(2019) Green Machine: a Card Game Introducing Students to Systems Thinking in Green Chemistry by Strategizing the Creation of a Recycling Plant 

Jonathan L. Miller, Michael T. Wentzel, James H. Clark, and Glenn A. Hurst, 

Journal of Chemical Education, 2019, 96 (12), 3006-3013, 

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00278,


This paper presents a competitive strategy card game where players must use interpersonal skills and systems thinking to collect cards and build a recycling plant. The game is intended to help a student understand the twelve principles of green chemistry and the UN sustainable development goals while engaging them in active learning. This paper provides instructions for the game along with PDFs for the playing cards, rules, board, and other materials.