Here’s a game we play on Test Review days that engages all the students at once and gives every team a chance at points in every round (unlike Jeopardy).
I count the students off into groups of 3-4 students. Each group gets an answer sheet for the game (a piece of colored paper with a letter, A, B, C, D, …) at the top. I make a “scoreboard” on the board to tally the results of the rounds (12 in this case). Here’s what that looks like:
Then we begin the game. Here’s a sample game – the one we played today in class.
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For each round, the students work with their group to come up with an answer they can all agree on. Group A writes this on their answer sheet, Group B on their answer sheet, etc. If a group does not want to submit an answer they can write “HOLD” or just hold on to their sheet for the round. When all answers are in, I put up the answer and, if necessary, work through the problem. By the end of the game, the scoreboard might look something like this:
The students seem to like the game whether you play it for points or just for fun. I always choose the more difficult problems for the game because it has the effect of inspiring students who “think they know all of it” to study a little harder.
You should be able to download the PowerPoint file and alter it for your own purposes if you’d like to try the game.
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