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Ignite a Spark with Great Group Games

Ignite a Spark With Great Group Games

The Big Bang:

Pose a question and ask teens to mingle and form groups as quickly as possible, equal in size to the number of times you bang the pan.Give each group a new question to discuss. Bang the pan a different number of times as teens raceto form new groups. Repeat this round of play several times. The final time, bang the pan the same number of times as there are teens to form one group.

Teens sit in two evenly divided lines facing each other. Ask team members to hold hands and close their eyes, except for one member at the start of each line. Stand a colored marker upright at the end of each line. As the leader, sit facing both starting players and flip a coin. If the coin lands heads up, then play begins.

Chain Reaction:

The first player in each line squeezes the hand of the player next to them. The player at the end of the line whose hand is squeezed first, grabs the marker, signifying a win for the round and moves up to the start of the line to begin another round. If a player accidentally starts the hand squeeze when the toss is tails, the opposing team advances one player to the head of the line. The goal is to rotate all players to the head of the line and return the first player to the start of the line.

Adapted from the Pan Game on page

57.

On Your Ma.rk, p. 91

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Ignite a Spark WithGreat Group Games

Parallel Universes:Ask players to sit in a circle, and to start the game, say a

random word or phrase (such as peanut butter). The person to his or her right then says the first word or phrase that comes to mind (ex:, jelly). Continue around the circle until all players have a chance to make a word association.

Going Deeper:How does this activity reflect the power of group brainstorming and thinking?How might this game help you think quickly on your feet?What helps you with brainstorming? Creative writing? Other artistic tasks? Hydro Float

off:All from Parallel Words, p. 110

Build A Boat, p. 125

Divide into teams of 6-10. Each team gets 25 minutes to construct a floatation device from the supplies they’ve been given (straws and tape). Their crafts must be able to float in the tub and support the weight of the water bottle without sinking. Variations:‘Build a Bridge’ with newspaper and duct tape that is tall enough for a backpack to fit underneath and sturdy enough to hold the backpack’s weight. ‘Build a Tower’ using straws and paper clips to construct the tallest structure that stands on its own.

Parallel Words, p. 110

Build A Boat, p. 125

Challenge : create new

playing pieces

Challenge:create a new

game board

Challenge:create new

mystery dates

Our brain’s sympathetic neurons release

norepinephrine, an adrenaline like

neurotransmitter. Name one symptom

of this process.• spurs motivational decision making.

• increases the rate of

contraction in the heart.

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With the Science of Mystery DateMilton Bradley, 1965

Discover

the Doughnut

GalaxyAn international team of

scientists has found more evidence that

massive black holes are surrounded by a doughnut shaped gas

cloud which, depending on our

line of sight, blocks the view of the black hole in the

center.-nasa.gov, June 20, 2004

Scientists Spot Doughnut Shaped Cloud With a

Black Hole Filling:

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2004/0720donutcloud.html

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Doughnuts in Space

You will need:

Doughnuts: one per participant

Wooden Dowels

Yarn

Moist Paper Towels

Plastic Tarp or Tablecloth

Video Cameras or IPads

It’s Deep-Fried!

It’s Glazed!

It’s

Doughnut

Poetry!

So, it’s okay if

there’s

a hole in the

logic.

Doughnut Poetry is

acid poetry with a hole;

the exquisite corpse of word

desserts,

explosive,

shocking

in their infinite sweetness.

Poetry with silly rules and a sugar rush!

Have HOT fun NOWWith Doughnut Poetry

Super Glowing Doughnut ChallengeIn 15 minutes, create a Group Game that meets this criteria.Uses: Teams of 8 3 doughnuts (inner tubes) 3 glow necklaces 4 finger lights 12” of masking tapeIs Played: In the dark, 3- 5 minutes longGoals: To always keep the blue doughnut on the ground to keep the pink one from touching the ground ,and to return with them in the correct order, GPB

12” of tape

Adjust team sizes, props, and goals, but always require the outcome be reliant

upon color recognition and be played in the dark.

Works best if inner tubes and glowing props are different colors. (The key

scientific factor here is light absorption).

For the maximum team building benefits, always keep the number of light sources just shy of enough to go around, that is one for each player. Suggest teams pick a time keeper and after 5 minutes, also a leader.

Any

Fans?

The Tardis

"It's called the Tardis . . . . . . it can travel anywhere in time and space . . .

. . . and it's mine !" -The Eleventh Doctor

Actor, Matt Smith

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Build a TARDIS(Time and Relative

Dimension in Space)

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…it is very good, at opening doors!”-Doctor Who

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Sonic Screwdrivers of the Doctors Eleven

“Harmless is just a word, that’s why I love it! Doesn’t wound, doesn’t

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…it is very good, at opening doors!”-Doctor Who

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Make a Sonic

Screwdriver

“Yeah, it’s cool, bow ties are cool.”

