For the Teacher

Overview of Grade 5 Earth Science, Engagement 5

Students work in small teams. Taking turns, teams select a box on the game board that reveals a question. If a team answers their question correctly, they can decide whether to keep the box or give it away to another team. Only then will the contents of the box be revealed. The box can give points to the team or take points away.

What You Need

• The means to project this interactive for whole-class viewing
• Grade 5 Core Knowledge Science Student Readers, Protecting Earth’s Resources (Students should be allowed to use the book to seek answers. Looking up information on demand is a valuable skill to practice!)
• Markers and scrap paper (one side blank) for displaying responses

Advance Preparation

• Before you begin, preassign students to teams of two or three players.
• Label up to sixteen small squares of paper, each with one letter, starting with A. Include as many lettered papers as you have teams.
• Fold the papers to conceal the letters. Have each team draw a paper to discover their randomly assigned team letter and the order of play.
• Download these instructions. The answer key appears at the end of the instructions.

How to Facilitate

• Beginning with the screen following this one, project the engagement in the largest format possible for whole-class viewing.
• Go over the rules with students before beginning. Emphasize the importance of not shouting out answers when it isn’t their turn.
• Use the Let’s Play! button to advance to the game board, and start with Team A.
• On their turn, a team selects a box. Whether the box will give or take away points is unknown.
• Selecting a box reveals a question and starts the countdown timer.
• The team writes their answer on a piece of paper and shows their response when time is up. They must have their answer ready by the end of the timer countdown. If they are ready early, click the timer to stop the countdown.
• Without revealing the correct answer yet, determine from the answer key below (teacher’s eyes only!) whether the team has answered correctly.
  • If the team answered correctly, select the Reveal Answer button to reveal the correct response. The team gets to decide whether to keep the unknown points in the box or give the box contents to the next team. (The next team receives (or loses) the points and then proceeds with their regular turn.)
  • If the team answered incorrectly, DO NOT select the Reveal Answer button to reveal the correct response. The box goes to the next team so they can attempt to answer the question correctly.
  • If the next team answers correctly, they have the same option to keep the box or give it away.
• After determining which team will receive the contents, select Open Points Box to reveal the positive or negative points.
• Click on the scoring team’s letter to add or remove the assigned points.
• Carry on with the next team in the lineup, beginning with their selection of a new box.
• If there are boxes left over after every team has had a turn, the team with the lowest scores gets another turn for redemption until all the boxes are open.