BACK TO THE FUTURE -SAMPLE

Goal

Create a 2 minute skit about a historical person and the first modern gadget they experience when they arrive in the present via time machine

Set-up

  • Each team needs a pencil and a sheet of paper

  • Print or share Team Instructions (contains link to locations)

Procedure

Part 1: Choose historical person and modern gadget - 1 minute

  • Use the randomizer link to choose the historical person

  • Use the randomizer link to choose the modern gadget

Part 2: Write the script - 10 minutes

  • Create a skit about the moment the historical figure steps out of the time machine and experiences this modern gadget

  • Be as detailed as possible

  • All members of the team must be included

  • When time is called, you must stop writing immediately

Part 3: Present! - 2 minutes

  • Present the skit

Scoring

  • 1 - 5 points for level of detail about the about the historical person (facilitator’s discretion)

  • 1 -5 points for overall creativity (facilitator’s discretion)

  • 1 - 5 points for full team participation

VARIATIONS to difficulty level

  • Vary the time

  • Skip the prep and make it improv

  • Choose an historical person that teams need to research (with more time added)

  • Have outside observers have to guess who the historical figure is