Lesson Plan #: AELP-BIO0202
Jeopardy PowerPoint: Photosynthesis / Cell Respiration / Enzymes / Light
An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan
Submitted by:
Aubrey Melton
Email:
amelton@bigfoot.com
School/University/Affiliation:
University of Michigan - Flint
Date:
February 5, 2003
Grade Level:
8, 9, 10, 11
Subject(s):
Duration:
55-60 minutes
Description:
A PowerPoint Jeopardy-like game that can be used as a review of biology concepts.
Goals:
Michigan State Standards - Science Benchmarks
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Organization of Living Things
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All students will use classification systems to describe groups of living things; compare and contrast differences in the life cycles of living things; investigate and explain how living things obtain and use energy; and analyze how parts of living things are adapted to carry out special functions.
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Benchmark: III.2.H3 - Explain the process of food storage and food use in organisms.
Objectives:
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Students will be able to review vocabulary terms related to photosynthesis, cell respiration, enzymes, and light.
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Students will be able to give responses in a timely fashion.
Materials:
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computer with Microsoft PowerPoint
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computer projector
Jeopardy Game
- PowerPoint Presentation
Clicking on the link above will open the PowerPoint Presentation in a new window for previewing.
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Download the Jeopardy Game PowerPoint Presentation
Clicking on the link above will download the PowerPoint Presentation to your computer.
Procedure:
This PowerPoint consists of a game similar to Jeopardy. The gameboard contains 42 answers, which range in value from 100-600 points. If a projector that hooks up to a computer is available, then this provides the best way for the entire class to see the gameboard. The last slide contains the questions, which should be printed out beforehand for the teacher to use. (The questions are the answer key.) None of the slides has links to the last page.
Teachers may choose to set up play in a variety of ways. The game can be used as a competition, with the team collecting the most points being the winner, or the game can be used as just a review, with no specific winner.
Set up the PowerPoint presentation in "slide show" mode. The student (or team) tells the teacher which column and point value to select. The teacher simply clicks on the point value, and the answer is shown on the screen (reminder: in Jeopardy, the answers are on the gameboard, and students will need to give a response in the form of a question). The student (or team) that comes up with the correct question will get the points. Then the teacher clicks on the answer to return to the gameboard. Notice that the hyperlink color changes, so teachers will know which answers have already been selected.
Assessment:
Students' participation/responses during the PowerPoint game.
Useful Internet Resource:
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Michigan Curriculum Framework Science Benchmarks
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Updated_Science_Benchmarks_27030_7.pdf
Special Comments:
Teachers can easily change some of the questions in the PowerPoint game to better reflect content covered in class, if needed.