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Passive Programming
Activity 1: Survival Tool Creation
Introduction
Survival plays a key element in Doomed. This program will allow teens to participate in an
activity even if they aren’t able to attend a library event. They will be able to come and
participate in this activity at any time. For this, the librarian will set up three different stations for
teens to create a compass and a battery out of pennies.
Books to Display
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
Far North by Will Hobbs
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Peak by Roland Smith
Activity Supply List
Compass:
Plastic Lid or Shallow Bowl
Needle or Straight Pin
A Bar Magnet
A Slice of Cork/Styrofoam or the Top of a Plastic Milk Jug
Water
Battery:
5-7 Pennies (Must be copper outside and zinc inside)
Paper Towels or Other Absorbent Material
Lemon Juice (salt or vinegar works too)
Sand Paper
Tape-recommended
LED
Description of Program
Gather all needed supplies for the teens. Librarians can set all the supplies on a table with the
necessary instructions found in the activity resources. Teens can make the compass and/or
battery at the table. Another option is to gather the supplies and put it in a plastic bag and staple
the bag to the instructions. By doing it this way, the teens are able to take the activity with them
and make it on their own time.
Activity Resources
How to Make a Compass Instructions
Miller-Penny Battery Instructions
Activity 2: Mythology Match-Up
Introduction
For this passive program the librarian will create an interactive bulletin board display where
students can familiarize themselves with different mythological characters. This display focuses
on Greek and Roman characters. The object of the match-up is to test the teens’ knowledge of
the various names of these mythological gods and goddesses.
Books to Display
A Song For Ella Grey by David Almond
Antigoddess by Kendare Blake
Sweet Venom by Tera Lynn Childs
The Shadow Behind the Stars by Rebecca Hahn
Promise of Shadows by Justina Ireland
The Eternal City by Paula Morris
Keepers of the Labyrinth by Erin E. Moulton
Only Everything by Kieran Scott
Activity Supply List
Bulletin board
Colored paper
Tape/stapler
Glue
Printer
Folders
Description of Program
Mythological characters are prolific in teen fiction, but not all students know that the gods have
different names based on the origin of the myth. The goddess of love is the same person in both
Roman and Greek mythology, but she had two different names: Venus and Aphrodite.
Staple or glue the two short sides of a folder and leave the long side open. Take the sealed
folder and attach it to the bulletin board with tape or a stapler with the open side facing up. Print
out the Mythology Match-Up handout and put the sheets in the folder. Next to the folder, adhere
the answer sheet to the bulletin board. Be sure to take a blank piece of paper and staple it on
top of the answer sheet so that the answers are hidden. You can use bright colored paper as
accent colors to the board or you can print the handouts on colored paper.
Teens will be able to take the handout from the folder, answer the questions, and then check
their answers.
Optional: If you would like to have incentives for this activity, do not put the answer sheet on the
bulletin board. Students will take their handout to the librarian who will check their answers
sheet. The librarian can set a number of questions that the student will need to get correct in
order to get a small prize.
Incentives
Bookmarks
Candy
Books (advanced reader’s copies)
Activity Resources
Mythology Match-Up Handout
Mythology Match-Up Answer Key