All teachers love playing Jeopardy - at least some form of it. I have finally figured out a good way to make it work that keeps all students engaged. I randomly form teams of 3 to 4 students and play Jeopardy through a powerpoint presentation. When a question pops up every student must work the problem on his/her own paper. I use a countdown timer then each team flashes an answer on a whiteboard, and I award points accordingly.
I've always struggled with assigning students a grade for this .... until now. Each student must work every question and turn it in at the end of the game. Every student that does this will get a 50/50. If their team wins I create a separate assignment and they receive a 100/100. Second place gets 75/75 and third 60/60. Everyone gets 100% but the winners get a bigger 100%, not awarding grades above 100% helps prevent inflation. Awarding first second and third place prizes keeps everyone in the game even if one team jumps out to a lead.
The kids love it and I love it!
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