Dear Parents and Guardians s13

Design a Game Dear Parents and Guardians, During the three days of PARCC, your child will be working on designing a game that reviews knowledge you should obtain in the fifth grade. Think about the show, “Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?” as your child develops questions related to what they have learned in math, science, social studies, and literacy this year. This project is due on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Imagine that you work for a toy company and you have been asked to design a board/ trivia game for fifth graders. The game should be based on the concepts you have learned in the fifth grade. When you have finished your game, your classmates will have a chance to play it.

Requirements: 1. Use the attached pre-planning sheet and checklist to help you design your game. 2. Begin by sketching out your game board. Test your game board to make sure it works before your make a final copy of the game board. 3. Write clear directions explaining how to play it, remembering to number each direction. Keep your game as simple as possible with a clear purpose and easy to follow directions. There should be a definite “winner” and how to determine the winner placed in the game directions. This will make the game more enjoyable to play. Game Directions: Requirements: a. How to play the game. b. Rules of the game. c. How someone wins. d. How to advance your game piece (ex: spinner, cards, dice, etc.) 4. Incorporate at least 3 questions from each of the four subjects into your games. You can use your textbooks, notebooks, past handouts, and other materials you have received throughout the year to help you create your game. (When designing the questions in the game remember to not only have questions with one answer, but vary your questions to some that are opened ended questions with more than one possible answer.) All questions should have an answer on the back of the card or an answer key provided with answers, or possible answers. 5. Make a final copy of your game board and any other parts. Design the board so that is colorful neat, and attractive. Write a creative title and your name somewhere on the game board, and on the directions. Make sure your name and the name of your game are on all parts of the game and pieces submitted. (You can put your game pieces in an old shoe, pizza, or tissue box, etc. Be creative!) 6. Be prepared to explain your game in a brief presentation to the class with a short (maximum of 2 minutes) oral presentation. Be prepared for your classmates to play your game during a designated small group time.

Please have your son or daughter create and practice their short speech (he or she can use index cards or a word processor) using the information they put in the game. If you have any questions, send an email to [email protected]. * Your child may not use the sheets he or she submits as his/her final product during the oral presentation. Sincerely,

Mrs. H. Jones ______Please sign and return this portion of the form on Thursday, April 30th. I understand that my child’s project is due on Tuesday, May 19, 2015.

______Child’s Name Parent’s Signature Design a Game: Planning Sheet (will lose points if not submitted).

Materials I will use: [Examples: Cardboard, poster board, large paper, markers, glue, construction paper, dice, spinner, index cards, paper, playing pieces (Could be old bottle caps or coins.), lined paper, small resalable bags (like ziplock), brass fasteners, paper clips, etc.] ______

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Think about how you can design a board game based on all of the concepts you have learned this year. What will the game board and playing pieces look like? ______

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How to Win: (Will they reach FINISH first? Will they collect the most points along the way? Will they collect pieces to complete the game?) ______

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How to advance your game piece/ what to do on your turn: (Will you use a ex: spinner, cards, dice, etc in your game for the player to move ahead?). ______

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______Name of Game: ______

Game Directions: ______

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Rules of the Games: (How is the game played? What are the rules?)

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______Design a Game Rubric 4 3 2 1 Attractiveness The game’s overall The game is attractive The game is The game is (Neatness, colorful, look is very attractive in terms of design, acceptable attractive distractively messy, and overall in terms of design, layout, and neatness. though it may be a bit poorly designed, hard appearance of game layout, and neatness. messy, or lacks color to read/follow, and/or board and pieces) or in its overall is not attractive. appearance. Clear Directions The game’s directions The game’s directions The game’s directions The game’s directions are clear, numbered, are mostly clear, are somewhat clear, are not very clear, not and easy to follow. numbered, how to numbered, how to numbered, no Your directions also win, and easy to win, and/or easy to determination of how include how to win follow. follow. Not all parts to win, or not- easy to the game. are clear, which follow. makes following the directions difficult. Playability Your game has rules, Your game has most Your game has some Your game is missing directions, pieces, and of the parts (rules, of the parts (rules, most of the parts advancement pieces directions, pieces, and directions, pieces, (rules, directions, in order for the game advancement pieces) and/or advancement pieces, and/or to be playable. in order for the game pieces) in order for advancement pieces) to be playable. the game to be in order for the game playable. to be playable. OR your game is not playable. Questions in Game You have at least 3 You have at mostly 3 You may not have 3 You are lacking many questions (EACH) for questions for science, questions for science, questions to be used science, social social studies, social studies, in your game. OR No studies, literacy, and literacy, and math, but literacy, and math, to questions. math to be used in may be lacking 1-2 be used in your game. your game. These questions to be used OR Many of these questions are a variety in your game. Some questions are quick of quick answers and of these questions are answers that lack open-ended questions a variety of quick higher order thinking. promoting higher answers and open- OR No possible order thinking. All ended questions. answers are with questions have Most of the questions question. possible answers. have possible answers. Grammar, spelling, Wonderfully edited Some editing Many editing Too many editing and punctuation with little or no mistakes. mistakes. mistakes, that distract mistakes. from the overall appearance of the game. Overall creativity (If you have a board that makes us say “WOW, I never thought of that!”) Equals +5. Did you hand in your project on time? Yes No (-10) TOTAL GRADE: