The second week of this Summer Learning Journey is about Experiments & Gadgets: Science, Technology and Invention.
Activity 2: Caine’s Arcade [4 points]
Caine Monroy is a 17 year old boy who lives in Los Angeles (L.A.), California. When he was younger, he spent his summer holidays at his dad’s work - an auto parts store in downtown L.A. While his dad was working, he decided to build himself something that he had always wanted - an arcade! He built an arcade all by himself out of cardboard boxes and things that he found lying around the shop.
One day a man came into the store to buy a handle for his car and he met Caine. Caine showed him what he had made and the man was so impressed with the arcade game that he made a movie about Caine and invited all the people in L.A. to come and play the games in Caine’s Arcade!
For this activity we would like to know about your favourite game. It can be a board game, a card game, a game that you play outside with friends (e.g., rugby) or a quiet game that you play by yourself.
On your blog, tell us about your favourite game. What is it called? How do you play it?
One of my favourite sports is Cricket. I play cricket with my friends. Here are some rules to play cricket it is really fun.
You can read the article from wikihow.com, or watch a short video explaining how to play cricket.
To play cricket, first, gather 2 teams of 11 players. You will also need a ball, a cricket bat, and two wickets. Wickets are made of three sticks driven into the ground called “stumps,” topped by two horizontal sticks called “bails.” The goal of the game is to score more points, or runs, than the other team.
Toss a coin to decide which team will bat in the first inning. The first batting team sends 2 batsmen onto the field, one in front of each wicket, while all members of the bowling team spread out. The bowling team throws or bowls the ball at a batsman. The batting team tries to score as many points, called runs, as they can before the inning is over.
To score a run, both batsmen must run past each other to the opposite wicket while a ball is in play. The inning ends when the bowling team finishes their limited number of bowls or gets 10 of the 11 batsmen out.
To get a batsman out, the bowling team can catch the ball before it hits the ground. If the bails behind the batsman are dislodged, the batsman is also out. This can be done by the batsman missing a bowled ball that hits the wicket. It can also happen if the batsman steps too far forward, misses the ball, and is unable to return to the wicket before the opposing team knocks down the bails.
Lastly, the bowling side can hit the stumps with the ball before the running batsmen make it to the opposite wicket. Once a batsman is out, they leave the field and are replaced by another teammate. In the second inning, the bowling team becomes the batting team and tries to outscore the other team.
I hope you learnt something new and liked my post. Have a cool day!! Bye!!
