A SMART Lesson for Earth Science Students Grades 7-12BY KIMMIE SPROWLES

Science As a Game!

Engage students in a fun, head-to-head competition to see who really knows their stuff!

SMART Exchange offers a template that allow you to create a trivia board game to play with your students!

Using the Lesson

Set students up in teams of 4-6 players Possible topics for the game: igneous rocks, metamorphic rocks,

sedimentary rocks, faults, layers of the earth and atmosphere Students will be asked about core concepts and trivia facts Questions can be multiple choice, short written response, or verbal An excellent way to gently begin or end a week Also a wonderful way to review for tests and exams

Universal Design

Because students are on teams, they can collaborate and assist one another (great for students with learning disorders or students who are a little behind)

Provides an array of question types, students that are better at multiple choice have their strength, while students who prefer verbal response have that as an option as well

Questions can easily be translated into other languages and added to the game as needed

Students who prefer visual learning will have diagrams and animations to assist them and they will have the option of drawing their responses

Work Cited

Fisher, Traci. "Game Board for Review." SMART Exchange. SMART Exchange, 20 May 2011. Web. 27 Oct. 2015.

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