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🧠Commissioner’s Digital Challenge: Systems Thinking
A playful yet powerful digital challenge designed to introduce kids to systems thinking — the skill of seeing how things connect, interact, and influence one another.
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🧠Commissioner’s Digital Challenge: Systems Thinking
Category: Challenge-Based Learning Best For: Ages 6–13 Format: Interactive Website + Real-Life Activities Time Needed: Flexible (5–30 mins per activity) URL: commissionersdigitalchallenge.net.au/systems-thinking
🔍 What is it?
A playful yet powerful digital challenge designed to introduce kids to systems thinking — the skill of seeing how things connect, interact, and influence one another.
Created by the South Australian Commissioner for Children & Young People, this platform turns complex systems ideas into hands-on, real-world missions that kids can try at home, in school, or even at the park.
đź’ˇ What Kids Will Learn
- Spotting feedback loops in nature, tech, and society
- Understanding how small changes ripple through bigger systems
- Thinking in circles, not just lines (cause > effect > feedback)
- Designing smarter, more connected solutions to everyday problems
🎮 How It Works
Kids pick from a wide range of real-world systems to explore:
- Worm farms 🪱
- School canteens 🏫
- Ice cream supply chains 🍦
- Eco-parks, traffic lights, recycling loops, and more ♻️
Each mission includes:
- A system breakdown
- Challenge tasks
- Optional printables and worksheets
- Reflections to deepen learning
No login required. No app to download. Just dive in and explore.
🧠Why It’s on Tiny Wins
Because systems thinking is a superpower — and most kids never get taught how to use it. This challenge is a gateway to big-picture thinking, design logic, and digital citizenship… without feeling like homework.
Whether your child loves LEGO, Minecraft, or storytelling, this fits right into their world.
âś… Try It If Your Child:
- Asks “why?” all the time
- Loves patterns, puzzles, or building things
- Gets frustrated when things don’t go to plan
- Enjoys drawing maps, making flowcharts, or fixing stuff
🧩 Parent & Educator Tips
- Use one activity per week as a dinner table topic
- Pair challenges with outdoor field trips or YouTube explainers
- Create a reflection notebook or “Systems Journal”
- Bonus: Have kids design their own systems challenge to teach someone else
đź”— Jump into the challenge: https://commissionersdigitalchallenge.net.au/systems-thinking/
