The Evolution of Sport Game

The evolution of sport game

Teaching notes

In this activity children are challenged to consider the impact the physical adaptations of a sports person would have on their ability to play that sport. For example:

Evolutionary Advantages of this change: Disadvantages of this change: change:

You would need another head! This You would be able to process twice would require far more energy and a as much information, make decisions Extra brain bigger neck and body to carry it twice as fast and therefore be more around. This would make the player tactical. much larger and slower.

You would need a bigger brain to You could see more and therefore be process all the information. A bigger more likely to spot an advantage in brain means a bigger head, wider Extra eyes the game. You could also have a neck and upper body thus making wider field of vision which would you a slower mover. You would also make it easier to spot opponents. require more energy and therefore more food.

How to play

1. Print off and cut out the sports cards and evolution cards.

2. Shuffle the sports and evolution cards into two separate piles.

3. Deal one sport and one evolution card to each player.

4. Consider the affect this evolutionary change will have on your sports person.

5. Discuss the changes with a partner.

6. Make a list of the advantages and disadvantages for your new evolved sports person.

Sports cards:

tennis football snooker skiing

rugby cricket darts ten pin bowling

Evolution cards:

ability to make extra pair of stinger wings a web eyes

long sticky ability to change two additional able to eat meat tongue colour legs or vegetation