Title – Earth Day Jeopardy

By – Julia Bishop

Primary Subject – Science

Secondary Subjects – Social Studies, Language Arts

Grade Level – 3-12, Special Ed

Concept:

Earth Day Jeopardy is a great cross-curricular ecology lesson (reading, social studies and science) that the kids love and will ask for more.

Standards:

Earth Day Jeopardy complies with Missouri State Standards covering vocabulary/language arts, ecology, and current events.

Materials:

This activity can be done either in PowerPoint for the SMARTboard or simply by using index cards.

Procedure:

• Come up with a handful of questions relating to Earth Day.
• Group those into categories like:

  RECYCLING

  POLLUTION

  CONSERVATION

  NATURAL RESOURCES

  GREEN UP

  Make sure you have a set of five questions under each category. For example:

  “A mixture of decaying organic matter, like leaves and manure, used to improve soil structure and provide nutrients.”

• Give each question a point value, i.e. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 points.
• Next, write the answers to all questions on individual index cards. For example the answer to the previous question would be:

  COMPOST

• Hand out paper or dry erase boards to 2-3 “contestants”.
• Allow contestants to choose their questions, but either teacher or another student should be the host and keep score.

Extensions:

• For a little more drama, drag a table to the front of the room and draw names for contestants.
  The rest of the class is the audience!
• If you would like to make it a whole class activity, just divide into groups, then divide groups into contestants and hosts.

Note:

This activity went over like gangbusters. I had one parent ask for a copy of all the questions and answers so they could play at home!

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