Create a science baseball revision game.
One definition of revision is reviewing for exams at the end of the school year. Depending on what grade level you teach, there are many different science revision activities you can use. Since your students will more than likely be hitting the books in a traditional way, you may get better results by reinforcing their knowledge in an entertaining way.
Science Jeopardy
Jeopardy is the stand-by of end-of year quiz show. The game has different categories of study and five questions of ascending difficulty and point (or money) value. Divide your classroom into three to five teams for the game. It works well because you can use an entire year's worth of material in forming the questions and answers. The Hardin School District website has many templates available. You can also create your own Jeopardy board, using a chalkboard or poster board.
Science Baseball
This game turns your classroom into a sporting event for reviewing terms and concepts. Science Baseball works like regular baseball, two teams attempting to score the most runs. You score runs is by answering questions correctly. Just like in regular baseball each player gets a turn (an at bat) to answer a question. If the player answers the question in three seconds or fewer, he gets a home run, if between three and six seconds he gets a double and between six and ten he gets a single. Use the blackboard to simulate the game and show players moving around the bases, or you can print out a sample board and make it into a transparency.
Twenty Questions
Twenty Questions is an effective end of the year review game because it helps jog student's memories for an entire year of terminology. You can set this game up so that you are always the person answering the questions, or you can choose a different student each time to answer the questions. The class has 20 yes-or-no questions to determine what science vocabulary term you, or the chosen student, has. A student can use one of his questions to guess, but too many guesses may get the class off-track. Once you get a correct answer, discuss how the class reached it, to reinforce the concept with the class.
Create a Game
While these games are effective, they are not the best use of time. Try creating a game from a web site like Review Game Zone. Students can take home a review and work on it themselves. The website lets them create a sports-themed or text-based review game. Games include questions that you have created, of any difficulty level that you choose. Students who enjoy playing computer games will enjoy this refreshing method of review for their exams.
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