Game: PowerPoint Jeopardy—Signals of Spring-ACES



Game: SIGNALS OF SPRING – ACES

PowerPoint Jeopardy

Introduction:

The PowerPoint Jeopardy game is designed to be played after students have spent one or more class periods reading and researching the Signals of Spring ACES website. Students should research the various links including National Marine Sanctuaries, Animals, and Issues & Ways to Protect the Environment. The game is designed to be a fun and engaging way to introduce students and teachers to the Signals of Spring ACES website.

Materials:

o Computer

o LCD projector

o Screen or white board

o Speakers to hear the game sounds (optional)

Procedure:

1. Project PowerPoint Jeopardy game onto a screen with an LCD projector.

2. In order to play the game, go to “Slide Show” and click “View Show.”

3. Click the red button on the bottom right hand corner of the screen to begin. Divide the class into Team A and Team B. Then divide the teams into groups of 3-4 students.

4. The first group on Team A chooses a category and an amount from slide 3. When the group agrees on an appropriate “question” to ask in response to the statement, one student asks the question. Other team members can whisper an answer to the group, but if the answer is heard by the teacher before the group is ready to give an answer, the team loses their turn and the play goes to Team B. Teams have 45 seconds to formulate a correct “question” to the statement. If correct, the team wins the dollar amount. If incorrect, the team bank account stays the same. Play then goes to Team B.

5. Play continues until all category amounts have been chosen. The team with the most money at the end of the game wins.

Note: Be sure that the cursor changes to a pointing finger when clicking on dollar amounts, otherwise the hyperlink will not work.

National Science Standards:

Life Science Content Standard C (grades 5-8)

Diversity and adaptations of organism

Biological evolution accounts for the diversity of species developed through gradual processes over many generations. Species acquire many of their unique characteristics through biological adaptation, which involves the selection of naturally occurring variations in populations. Biological adaptations include changes in structures, behaviors, or physiology that enhance survival and reproductive success in a particular environment.

Life Science Content Standard C (grades 9-12)

Diversity and adaptations of organisms

Biological evolution accounts for the diversity of species developed through gradual processes over many generations. Species acquire many of their unique characteristics through biological adaptation, which involves the selection of naturally occurring variations in populations. Biological adaptations include changes in structures, behaviors, or physiology that enhance survival and reproductive success in a particular environment.

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives Content Standard F (grades 9-12)

Science and Technology in Local, National, and Global Challenges

Humans have a major effect on other species. For example, the influence of humans on other organisms occurs through land use—which decreases space available to other species—and pollution, which changes the chemical composition of air, soil, and water.

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