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Have you played this activity? What worked, what didn't work? What type of group? Do you have useful advice for other users? Do you know a fun variation?

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   djohns June 22, 2024

   My students love this! I added an “Ultimate Supreme Being” at the end and to beat them you have to win a best-of-three RPS. Ultimate Supreme Being gets to wear a sequin-laced cowboy hat for as long as they remain in that position. For some reason, that is super motivating to middle school students!

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     Mark Collard June 24, 2024

     This is great news Daniel, thanks for sharing. Yep, middle school students can be a mystery sometimes, and it always feels good when something works!
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   Mason Burke March 15, 2023

   Another variation that I’ve learned and found helpful is superheros instead of supreme beings. The superheros goal is of course to help others – reach the top of the evolutionary stages! No one gets left behind.

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     Mark Collard March 15, 2023

     Mason, I love the cooperative nature of your variation. Thanks for sharing 🙂
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   David Piang-Nee February 1, 2018

   Great activity especially if you have a group full of energy.
   Use it quite often and works a treat.
   Variation is that anyone how doesn’t progress can remain at the same level instead of dropping down a phase. Usually use that first and then introduce the dropping down a phase as extra level.

   Another fun add is that everyone who reaches the Supreme Being, get sing a song of their choosing that they all know the lyrics to.. the one i was shown was “Stop, In the name of love” by the Supremes.. if the campers do not know it, they can sing any song of their choosing.. Great to have everyone singing with actions and in sync

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     Mark Collard February 1, 2018

     Clever use of the Supremes here, nice one David 🙂