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If you've been a FUN Follower for a while, you know I love variations of Pipeline. Here are some past posts of one's I've used over the years:
Here's an idea I had in my 'Activity Ideas' file ready to try:
'Circle Run'
After reading this Pipeline version I would start with just one marble going around the circle of channels. This will give the group a chance to warm up and start talking to each other with fewer 'problems' to solve. Then I would add a second marble, each starting at opposite sides of the circle. This will change the attention and communication behaviors of the group. Then add a third marble... You see where this is going.
To make this work, there will need to be at least one open channel between two marbles. Groups of 8 to 15 participants will make it a good challenge. If you have more than 15 in a group, divide them into groups of at least 8 players.
This is a good version of Pipeline to use if you don't have the room for a traveling leap-frogging line. You don't need a lot of space to form circles with your groups.
Variation: Try this one with Hot Wheels cars! If your channels are wide enough to fit the small cars into, it will be a fun race to watch. You could even give everyone an 18-inch board to roll the cars over. I'd use 1- by 4-inch boards.
Have fun out there!
Chris Cavert, Ed.D.
- Immobile Chopsticks – using foam pool noodles (with a video).
- Paper Transporter – using paper to move the marble (with video).
- Obstacles I like to add to the Pipeline journey.
- Bridges & Traits Writing words on/in the gutters to use for reflections.
- Materials Move My current favorite with more problems to solve.
Here's an idea I had in my 'Activity Ideas' file ready to try:
'Circle Run'
- Group is in a circle - each person with a channel (like the image above).
- Every other person has a marble/ball in their channel or, to make it easier, every third person.
- One player has a distinguishable marble/ball - or we can call it the 'Pace Car'.
- Time movement of all the objects around the circle, through the channels.
- Only one object can be in any one channel at a time.
- When the Pace Car gets back to the player it started with time stops.
- Add 5 seconds to the overall time for every dropped object.
- A restart happens if two marbles end up in one channel.
After reading this Pipeline version I would start with just one marble going around the circle of channels. This will give the group a chance to warm up and start talking to each other with fewer 'problems' to solve. Then I would add a second marble, each starting at opposite sides of the circle. This will change the attention and communication behaviors of the group. Then add a third marble... You see where this is going.
To make this work, there will need to be at least one open channel between two marbles. Groups of 8 to 15 participants will make it a good challenge. If you have more than 15 in a group, divide them into groups of at least 8 players.
This is a good version of Pipeline to use if you don't have the room for a traveling leap-frogging line. You don't need a lot of space to form circles with your groups.
Variation: Try this one with Hot Wheels cars! If your channels are wide enough to fit the small cars into, it will be a fun race to watch. You could even give everyone an 18-inch board to roll the cars over. I'd use 1- by 4-inch boards.
Have fun out there!
Chris Cavert, Ed.D.
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