Race to the Top Interactive Game

This is a Race to the Top PowerPoint Activity. This allows you to turn any worksheet into a game! This is for any subject and any grade level.

The goal of this game for students is to be the first to reach the top of the mountain. To do this, students must advance their team up the mountain by working sections of problems correctly. Once each team finishes a section of questions, they can check in with the teacher. If everyone is correct, that team will roll to find out which rule to play by. If incorrect, they will need to find and fix their mistakes before they check in again.

Directions to Teacher

Before Game:

• On “Race to the Top” slide, edit the box in top left corner to show the problems you want students to complete.  The vertical gray bars in the textbook group problems into sections.

• Edit textboxes next to each rule to suit your preferences (or use the default rules).

• Edit “Game Rules” slide to suit your preferences. Show this to students before starting the game.

To Run the Game:

• Put PowerPoint in presentation mode.

• After a team finishes a section correctly, have them roll a dice to see which rule they get.  Then follow the directions for that rule (if the rule involves a dice roll, have them roll again).  To make a rule show up, click on the Rule textbox.  Click on it again to make the rule disappear.

• Sometimes it’s advantageous for the teacher to select which Rule teams play by for a given amount of time (5-10 minutes).  To speed the game up, use Rules 6.  To slow the game down, use Rule 5.  To catch last place teams up, use Rules 2 or 3.

• To advance a team up the mountain, click on their dots (starting at the bottom and working your way up).  If you make a mistake and click too many dots, simply click the dot again and it will revert to white. Essentially, clicking once adds color; clicking on the same dot again removes the color. 

• Beware: once you exit presentation mode, all PowerPoint animations will be reset.

I hope you enjoy!

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