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Chapter Review Game

Objectives:
          Students should be able to define terms used in the chapter
          Students should be able to apply theorems and definitions learned during the chapter

Materials:
          Containers
          Sets of 10 questions each (Number of sets depends on number of students in the class)
          Number Cards
          Question answer sheet
          Any drawings needed for the questions

Set Up:
          Teacher places the sets of questions in containers labeled with the group numbers
          The answers to the questions are on an answer sheet for the teacher to quickly check
                    student's answers

Activity:
          Students are put into groups by the teacher using various selection methods (no more
                              than four per group)
          Teacher introduces the game
                    One student per group comes up and selects on question from their group's
                              container
                    The group is to work on the question until they come up with an answer
                    When an answer is reached, one person brings the answer and question up to
                              the teacher to be check
                    If correct, they move on to the next question
                    If incorrect, the group has one more try and if they still get it incorrect they
                              must move on to the next question
                    For each  correct answer the team receives 1/2 point extra credit on the test
          Teacher passes out drawings (if needed for some of the questions)
          Students do planned activity
          Closing
                    Teacher discusses any questions that students answered incorrectly
                    Students are able to ask questions related to the chapter material

Assessment:
          Informal
                    Teacher assess which questions are being missed
                    Teacher can quickly observe the student's work on various questions
          Formal
                    Teacher grades the test taken the following day

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