Evolution of Play student work

Final Project
My short one-credit The Evolution of Play course challenges students to consider how play behaviors can increase the survival and/or reproduction of animals. Although we consider the play behavior of a variety of species, we spend most of our time looking at human play. For the Final Project in the the class, student are asked to either INVENT or ANALYZE a form of human play using evolution as their primary reference point. The guidelines for this assignment can be found here. Below are some of the best Final Projects I have received, downloadable as PDF’s:

“Playing House” © Kayla Zegar (Spring 2013)
“Hide and Seek” © Laura Thompson (Spring 2013)
“Popcorn Pickup” © Quinn Sherman (Fall 2012)
“The Stacking of the Paper Pieces” © Anthony Wylen (Fall 2012)
“Playing with Fire” © Kristin Culmo (Fall 2012)
“Noncompetitive Dance” © Maggie Garcia (Spring 2011)
“Skydiving” © Michelle DiNardo (Spring 2011)
“Juggling” © Melissa Uhl (Spring 2011)
“Tickling” © Haleigh Rucinski (Spring 2011)

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