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There are some that I know that you probably already have.

Fox and Rabbit game:  You divide the students up to either be foxes or
rabbits.  Usually you want more rabbits and just a few foxes. It's not a
fixed number and the students can see what happens with predator-prey
populations with the different numbers you use.
How the game is played:  Use hula-hoops to spread out in a large grassy
area.  These hula-hoops act as safety.  The rabbits must get from one
side of the area to the other where the "food" (anything can be used to
symbolize) is at and then back without getting eaten (tagged) by the
foxes.  You can set a time of 5-10 minutes that they have to complete
the trip in so that those who were unable to make it there and back in
that amount of time "starved".  Another addition to safety for the
rabbits is to use the "freeze" safety.  If the fox is coming close the
rabbit "freezes" and is safe.

Animal adaptation game:  with this game you split the students up into
small groups of 2-5 people (depending on how many there is), and each
group/team has a different "adaptation".  Examples: blind fold, hands
tied behind back, legs tied together, hands tied to side, hands taped
together at the end of fingers, using plastic utensils give them long
nails, etc.  Lay a tarp or blanket out in the grass with candy in it.
Have the teams group around the blanket several feet away (15-20ft).
Each team has a relay race to see who can get done the fastest.  Each
person in the team has to get one piece of candy then come back to the
team and tag someone else to go.  The team which has all members with
candy first wins. 

Bird beaks:  Use tongs, chopsticks, toothpicks, forks, spoons, pliers,
clothespins, etc as beaks.  Use different types of items as food:
pennies, marbles, different beans, paperclips, paper balls, rubber
bands, etc.  This one is also a relay race.  Split the students up in to
teams, each team with a different type of "beak".  Put the food in a
circle in the middle and the team with the most food after 5 minutes
wins.  The amount of food not the size of food counts.  This can show
that some beaks are better adapted to eat certain kinds of food.

I hope this has helped with your game dilemma. 

Erin Martin
Distance Learning Educator
Discovery Center of Springfield
438 E. St. Louis 
Springfield, Mo. 65806
(417) 862-9910 x705
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Hello all!  
 
We are knee deep in our summer camp program and having a ball.  Our only
trouble is that our Cooperative Games teacher is having a hard time
coming up with lots of games to fill each morning and afternoon that
relate back to our weekly science theme.  Our themes are 1-Animals,
2-Chemistry, 3-Dinosaurs and Ancient Animals, and 4-Space.  Please send
me any games and/or activities that are somewhat active and cooperative
in nature.  You can reply on the list or to me directly.
 
Katherine Patterson-Paronto
Science City Program Manager
Union Station Kansas City
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