Pit Stop 1 - Trivial Pursuit in the Northeast

The Northeast Region

Objective

The objective of this lesson is to develop a Trivial Pursuit game from the facts that you find on the Northeastern region of the United States . Connecticut , Delaware , Maine , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , and Vermont make up the Northeastern States. The categories for your game will be Climate, Famous People and Explorers, Landmarks, Agriculture, and Economy.

Process

1. From the following links, develop a list of ten trivia questions for each of your categories.

2. Design and develop a game board and cards based on the categories and questions developed in steps 1 and 2.

Reference Links

Quickfacts Census

Safety Knowledge Facts

Fact Monster

Facts, Maps, and State Symbols

50 States

Weather

 

Evaluation

90 - 100 A
80 - 89 B
79 - 70 C
Below 70 Redo Assignement

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