SRC 2015: Build It! Primary Age Program, Theme 1: Build the Future SCI‐to the–FI Fun or Sci‐fi Photobooth Fun Prepared By: Brandon Monahan, Fraser Valley Regional Library
Time: Roughly 60 minutes (longer if you decide to get the photos after the program ends)
Program Children will make a photo booth, props and help you assemble it, with the idea in mind that after the program it can be moved into the library as a fun promotion tool. Kids will get a chance to get their photo taken with the items they have built. Additional ideas will be included to fill the time up if you think it is needed.
Ask parents to bring cameras or phones for the end of the program to take photos. Remember to announce when and where photos will be taking place and that Library photos will be taken during the program.
After the eventn or eve during ask to use the pictures for media promotion. You can tweet or post to facebook. Make a sign “Out of this world books” with suggested hashtags for people to tweet. Maybe add a space display beside it and add in your extra pre‐build props for people to take a photo with the backdrop.
Introduction Facts about Science Fiction can be used throughout the program. Have books from the booklist on display and let the children know after they are done any of the activities they can read while they wait for others to catch up. Or they can guess the number of items in the guessing contest.
Facts – Aliens, Space, Technology
There only 8 planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune – Pluto is no longer a planet! The Sun: Like all the other planets in our Solar System, the Earth revolves around a medium‐sized star. This star provides all the energy necessary to sustain life on Earth. Before the invention of the telescope, comets seemed to appear out of nowhere in the sky and gradually vanish out of sight. They were usually considered bad omens of deaths of kings or noble men, or coming catastrophes, or even interpreted as attacks by heavenly beings against terrestrial inhabitants. Comets have a variety of different orbital periods, ranging from a few years, to hundreds of thousands of years, while some are believed to pass through the inner Solar System only once before being thrown out into interstellar space. Robots seem like a modern day invention, but in reality evidence suggests that automations were created for everything from toys to parts for religious ceremonies in ancient Greece and Rome. Leonardo da Vinci sketched plans for a humanoid robot in the late 1400s. Some robots and computers have been given the ability to learn and to use information from previous activities to make future decisions Aliens are also sometimes called ET ‐Extra Terrestrial meaning one belonging to some other territory (place). Aliens are known to ride these strange looking cars also called Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO). A very few people claim that they have seen Aliens, but nobody knows for real if they exist or not. We have seen some funny and some scary cartoons of aliens but that is all a work of imagination. Scientists say that there might be many more planets out there in the Universe. Aliens are believed to be those people who live on one of these planets, other than earth. Alien can also mean an invasive species of plant or animal. California and now the country of Britain are allowing the testing of self driving cars. Imagine one of your parents playing a game with you while the car drives you to school! Companies are developing contact lens that are computers! You could search the internet with your eyes. Internet between planets is being worked on and expected to be available to people when they travel to MARS Scientists are figuring out how to re‐grow lost limbs and organs like hearts or kidneys. Scientists have made mice that glow due to adding in genes from a jellyfish. Jet packs may soon be a reality ‐ So far thought, the higher‐capacity H202‐Z is only capable of a maximum flight length of 33 seconds and a maximum travel distance of 3,300 feet and scientists have developed a water jet pack that can let you fly around using water to shoot you in to the air. Star Wars speeder bike may become a reality ‐ Powered by a water‐cooled 240 horsepower engine and two large rotors, the Aero‐X can hover at an altitude of 12 feet and at speeds of up to 45 miles per hour power. It can also carry up to 310 pounds. China and Japan already have very fast Maglev trains that are capable of reaching over 260 miles per hour, but the new next‐generation Maglev technology, dubbed super Maglev, will apparently be even faster.
Name Tags
Normal Name and decode your Intergalactic name on LARGE labels. What is your Intergalactic name? A B C D E F G H I B S T V X Y Z < J K L M N O P Q R B l D F G W Q H S T U V W X Y Z L L > M N P Q R
Using the top shaded part of this decoder, select each letter of your name and write the letter below it on your name tag. If a letter is missing from your name do not worry, just move on to the next letter.
Remember to write your “Earth” name as well. Try using capital letters and lower case to make you name more intergalactic looking.
