Jeopardy is a fun way to review materials recently covered with students. This Jeopardy game will focus on reviewing concepts from the different types of rocks, minerals, and the rock cycle.

How to Play

Set-Up

Class will need to be divided up into three teams. Each team will need to have a way to "buzz" in, five steal a question note cards, final question note card and a writing utensil. 

You will need a score keeper and a timer for those students who do not want to play.

The score keeper will need a copy of the score sheet and a writing utensil.  The timer will need a way to time 60 seconds. I use a sand timer or phone timer. 

Instructions

Before beginning game play, have the teams come up with a name. The score keeper will write the name on that team's score card and on the master copy. Each team will then be given five steal the question note cards, final question note card, a writing utensil, and a way to buzz in. (I tend to use colored cards. If a team wants to answer, the first to raise the cards gets to answer. I have the score keeper and timer help me watch to see who raised it first.)

Once each team has demonstrated that they understand how to buzz in, it is explained that when a team buzzes in, they will have 60 seconds to provide their final answer. They may confer with their teammates during those 60 seconds. Students are to not use their notes but each other. At the end of the 60 seconds, if a team does not provide an answer they get the question wrong. If a team gets the question wrong, they do not lose any points. The only way to lose points is to try and steal a question with the incorrect answer or on the last question by wagering points. (I usually have each team choose an answer representative. This will be the person who gives us the final answer.)

If a team provides an incorrect answer, the other teams will have a chance to steal the question if they can answer it immediately. To accommodate this, students have five note cards. If they feel that they can provide the correct answer, the students will need to write down their answer on the note card and hand it to the scorer. Once the scorer has any steal cards, the answer will be revealed. If the team trying to steal the points has the correct answer they get the full point value. If the team trying to steal the points has the incorrect answer, they lose half the value of what the question was worth. For example, if the team gets a question worth $600 wrong, they will lose $300 points. After a team has tried to steal five times, they are no longer able to steal. 

The first question will be picked by the timer or the scorer. This is to prevent students from fighting over why one team or the other gets to go first. The students who answer the question right will pick the next question. If no team gets the question correct, the team that chose that question will choose the next question. The picking of questions will continue until there are no more questions left. When that occurs, the final question will need to be answered. This question will require each team to write down their answer and their wager on the final answer question note card. When all the teams have handed this to the scorer, the final answer will be revealed. If a team got the question right, they receive the number of points that they wagered. If a team gets the question wrong, they will lose the number of points that they wagered. With that stated, teams cannot wager more points than what they have. Teams will be given 60 seconds to answer this question like all the others. 

The winner of the game is determined by the team that has the most points. 

Score Sheet

Jeopardy Score Sheet

Suggested Prizes

To ensure that students are engaged, the following are suggested prizes:

• Extra Credit on next quiz/test
• No homework pass
• Candy
• Trinket from Dollar Tree
• Bathroom Pass
• Cell-Phone Pass (allows student to use phone during class)
• Get out of Jail Pass (allows student to get phone back during class)

These prizes can be adjusted to your classroom culture. 

Links

For the Game

Earth Science Jeopardy Game Rocks

You will need to save a copy to your Google Slides if you would like to edit any questions. 

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Jeopardy Game by Eric Curtis found at Jeopardy Game Google Slides Sheet licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 3.0 United States License.