Method of playing an educational game

• US 5,114,344 A
• Filed: 09/19/1991
• Issued: 05/19/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Carrin M. Schechter, Katherine M. Love
• Original Assignee: Carrin Schechter, Katherine M. Love
• Inventors: Love, Katherine M., Schechter, Carrin, Fumagalli, Lisbeth L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilson, John J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Smith, Jeffrey A.
• Application Number:
  US07/762,412
• Time in Patent Office: 243 Days
• Field of Search: 434/128, 434/129, 273/429, 273/430, 273/431, 273/242, 273/243
• US Class Current: 434/128
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/0484 Ecology
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00006 Board games played along a linear track, e.g. game of goose, snakes and ladders, along an endless track A63F3/00028 - A63F3/00157, A63F3/04 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/0478 concerning life sciences, e.g. biology, ecology, nutrition, health, medicine, psychology
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/20 Dominoes or like games; Mah-Jongg games
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/22 Games, e.g. card games

Abstract

A method of playing an educational game concerning the environment in which a student enters a domino trail, takes a number of domino steps along the trail, stops at a domino to read educational information and takes an additional number of domino steps unless the student arrives at a stop sign. The student stops at the stop sign to enter an educational center staffed by a person who reviews educational facts with the student. The student has a plate with a portion corresponding to the educational facts reviewed and receives a cover piece for the corresponding portion.

Claims

1. A method of playing an educational game comprising:

determining by chance the number of steps a student will take upon entering a step trail;

the student stopping at a location upon taking the determined number of steps and reading educational information where stopped and the student taking an additional number of steps to enter an educational center staffed by a person who reviews educational facts with the student;

the student having a carrier with a portion corresponding to the educational facts reviewed and receiving a cover piece for the corresponding portion.

2. A method of playing an educational game comprising:

determining by chance the number of domino steps a student will take upon entering a domino trail;

the student stopping at a domino upon taking the determined number of domino steps and reading educational information at the domino where stopped and the student taking an additional number of domino steps determined by the number on the domino where stopped unless in the course of taking any of said domino steps the student arrives at a stop sign;

the student stopping at the stop sign to enter an educational center staffed by a person who reviews educational facts with the student;

the student having a plate with a portion corresponding to the educational facts reviewed and receiving a cover piece for said corresponding portion.

3. A method in accordance with claim 2 in which the student then moves along the domino trail a predetermined number of domino steps unless in the course of taking the predetermined number of domino steps the student arrives at a second stop sign;

the student stopping at the second stop sign to enter a second educational center staffed by a person who reviews different educational facts with the student;

the student'"'"'s plate having a second portion corresponding to the different educational facts reviewed and the student receiving a second cover piece for said second corresponding portion.

4. A method in accordance with claim 3 in which the domino trail includes a plurality of different environmental educational centers staffed by persons who review educational facts concerning different aspects of the environment at the different centers.

5. A method in accordance with claim 4 in which the student receives a plurality of cover portions bearing indicia corresponding to different segments of the world.

6. A method of playing an educational game concerning the environment comprising:

determining by chance the number of domino steps a student will take upon entering a domino trail;

the student stopping at a domino upon taking the predetermined number of domino steps and reading educational information concerning the environment at the domino where stopped and the student taking an additional number of domino steps determined by the number on the domino where stopped unless in the course of taking any of said domino steps the student arrives at a stop sign;

the student stopping at the stop sign to enter an environmental educational center staffed by a person who reviews educational facts concerning the environment with the student;

the student having a plate with a portion corresponding to the environmental educational facts reviewed and receiving a cover piece for said corresponding portion.

7. A method in accordance with claim 6 in which the student then moves along the domino trail a predetermined number of domino steps unless in the course of taking the predetermined number of domino steps the student arrives at a second stop sign;

the student stopping at the second stop sign to enter a second environmental educational center staffed by a person who reviews different related educational facts concerning the environment with the student;

the student'"'"'s plate having a second portion corresponding to the different related educational

facts reviewed and the student receiving a second cover piece for said second corresponding portion.

8. A method in accordance with claim 7 in which the student'"'"'s plate has a plurality of portions bearing indicia corresponding to the different aspects of the environment.

9. A method in accordance with claim 6 in which the student stopping at the stop sign reads additional environmental educational information and then enters the environmental educational center.