Tweens • Teens • YAs

1. SPARK a Reaction, READ! Tweens • Teens •YAs

2. SPARK a Reaction Ignite a Spark with Great Group Games

3. 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 race Ignite a Spark With Great Group Games to 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. Adapted from the Pan Game on page 57. Chain Reaction: 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. 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. On Your Ma.rk, p. 91

4. )) 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? Ignite a Spark With Great Group Games Parallel Words, p. 110 Hydro Float off: All from Parallel Words, p. 110 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. Build A Boat, p. 125 Build A Boat, p. 125

5. Challenge: create a new game board SPARK a Reaction With the Science of Mystery Date Milton Bradley, 1965 Challenge : create new playing pieces an increase in the rate of your heartbeat = Our brain’s sympathetic neurons releasenorepinephrine, an adrenaline like neurotransmitter. Name one symptom of this process. • spurs motivational decisionmaking. • increases therate of contraction in the heart. Challenge: create new mystery dates Challenge: create a new game board Challenge : create new playing pieces Challenge: create new mystery dates an increase in the likelihood of physical attraction to a person of interest nearby

6. Discover the Doughnut Galaxy Scientists Spot Doughnut Shaped Cloud With a Black Hole Filling: An international team of scientists has found more evidence that massive black holes are surrounded by a doughnutshaped gas cloud which, depending on our line of sight, blocks the view of the black hole in the center. -nasa.gov, June 20, 2004 http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2004/0720donutcloud.html

7. Doughnuts in Space You will need: Doughnuts: one per participant Wooden Dowels Yarn Moist Paper Towels Plastic Tarp or Tablecloth Video Cameras or IPads SPARK a Reaction

8. Poetry with silly rules and a sugar rush! 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. Have HOT fun NOW With Doughnut Poetry

9. Super Glowing Doughnut Challenge In 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 tape Is Played: In the dark, 3- 5 minutes long Goals: 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

10. 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. 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).

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12. The Tardis

13. SPARK a Reaction Build a TARDIS (Time and Relative Dimension in Space) "It's called the Tardis . . . . . . it can travel anywhere in time and space . . . . . . and it's mine !" -The Eleventh Doctor Actor, Matt Smith

14. “Harmless is just a word, that’s why I love it! Doesn’t wound, doesn’t SPARK a Reaction Sonic Screwdrivers of the Doctors Eleven harm, doesn’t maim. I’ll tell you what it does do.... …it is very good, at opening doors!” -Doctor Who

15. “Harmless is just a word, that’s why I love it! Doesn’t wound, doesn’t SPARK a Reaction Make a Sonic Screwdriver harm, doesn’t maim. I’ll tell you what it does do.... …it is very good, at opening doors!” -Doctor Who

16. SPARK a Reaction Make a Doctor Who Bow Tie “Yeah, it’s cool, bow ties are cool.” -Doctor Who

17. 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! Make a Doctor Who Bow Tie Small groups? Go traditional. Pattern included.

18. Adapt to Time Travel or Other Themes Create an RQ Code Cube RQ Code Cube & Doctor Who Challenge Cube SPARK a Reaction Inspired by a goodreads discussion group event of South African Book Lovers

19. Consider a Sci-Fi Craft-Off SPARK a Reaction 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! .

20. eyewire.org https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=MCGElBGPFFY

21. eyewire.org is mapping the neurons of the human brain, starting with the retina.

22. Particles, Patterns, Paths on Pinterest Recycle those cardboard tubes

23. Social Science: How We Behave in Groups

24. 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

25. 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 lies just to look knowledgeable. Social Science How We Behave in Groups

26. Social Mapping Can you map your social world?

27. 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. SPARK a Reaction Playing the Greatest Game in the Universe Round #1 Charades 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.

28. 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. SPARK a Reaction Playing the Greatest Game in the Universe Round #2 Taboo Style Return all clues to the box and get ready for Round #3.

29. 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. Play until the box is empty. Tally the points to find the winner! SPARK a Reaction A nod to the 1970’s game Show The $10,000 Pyramid. Playing the Greatest Game in the Universe Round #3

30. SPARK a Reaction With MakeyMakey

31. SPARK a Reaction With Singing Fingers

32. SPARK a Reaction Because Microbes are often dangerous and stunningly beautiful, why not make them our friends? Keep your enemies closer!

33. Common Cold Tuberculosis SPARK a Reaction by Making Microbe Dolls Penicillin E. coli

34. SPARK a Reaction with Homemade Pop Rocks http://doodlecraft.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/ homemade-pop-rocks-candy.html

35. SPARK a Reaction Making Balloon Prints http://www.pinterest.com/pin/545357836097851650/

36. SPARK a Reaction with Glowing Globes http://www.pinterest.com/pin/408068416205957506/

37. SPARK a Reaction with Cool Special Effects 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! http://www.pinterest.com/pin/218072806929266304/

38. SPARK a Reaction with Glow in the Dark Bubbles Cut open glow sticks and pour them in bubble solution. Oh-là-là! http://www.pinterest.com/pin/145170787960286545/

39. SPARK a Reaction with Out of Sight Paper Crafts cut 10 http://www.duitang.com/people/mblog/76227263/detail/

40. with Giant Marbles Fill 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! SPARK a Reaction http://www.pinterest.com/pin/384705993139077588/

41. And when it’s all over… SPARK a Reaction, READ!

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