Jules Verne and transportation (fr_03)
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Version: 1.00
Status: Production
Location: France - Nantes
Difficulty: Normal
Duration (min): 15
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
Topics
Jules Verne
- Importance: Medium
- Country: France
- Target age: Ages6to10
Core Card - Jules Verne
A French writer who imagined amazing adventures before they were possible! He wrote about submarines, rockets, and traveling 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
An exciting book by Jules Verne about traveling around the whole world very quickly using trains, ships, and hot air balloons!
- Type: Object
- Subjects: Literature
- Year: 1873
Connection (RelatedTo) - From the Earth to the Moon
A book by Jules Verne about going to the Moon in a big cannon! It was written before real rockets existed.
- 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) - Submarine (The Nautilus)
A submarine from Jules Verne’s story. It could explore the deep sea.
- Type: Object
- Subjects: Literature, Science
Quest Script
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) (development)