Examples – Brandon = SHBGVG or ShBgVg) Jennifer = BGG After you have written your name you can colour or design a pattern around the name. (Libraries that have button makers can spend longer on this activity making buttons instead of labels) Get them to go around inroducing themselves to the other aliens. Consider getting them to be imaginative as well. What does your alien body look like? Do you have horns, or extra eyes? What colour are you? Do you have spots? Supplies: printed decoder sheets. Button maker supplies with printed templates or large labels and supplies to colour/ design the name tags. Build a Photo booth – Backdrop Space backdrop The kids will help you build the backdrop. To help with crafting it (kids can design on the floor) and to make it sturdy you can get a fridge box (cut out section) and tape the table cloth to the cardboard. This will also help with portability of the backdrop. If your group is large enough make 2 or more back drops so you can slide them together later for a large group photo and it will allow more movement and freedom to design for the kids. Next get the kids to cut out stars, rockets, comets, planets from paper using templates or punches. See below section for links to templates and examples. Get them to glue them to the backdrop (can always get them to put glitter on them if you wish). Sparkles can help make the photo pop later on. Consider using the squeeze glue glitter for ease of use. Try to get 4‐5 unique designs of each printed template to have a variety of items on the backdrop. Leave the backdrop flat until the end of the program to dry. Supplies – Large Cardboard box, black table cloths, glitter glue, printed paper templates, felts, crayons, shiny paper, orange tissue, etc. Below are suggested color sheets that you can print. I would recommend that you get 4‐5 unique designs of each to have a variety of items on the backdrop. Comet – http://coloring.thecolor.com/color/images/Comet.gif Planets – http://www.coloring.com.co/wp‐content/uploads/2012/04/Coloring‐Pages‐Images‐of‐Nine‐Planets‐of‐ Solar‐System‐with‐Names.gif Rocket – http://www.uniquecoloringpages.com/wp‐content/uploads/2014/03/Space‐Rocket‐Coloring‐Pages.png Stars ‐ http://www.coloringpages101.com/coloring_pages/Shapes/starscoloring_evryq.gif Alternative back drop suggestion or prop ‐ Rocket backdrop ‐ https://s‐media‐cache‐ak0.pinimg.com/236x/c9/0a/31/c90a31bb93be4331ecf0ed20d0a1f7ed.jpg Props If you have enough staff and enough volunteers you can have rotating stations making it possible for every kid to make multiple props. Consider letting the kids pick the station they would like to go to build. Or you can pick and choose the props to make during the program and make the rest before the program for use at the end of the program photo. Jet packs Supplies – 2L pop bottles, duct tape in different colours, red fabric or tissue paper, imagination http://www.oneperfectdayblog.net/2012/09/25/how‐to‐make‐a‐jet‐pack‐easy‐diy‐dress‐up‐for‐kids/ Light saber Supplies ‐ Grey + Black duct tape, pool noodles, permanent pen, Star Wars fan http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/wp‐content/uploads/2011/08/lightsaber‐from‐pool‐noodles.jpg and video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyML‐yi1hD4 Tinfoil hats Supplies: scotch tape, tinfoil, conspiracy attitude http://www.ehow.com/how_2049858_make‐tinfoil‐hat.html Alien Masks Supplies ‐ paper print outs and supplies to colour the masks – string or if you want you could laminate them and add popsicles sticks. http://www.birthdayinabox.com/activity‐guides/alien‐party‐craft‐printable‐alien‐masks.html and http://cdn.birthdayinabox.com/bib/partyplanning/alien_masks.pdf Toilet paper rocket ship Supplies – toilet paper or paper towel rolls, coloured paper, scissors and tape http://www.dltk‐kids.com/crafts/space/mrocket.htm Dust Mask This could be used as a regular prop or the kids could cover