There are four sections of cardinal points, N: needs - what other information do you need to know about this topic?, S: steps or suggestions - what should be your next step in the evaluation the topic? What suggestions do you have?, E: emotions - what excites you about the topic? and W: concerns – what worries you about this topic? (Ritchhart, Church, & Morrison, 2011). The explanation game also has four sections: name it - name a feature of the object you notice, explain it - what could it be? what is it for?, motivates - what makes you say it? and generates alternatives – what else can it be used for? (Ritchhart, Church, & Morrison, 2011). The aim of the explanation game is to better understand the whole by examining the different parts (Ritchhart, Church & Morrison,