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The Great Drain Game

The Goal is to bring environmental education into schools.

The ARC's Pollution Control Team's interactive stormwater education game - the Great Drain Game (GDG) had a successful 2004. The GDG has been run at some 60 events.

The game consists of life-sized models representing the two different kinds of drains - sewer & stormwater. The aim of the game is for the player to get rid of the household pollutant they are given in the appropriate manner, so they have to choose where for example soapy wash water should be disposed of - down the sewer system or the stormwater.

Wash your car on the driveway or on the grass?
Children respond well to this sort of teaching and by the time they have had a go at the game the message is well ingrained. The children are rewarded for answering questions correctly by receiving a chocolate fish. If the answers are incorrect information is provided correcting misinformation and through physically being shown why the answer is wrong. The child can then play the game again. The message that the game reinforces is that the stormwater system is for rainwater only and because it's done in a positive and fun environment everybody involved learns something.

The Great Drain Game
Fun for all ages, the Great Drain Game is an initiative developed by graphic design artist, Nikki Butler, in close collaboration with the Pollution Control Team from the ARC.