Goals:
1. To provide an opportunity for students work together in order to reach a final goal.
2. To allow students to develop a better understanding of whales.
3. To demonstrate to students that whales are animals that are on the verge on extinction.
Resources:
1. Jeopardy Theme Song: Title from the actual T.V. Show.
2. HyperStudio to create the Introduction to Jeopardy.
3. Questions taken from Discovering Whales from:
Teacher Background:
This should be a very fun lesson for everyone that is involved. The teacher will get dressed up like Alex Trabek and the class will actually play Jeopardy. The questions will be made up ahead up time by the teacher, so it should be very beneficial to the students. The hand-outs that the teacher gives to the students are taken directly from the internet addresses listed above.
Time: Approximately 2 hours.
Materials:
1. Television and V.C.R..
2. The Hand- Outs on Whales and all of their characteristics.
3. Blackboard
4. Jeopardy Game Board
Procedure:
Step 1- Place the students in groups of five students.
Step 2- Pass one packet of information to each member of each group. This information will be provided to each group. The hand-outs were taken from the Internet addresses listed above in the resource section.
Step 3- For the first hour, give the students time to read through the hand-outs that the teacher passed out and get the student to highlight any information that they think is important.
Step 4- After they have read the hand-outs, press play and begin Jeopardy.
Step 5- There will be five categories listed at the top of the Jeopardy Board and there will be different dollar amounts under each heading. As the dollar value gets higher, the questions get harder.
Step 6- The team with the most points at the end of the class will win.
Step 7- There will also be a final Jeopardy in which the students may wager whatever they wish. The question can be based on all of the material that the students have studied on whales thus far.
Step 8- There are also two daily double questions that will let the group decide how much they want to wager on the question. They can wager up to double of the amount that is indicated on the game board.
Step 9- There are also a few picture questions.
Assessment:
This lesson works as a bonus for the students to earn extra credit. For every answer that the student gets correct during the game, they will not only get a point for their team, but will also get individual points. The student with the most individual points at the end of the game will get a prize that is purchased by the teacher. This will help to motivate the students and encourage them to answer the questions.
Curricular Strands and Major Concepts:
1. Social Studies- Many questions that deal with whales and their social characteristics
2. Math- Many math questions throughout the game.
3. History- Many aspects of whales history are looked at.
Possible Extensions:
1. Adding books and movies to the game as questions
2. Have the students create a Jeopardy game of their own and give it to the class as a game.
What the Jeopardy Board Looks Like!!
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Questions:
Math: 100- If Two Humpback Whales met up with thirty Bowhead Whales, How many whales would there be?
300- There was an estimated 50 000 Bowhead Whales in 1935, and approximately 7800 now. How many whales have been killed or died since then?
500- How many Blue whales are there estimated to be in the world today?
700- If a Blue Whale weighs 190 tons and they must eat 4 tons of krill every day, How many tons of krill must they eat in a week in order to survive?
900- There are 123 000 Fin Whales left in the world today. If an Oil spill killed 20 000 of these whales and another 19 000 died of natural causes, How many Fin Whales are there left today?
1000- It is said that there were 100 000 Humpback whales killed by whalers. If there were 10000 left ten years ago, and the population increased by 7000 every year over the last ten years, How many Humpback Whales would there be today.
History:
100- How many Bowhead whales were there a long time ago.
300- Three populations of this whale once existed, and now two of these species are very rare?
500- Between 1904 and 1978 many of these whales were hunted and killed.
700- How many Gray Whales were there in 1968?
900- In 1967 this whale became protected by the worldwide International Laws.
1000- Before whaling, How many Fin Whales were there estimated to be?
Social:
100- Orca whales rarely stay under water for more then _ minutes.
300- How big is the Blue whale?
500- What types of whales, have markings that make them distinguishable from others in their species?
700- What is the most popular whale in Canada?
900- What is a "Superpod"?
1000- How fast can the fastest whale travel?
Orca:
100- Picture- What kind of whale is this.
300- What movie starred an Orca whale named 'Willy'.
500- Daily Double: This whale could be the most famous whale of all time, think SEA WORLD.
700- Also known as the _____ whale.
900- This is the name that a group of orcas is called when they are travelling together.
1000- Why do commercial whalers not kill the orca whale.
General:
100- This whale is distinctive for its bow-shaped skull.
300- This whale is smooth and has no callosites or growths.
500- This whale is primarily a bottom feeder.
700- There are three different sub-species of this whale.
900- Daily Double: This whale is the most energetic of all rorquals.
1000- This is the biggest of all known whales.
Double Jeopardy: How many teeth are there in each jaw of an orca whale?
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