-Doctor Who

Make aDoctor Who

Bow Tie

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Make a Doctor Who Bow Tie

Small groups? Go traditional.

Pattern included.

DIY Duct Tape TARDIS

Bow Tie , Wallet & Bag

Begin with several rolls of royal blue, white, black, and clear duct tape, a white paint marker, some scissors, Goo Gone and a rag. Patterns aplenty available online and in books too!

RQ Code Cube &Doctor Who

Challenge Cube

Inspired by a goodreads discussion group event of South African Book

Lovers

Adapt

to

Time

Travel or

Other

Themes

Create

an RQ

Code

Cube

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Set some dates. Send the call out well in advance. Attention all DIYs! Ask a few community

members involved in a STEM field to judge at the event. Ask a few businesses for their support

by donating prizes. And don’t forget to prepare a display space for the winners!

.

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Consider a

Sci-Fi Craft-Off

eyewire.org

https://www. youtube.com/

watch?v=MCGElBGPF

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eyewire.org

is mapping the neurons of

the human brain, starting with

the retina.

Particles, Patterns, Paths on Pinterest

Recycle those cardboard tubes

Social Science: How We Behave in Groups

Falling vs. Dropping

Fall down in a public place and see how many people come to check on you. At another time, get down in the middle of the floor and pretend you are looking for a lost contact lens or piece of jewelry.

Which situation do you think would bring more assistance. Why?

Social Science

How We Behave in

Groups

Here’s a fun thing to do in social groups.

Make up a fairly realistic news story, and ask the others about it. For example: "Did anyone see that story about the State Representative that was in that hit and run accident this morning? 1out of 5 people will say ‘yes’. Then ask: "Did you see what state he was from?" 1 out of 5 of those people will provide an answer.

Many people will tell little white liesjust to look knowledgeable.

Social Science

How We Behave in

Groups

Social Science

How We Behave in

Groups

Social Mapping Can you map

your social world?

Playing the Greatest

Game in the

UniverseRound #1Charades

On pieces of scratch paper, write down a word, topic, title, idea or phrase. Each person contributes five. Fold them up and drop them in a basket, box or hat.

Select a score keeper. Divide into two teams. Each team selects a time keeper who minds the play clock while the opposing team is in play. The team with the youngest person goes first, but the oldest player goes first.

Time keeper starts the clock for 30 seconds. Draw a clue from the box and act it out for your team mates. No sounds allowed. Same rules as Charades apply here. As soon as they guess it correctly, draw another clue and keep going until the time keeper calls it. Tally the points and return all the clues to the box for Round #2.

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Return all clues to the box and get ready for Round #3.

Continue with the same order of play, but with these new rules. Describe the clue without using any word(s) or any forms of the word(s) in the clue. How many clues can your team get right in 30 seconds? Each correct clue earns the team one point. Continue play, rotating teams until all clues have been guessed.

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Playing the Greatest

Game in the

Universe Round #2

Taboo Style

Playing the Greatest Game

in the Universe

Round #3

Same routine only now these rules apply. By saying just one word per clue, how many clues can your team get correct in 30 seconds? Each correct guess earns a point.

A nod to the

1970’s game Show The

$10,000 Pyramid.

Play until the box is empty. Tally the points to find the winner!SPARK

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WithMakey Makey

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WithSinging Fingers

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Because Microbes are

often dangerous

and stunningly

beautiful, why not make them our friends?

Keep your enemies closer!

by MakingMicrobe

Dolls

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Penicillin

Tuberculosis

Common

Cold

E. coli

http://doodlecraft.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/ homemade-pop-rocks-candy.html

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with Homemade Pop Rocks

Making Balloon Prints

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/545357836097851650/

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with Glowing

Globes


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Place glow sticks in glasses of water. When the xylophone is played in the dark, auras become visible.

A super cool trick for all ages!


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with Cool Special

Effects

Cut open glow sticks and pour them

in bubble solution. Oh-là-là!


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with Glow in the Dark Bubbles

with Out of Sight Paper Crafts

http://www.duitang.com/people/mblog/76227263/detail/

cut 10

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with Giant MarblesFill a balloon with water and food coloring,

freeze it, and after frozen, cut away the rubber. Of course they wouldn’t last long here, but they

sure are beautiful!


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Contacts:

• Jana Fine, Youth Services Consultant

Bureau of Library Development [email protected] 850.245.6629

• Kayla Garrett: West Florida Public Library

Pensacola [email protected] 205.344.1006

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Jana FineYouth Services Consultant850.245.6629 voice

850.245.6643 fax

Florida Department of StateDivision of Library and Information ServicesBureau of Library Development

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