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ERIC Number: EJ1037369
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Sep
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0269-2465
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What Happened Next? Making and Using an Interactive DVD Quiz Game
Sluman, Jonny
Primary Science, n129 p28-30 Sep 2013
In this article Jonny Sluman describes how he adapted an interactive DVD quiz game at a Christmas family get-together into an exciting, creative science activity to teach his students. The rounds included: a "quick fire" question round, a "what happened next" round, a music round, and a "spot the difference" round. Sluman put the game into practice with Jupiter Class (ages 9-10) at Marldon C. of E. Primary School, Devon, during his first two-week teaching placement in the autumn term. The activity allows all the children in the class to get involved and to recall previous knowledge. After the DVD has been made it can be used again and again as a fun science activity for different year groups. The idea of the game is that it is a creative teaching activity where the children produce their own science quiz incorporating science, ICT, drama, and literacy skills. The children work in mixed-ability groups to perform different science experiments, and then in pairs to ask science questions that fit into different categories (as described in this article) in front of a video camera. Once the DVD has been edited and then played for the rest of the class or chosen audience, each question is paused to allow the class to think about the correct answer. The answers are then revealed at the end of each question or at the end of a group of questions. Sluman concludes that the DVD overall was a huge success as the children enjoyed watching themselves on the screen and learning from each other. The idea can be used effectively as a creative teaching activity, not just in science but other areas of the curriculum too.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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