tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121344233580337132.post4249571792997270940..comments2023-03-05T06:18:36.240-05:00Comments on Charlies Playhouse: Help me design a summer contest & I'll send you a T-shirtKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05797557738197468644noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121344233580337132.post-9773714379556276352010-06-26T13:46:00.650-04:002010-06-26T13:46:00.650-04:00Well, whereas I don't believe in evolution as ...Well, whereas I don't believe in evolution as how we came to be, I do believe in natural selection. If you really want to keep it interesting, get an incubator, 72 fertilized eggs, and after 21 days, those kids will get to see some real live pecking order at play! True story! Those chicks will start creating a little cast system of their very own right there in river city...Recursivelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569263518211413877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121344233580337132.post-20746059379510452902010-05-24T12:37:37.120-04:002010-05-24T12:37:37.120-04:00I think a "How would you evolve?" contes...I think a "How would you evolve?" contest would be good. Older kids can do a short essay, younger kids can do a drawing.Richard Hendrickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612629270493989527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121344233580337132.post-14054518701494903512010-05-24T08:49:41.293-04:002010-05-24T08:49:41.293-04:00Naturally, I'm partially to poems. How about ...Naturally, I'm partially to poems. How about getting kids to pick one thing which has some special feature (a tree growing where there is a constant wind from one direction; crows mobbing a hawk; a raccoon that comes out in the day . . .) draw a picture and write a poem about it.<br /><br />Or how about thinking of the future? Imagine the world 5000 years from now (under water? covered with asphalt and houses? clean and green?) and then draw a picture of a human adapted to that world.<br /><br />Love,<br />MomNatalie Ross Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10850653585483719919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121344233580337132.post-19058235096675266522010-05-21T13:13:04.525-04:002010-05-21T13:13:04.525-04:00Most children are likely to visit a zoo, nature pa...Most children are likely to visit a zoo, nature park, aquarium, Sea World (yuck!), or some other place with animals, even national parks. Instruct kids to take a picture, or parents take a picture for them, of whatever animal they find interesting. Learn about that animal, then learn about that animal's place in the tree of life, what it is most closely related to today, what are its ancestors, etc.<br /><br />One, they include the photo. Two, they include their own illustration of an ancestor. Three, they place the photo & illustration in a tree of life poster they make.<br /><br />I really like the idea of a Tree of Life project!<br /><br />A fave photo of my son and I with a tree of life poster:<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/7230309@N05/3739262947/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121344233580337132.post-67293077208886010612010-05-20T06:39:01.533-04:002010-05-20T06:39:01.533-04:00I was thinking of something along the same lines. ...I was thinking of something along the same lines. <br /><br />I love this Darwin quote: "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change." Probably because I'm not strong or intelligent, but am good at putting on a sweater when it's cold.<br /><br />So, how about a contest for littler kids where they describe how animals they see (their pets?) adapt to the hot summer weather, and something for older kids like what Jenny describes?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04229008778638459641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121344233580337132.post-55768556725005456272010-05-19T08:43:37.163-04:002010-05-19T08:43:37.163-04:00Lots of great ideas there! Here's mine. Pick a...Lots of great ideas there! Here's mine. Pick a creature alive today. Something with some interesting physical characteristics, like a giraffe, a pelican, or a cheetah. Decide on an environmental factor to change. Like, what would happen to if all of a sudden . It could be that plants all get shorter, the Earth warms up, the Earth cools down, there is more abundant water, or perhaps the animal inexplicably gets moved to another climate. Then ask the kids to write and draw how that animal would have to adapt to the new circumstances.Jenny Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039166835473775764noreply@blogger.com