Age: 7+
Players: Whole class
Time: 10–15 minutes
Skills: Decision Making, Speaking, Listening
Drama can be used to explore many areas of the science curriculum, as in this activity. Set up two chairs with signs on them saying ‘Agree’ and ‘Disagree’ or ‘Thumbs up’ and ‘Thumbs down’.
Read one of the following statements and ask students to choose a place to stand in relation to the signs. The nearer they stand to one of the chairs, the stronger the opinion they are expressing. Those who don't know, are open-minded or don't want to say can move towards the middle.
Give them a few moments to make their decision. Once they have chosen a position you can spotlight a range of attitudes by asking individuals why they chose to stand in a particular place. After a few views have been gathered, give students the opportunity to change their position now that they've heard di?ering points of view.
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