Jules Verne and transportation (fr_03)
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Version: 1.00
Status: Production
Location: France - Nantes
Difficulty: Normal
Duration (min): 15
Description: Discover Jules Verne's modes of transport - the submarine, the rocket, the balloon, and the train - and learn about him, his books, and words related to travel.
Game Design Notes
Core Subject: Literature, Vocabulary (Vehicles/Travel), and Civic Responsibility.
Player Objectives
Civic Duty: The player arrives to find the museum in disarray. They must first help the staff by cleaning the sidewalk and tidying up the museum hall to make it ready for visitors.
Literary Exploration: The Museum Guide tasks the player with finding four missing exhibits corresponding to Verne's famous novels: a Submarine, a Hot Air Balloon, a Rocket, and a Steam Train.
Restoration & Learning: Upon finding each object, the player repairs it (via a jigsaw puzzle) and learns facts about the vehicle and the book it comes from (e.g., linking the Nautilus to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea).
Final Assessment: The quest concludes with a matching activity where the player must correctly pair each book with its specific vehicle.
Educational Content
Cultural Figure: Introduces Jules Verne as a famous writer born in Nantes who imagined future technologies.
Vocabulary: Focuses on travel and vehicle words (Submarine, Rocket, Balloon, Train, Steam, Earth, Moon).
Reading Comprehension: Players read simple descriptions of the books to understand the function of each vehicle
Quest Script
Topics
Jules Verne
- Importance: Medium
- Country: France
- Target age: Ages6to10
Core Card - Jules Verne
Jules Verne was born in 1828, almost 200 years ago. He died in 1905. He was a French writer who wrote many books. He imagined amazing ways to travel before they really existed! He wrote about submarines, rockets, and trips around the world.
- Rationale: Jules Verne shows kids how imagination and science can work together
- Type: Person
- Subjects: Literature, Science, History
- Year: 1828
Connection (RelatedTo) - Around the World in Eighty Days
Jules Verne wrote this book. It tells of a wonderful, very fast trip around the world by train, boat, and balloon!
- Type: Object
- Subjects: Literature
- Year: 1873
Connection (RelatedTo) - From the Earth to the Moon
Jules Verne wrote this book. It tells about a trip to the Moon in a spacecraft launched by a giant cannon. At that time, space rockets did not exist yet!
- Type: Object
- Subjects: Literature, Space, Science
- Year: 1865
Connection (RelatedTo) - 20000 Leagues Under the Sea
A book by Jules Verne about underwater adventures in a submarine called the Nautilus. You meet giant sea creatures!
- Type: Object
- Subjects: Literature
- Year: 1871
Connection (RelatedTo) - Five Weeks in a Balloon
A book by Jules Verne about flying across Africa in a hot air balloon. It's full of adventure and discovery!
- Type: Object
- Subjects: Literature
- Year: 1863
Connection (RelatedTo) - Space Rocket
A rocket that goes into space.
- Type: Object
- Subjects: Science
Connection (RelatedTo) - Submarine (The Nautilus)
A submarine from Jules Verne’s story. It could explore the deep sea.
- Type: Object
- Subjects: Literature, Science
Connection (RelatedTo) - Train
Trains carry people and goods fast across the country.
- Type: Object
- Subjects: Transportation
Connection (RelatedTo) - Hot-Air Balloon
A balloon that flies using hot air. The first one flew in France.
- Type: Object
- Subjects: Transportation
Words
Activities
Tasks
- [Collect] clean_sidewalk
- [Collect] clean_museum
- [Interact] find_submarine
- [Interact] find_balloon
- [Interact] find_rocket
- [Interact] find_train
- [Interact] back_to_museum_guide
Credits
- Anne (France) (content)
- Lucie Paillat (France) (content, design)
- Stefano Cecere (Italy) (content, design, development)