Katadoku in the classroom · Resources for teachers

Educational projects

The case is solved.
The investigation continues.

A logic challenge opens the door to real-world questions. After solving it, students investigate, compare information and develop their own conclusions.

Each project includes guidance for teachers, the initial Katadoku challenge and an activity sheet to continue the investigation. You can print the materials or project them in class.

What shall we investigate today?

Projects to take the case further in class.

Environment

Katadoku Original

Marine pollution

What happens to waste when it reaches the sea?

1 lesson · Small groups

Examine the objects found, trace their effects and reconstruct their journey to the cove.

The initial challenge
What we leave in the seaOriginal · Case 5

After the challenge: environmental research and proposals for action.

Democracy

Katadoku Escape

For use in the European Parliament Ambassador School Programme

Voting in the European Parliament

Could the events in the case really happen?

2 lessons · Small groups

From a fictional escape to the real Parliament: its spaces, languages and voting procedures. Investigate the safeguards and produce a verdict supported by sources.

The initial challenge
The Parliament fraudEscape · Case 5

After the challenge: research, source evaluation and reasoned argument.

From challenge to investigation

The same sequence, with different questions in each project.

  1. Solve the Katadoku

    Read the clues and guide the group towards the solution. Use the case worksheet or solve it on the classroom screen.

  2. Continue with the project

    Print the activities or project them for students to answer in their notebooks. The case becomes the starting point for an investigation.

  3. Reach a conclusion

    Explain your answers and finish the project with a conclusion or a proposal based on your research.

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