it in tin foil and pretend it is a rebreather. Supplies – dust mask, tinfoil Ready to use props you can buy Foil emergency blankets, silver spaghetti colanders, giant googly eyes, headband antennas Printable masks (cut out ahead of time, laminate and attach to large popsicle sticks Doctor Who Robot – other Doctor who printable faces are available as well. http://www.bbcshop.com.au/content/ebiz/bbc/invt/au070148/au070148_5_doctor‐who‐‐‐companions‐fun‐ face‐masks‐6pk‐‐‐cyberman_900x1467.jpg Space Lego man ‐ http://www.kenkrogue.com/wp‐content/uploads/2014/07/benny.png Alien ‐ http://www.spaceheroes.com/download/masks/space‐heroes‐masks‐alien.jpg Edible Craft Green drinks with fun coloured straws: add lime sherbert and Sprite together! Or use any bright coloured ice cream with pop. Light saber: grapes on BBQ skewers Activities Three legged alien race http://www.birthdayinabox.com/activity‐guides/alien‐party‐game‐three‐legged‐race.html Memory game http://www.birthdayinabox.com/activity‐guides/space‐party‐games‐went‐to‐the‐moon.html Guessing contest (bolts, screws, slime, alien or wired looking candy) http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryactivities/ss/slimerecipe.htm Book List Good for Storytime OH NO! (OR HOW MY SCIENCE PROJECT DESTROYED THE WORLD) by Barnett, Mac Boy + Bot by Dyckman, Ame (Very simple younger audience) Aliens Love Underpants By Freedman, Claire How to Catch A Star by Jeffers, Oliver Zoom, Rocket, Zoom! By Mayo, Margaret Even Aliens Need Snacks By McElligott, Matthew Harry the Horsie by Van Camp, Katie Doug Unplugs on the farm by Yaccarino, Dan Good for one‐on‐one Clink by DiPucchio, Kelly Toys in Space by Grey, Mini Mousetronaugt by Kelly, Mark Wodney Wat’s Wobot by Lester, Helen Marveltown by McCall, Bruce The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot by McNamara, Margaret Captain Raptor and the space pirates by O’Malley , Kevin and O’Brien Patrick When Jack Goes Out By Schories, Pat Baloney (Henry P.) by Scieszka,Jon and Smith, Lane Robot by Scieszka, Jon and Shannon, David The Boy Who Cried Alien by Singer, Marilyn Graphic Novels Binky the space cat by Ashley Spires (Series – other titles are available) Non‐Fiction Draw 50 Aliens, UFOs, Galaxy Ghouls, Milky Way Marauders, and Other Extraterrestrial Creatures by Ames, Lee J. eBeyond th Solar System: Exploring Galaxies, Black Holes, Alien Planets, and More : A History With 21 Activities by Carson, Mary Kay The Alien Hunter’s Handbook : How to look for extraterrestrial life by Mark Brake HAL Alien Investigation: searching for the truth about Ufo’s and Aliens by Halls, Kelly Milner Could a Robot Make My Dinner?: and other questions about technology by Barnham, Kay Technology by Kent, Peter Robotics: discover the science and technology of the future with 20 projects by Ceceri, Kathy The Greatest Intergalactic Guide to Space Ever by the Brainwaves Written by Stott, Carole CD MUSIC All Around Ralph’s World by Ralph Covert The Mighty Sky by Beth Nielsen Chapman Posters http://www.theminionfactory.com/wp‐content/uploads/2012/07/UFO‐Invasion‐Vintage‐Sci‐Fi‐Poster‐by‐Abie‐ Davis‐The‐Minion‐Factory.jpg http://ayay.co.uk/backgrounds/b_movie_posters/sci_fi/flight‐to‐mars.jpg https://thesilvermirror.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/tron_poster‐copy‐copy.jpg http://blurppy.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0blue‐print‐russia‐cherno‐alpha‐pacific‐rim.jpg http://i.imgur.com/d3mjX.jpg ‐ Planet proportions Classic looking poster creator http://thrilling‐tales.webomator.com/derange‐o‐lab/pulp‐o‐mizer/pulp‐o‐mizer.html ______Suggested program layout Introduction Name Tags Craft ‐ Photo backdrop Activity + Book – Edible Food Craft Craft / Prop – Two ‐ Four Stations Photo booth time at end of program – remove craft and add less time to another craft. You could always get help moving it to a public area and let the parents take the photos after.