How to Play Jeopardy! in a Class Without a Presenter
Jeopardy! is a trivia game wherein contestants answer questions of varying difficulty to earn points. The contestant with the highest points at the end wins the game. You can focus on general knowledge questions when playing Jeopardy!, or you can specify a topic depending on your classroom subject. Playing Jeopardy! in school is a fun and effective way to check how much your students have learned about a certain topic.
Instructions
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Download a Jeopardy! template.
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Choose five categories. These could be all linked to one key theme, or you could choose a range of categories from different subjects.
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Replace "Category 1" with the first category name you have chosen. Repeat until all the categories have been named.
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Click on "10" under the name of your first category.
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Type the question on the slide that appears. A question worth 10 points is the easiest question.
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Click on "20" and write a slightly harder question here. Repeat for "30," "40" and "50." The questions should get progressively more difficult, with a 50-point question being the hardest.
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Repeat for the other four categories, so that every category has five questions.
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Save the file.
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Load the presentation on the classroom board.
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Split the class into two teams, and ask the teams to sit together.
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Select a team to go first, and ask them to choose a player.
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Instruct the chosen player to go to the front and select a point value in the category they wish to answer. For example, if the player wants to answer an easy question in Category 1, they will choose 10 or 20 points.
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Ask the player to answer the question. You may wish to give the player a time limit of 30 seconds or so to answer, or to allow him or her to confer with the rest of the team. The player must then volunteer a clear answer.
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Mark the answer. You may wish to announce whether the answer is correct or not, to allow the class to decide if they think the answer is right, or to let them research it further.
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Award the team the correct amount of points. You can do this by putting a piece of paper at the front, where the player writes down the points they received. Keep the paper at the front to ensure fairness.
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Add up all the points for each team once all the questions have been answered, and declare the team with the most points the winner.
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Tips & Warnings
If you want students to research the correct answers, provide access to the Internet or a range of books on the topics you are using. Allow a set amount of time for researching, and consider offering additional points for effective team researching.
