The Everyday Science Challenge: A STEAM & Daily Life Science Game 🏠🌱

💡 Concept:

Students (16 years old) become “Life Scientists”, investigating how everyday activities—like cooking, cleaning, commuting, and using appliances—impact health, the environment, and energy use. Through practical science experiments and data analysis, students will explore how small lifestyle changes can lead to big sustainability wins.

🕹️ Game Setup & Rules

• 📌 Teams: 4–5 students
  
  
• 📌 Objective: Use scientific knowledge to create a more sustainable and healthy daily routine
  
  
• 📌 Time Limit: 60–90 minutes
  
  
• 📌 Winning Criteria: Teams earn points for scientifically sound, eco-friendly, and realistic solutions
  
  

🔹 Round 1: Household Impact Analyzer (Environmental Science & Chemistry) 🧼⚗️

💬 Challenge: What’s in our products, and how do they affect the planet?

• ✅ Task: Investigate common household items (cleaners, soaps, air fresheners) for harmful ingredients.
  
  
• ➤ Goal:
  
  
  1. Analyze labels or fictional data sheets.
     
     
  2. Propose safer, DIY, or eco-certified alternatives using chemical reasoning.
     
     

🎯 Points for: Chemical understanding and realistic product swaps

🔹 Round 2: Water & Energy Efficiency Lab (Physics & Data Collection) 🚿⚡

💬 Challenge: How much water and energy do our daily routines use?

• ✅ Task: Measure (or estimate using data) water use in showers, dishwashing, and energy use in devices.
  
  
• ➤ Goal:
  
  
  1. Calculate waste from typical habits.
     
     
  2. Propose behavioral or tech-based changes (e.g., shorter showers, LED bulbs, unplugging devices).
     
     

🎯 Points for: Strong analysis and behavior-based interventions

🔹 Round 3: The Air Quality Challenge (Biology & Environmental Science) 🌬️🌿

💬 Challenge: How does indoor air affect our health?

• ✅ Task: Explore causes of poor indoor air quality (cooking fumes, dust, mold) and how plants, ventilation, or filters can help.
  
  
• ➤ Goal:
  
  
  1. Research plant-based air purification or simple science-based ventilation designs.
     
     
  2. Create a “clean air” plan for a room or classroom.
     
     

🎯 Points for: Use of biology and environmental science principles

🔹 Round 4: Waste Audit & Lifestyle Redesign (Scientific Observation & Solutions) ♻️🧠

💬 Challenge: How much waste do we generate in a day—and how can we change that?

• ✅ Task: Perform or simulate a mini waste audit (e.g., lunchbox contents, packaging from a day at school).
  
  
• ➤ Goal:
  
  
  1. Categorize waste (plastic, organic, paper, etc.)
     
     
  2. Redesign a daily routine (e.g., school lunch, grocery shopping) to minimize waste
     
     

🎯 Points for: Practical, science-informed redesign ideas

🏆 Final Presentation: “A Smarter Daily Life” 🎤🔍

Each team presents:

✅ The hidden science behind common habits
✅ Their sustainability redesign (with charts, models, or skits)
✅ A science-based argument for why these changes matter

Award Categories:

• 🥇 Science-Driven Living Award – Best use of scientific knowledge
  
  
• 🥈 Real-World Reformers – Most realistic lifestyle plan
  
  
• 🥉 Eco Innovators – Most creative solution
  
  

🌱 Learning Outcomes

✅ See science in everyday life (chemistry, biology, physics)
✅ Apply observation and experimentation to sustainability
✅ Strengthen research and problem-solving skills
✅ Gain awareness of individual environmental impact
✅ Promote healthier, eco-friendly lifestyle habits