Activities for Adults: Week 5
Oceans of Fun Trivia
Ages: Multigenerational
Give patrons a chance to learn and share how much they know about the ocean! For a virtual program, use Zoom (or any other live instruction format) and the virtual quiz platform, Kahoot! (Or any other sequential presentation software). A Jeopardy-style game would also work well, especially for libraries whose patrons don’t all have access to their own devices. This makes a fun family program. See Pintables for quizzes for all age groups. Suggested runtime: 30 min.
Outcomes:
- Participants will engage with each other in friendly competition
- Through gamifying learning, participants will learn important facts about the ocean, biodiversity, pollution, and climate change
Materials:
- Computer (host)
- A virtual program hosting platform (e.g., Zoom, Google hangout, etc.) (host)
- The Kahoot quiz/es you will be using (host)
- Prizes, real or virtual (host)
- Access to the virtual platform (phone/tablet/computer) (participants)
- Access to www.kahoot.it or the Kahoot! App (participants)
Before the program, use the online quiz platform Kahoot, PowerPoint, or Google Slides to create a trivia contest. Tailor your contest to the topics that are most interesting to your teens, such as ocean animals, pirates, climate change, movie trivia, etc. See Resources for quizzes.
To run:
- Explain the procedure and rules to your participants. For example,“We’re going to be using the Kahoot! website on your phones/tablets/computers. Go to www.kahoot.it and enter the game pin. Answer the questions as quickly as you can to earn more points!”
- Offer prizes to the individual or teams that score the most points for guessing correct answers
Seafood Delicacies
Check out one of these coastal cookbooks and cook a meal with your family! Take a picture of one of the plates and send it in!
Seafood and Coastal Cookbooks
Braille
- Junior League of Honolulu. A Taste of aloha: a collection of recipes from the Junior League of Honolulu, 2000. (BRC00382)
- Kerr, Jean. Union Oyster House cookbook: recipes and history from America's oldest restaurant, 2008. (BR 18606)
- Roahen, Sara. Gumbo tales: finding my place at the New Orleans table, 2008. (BR 18604)
- Saltsman, Amelia. The Santa Monica farmers' market cookbook : seasonal foods, simple recipes, and stories from the market and farm, 2007. (BR 18113)
- Shields, Donna. Caribbean light: all the flavors of the islands, without all the fat, 1988. (BR 12246)
Audio
- Collected and edited by the Villagers, Inc. Cook It Like A Native, 2015. (DBC17166)
- The Picayune's Creole cook book, 1989. (DB 33686)
- Raiford, Matthew. Bress 'n' nyam: Gullah Geechee recipes from a sixth-generation farmer, 2022. (DB 106521)
- Seaver, Barton. For cod and country: simple, delicious, sustainable cooking, 2011. (DBC03813)
- Turner, Ainslie. A New England table, 2000. (DB 53284)