Magothy River Association Works With SPHS Students To Create Board Game
Magothy River Association Works With SPHS Students To Create Board Game
Magothy River Association Works With SPHS Students To Create Board Game
By Haley Weisgerber
July 07, 2020
Summary
The Magothy River Association teamed up with Severna Park High School students to create a water-resistant, educational Magothy River Water Trail trivia game.
"Originally, the game was part of a Chesapeake Bay Trust grant for the Water Trail project, and with these grants you have to have an educational component," said Magothy River Association President Paul Spadaro.
"So, we proposed the game as that education component. We realized the game was too clunky the way we had it originally designed. So, we revisited it this year and we worked with the high school kids to revamp it and make it playable."
"We had everybody in Interactive Media Production I and II play the game the way that it was originally set up and then also give them feedback about different things that they liked or disliked about it," said Barnstead. The first step was taking the existing game, which was hand-drawn, and vectorizing the image.
Originally, the game involved flipping a coin, and the questions were on the back on the board.
The students proposed multiple choice game cards and a spinner.
The game starts at Beachwood Park in Pasadena and ends at Spriggs Farm Park in Arnold.
Spadaro hopes that while families are playing the game, they learn about the ecology and history of the Magothy River and Chesapeake Bay.
The MRA plans to release a second deck of game cards with 50 new questions this summer.
In the meantime, families can purchase the game for a $40 donation by calling Cindy Bateman at 540-222-4969
Reference
Weisgerber, H. (2020, July 07). Magothy River Association Works With SPHS Students To Create Board Game. Retrieved July 08, 2020, from https://www.severnaparkvoice.com/stories/magothy-river-association-works-with-sphs-students-to-create-board-game,31689