PLANET TRIVIA GAME
Approximate time: 40 minutes
OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to
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a) Review the features and characteristics of each planet.
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b) To improve students writing and research skills as they prepare questions on the Trivia Cards.
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Pen/colored pencil
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Directions/Rules of the game
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PROCEDURE
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1. Divide students into teams of four players each. Shuffle cards before dealing.
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2. Each team is given a set of 16 cards face down and a ruled sheet (Questions on cards must be prepared ahead of time.) The team with the most cards at the end of the playing time wins.
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3. Set remaining cards aside.
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4. Teams take turns asking questions of the opposing team. (Allow teams about 20-30 seconds to confer before giving an answer. Only one answer may be given.
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5. The team that answers correctly gets to keep the card. If an incorrect answer is given, the correct answer is read and the question is placed in the "discard pile".
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6. Play continues until all the teams use all sixteen cards. The team with the most cards, wins.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
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Interdisciplinary unit : Students will write creative essays and/or myths about different constellations.
Plan a Star Party and observe the night sky for planets and constellations.
