
- Requires a lot of materials, including a shallow box for each group
- Resource suggests providing materials in addition to those on the materials list to allow for increased creativity
Pros
- Instructions include pictures of sample set ups
- Teenagers will likely have fun with the activity
Cons
- None