Board Game Assignment

DIRECTIONS:
Your group has been chosen by Milton-Bradley game manufacturers to create an educational board game to assist high school students to understand
Algebra I. You will field test the game with your class. They will evaluate your game using a peer feed-back sheet to see if your game is marketable.
The publisher wants the following elements incorporated into the game:
1. It must be a board game that 4-6 people can play.
2. Vocabulary and concepts learned in PreAP Algebra class, must be incorporated into the game to help
students understand the topic.
3. Various levels of difficulty should be used to challenge the participants knowledge.
4. Instructions should be typed and easy to follow.
5. Creative, colorful, interesting, and neat game board. It must have an appealing and professional look to it.
6. Minimum of 30 questions that incorporate the key vocabulary given to you. These questions may be placed on index cards. Questions should be
difficult enough for an accelerated student. Do NOT just have rote vocabulary questions. DO have application type questions. Examples will be
given in class.
7. At least 20 questions should include illustrations or reference some type of diagram or picture.
Grading:
Project/Test Grade (look at the rubric!)
Peer Grade
Partner Grade
Additional information to get you started...
WHAT IS THE NAME OF YOUR GAME?
OBJECT OF THE GAME: Decide how the game is won.
EQUIPMENT: What is necessary to play the game. (Game board, die, cards, etc.)
SET UP: How do you set up the board before play? How do you decide who takes the first turn?
RULES OF PLAY: How does a player move around the board? Are there penalties for wrong answers? How many players can play?
CONSTRUCTION OF GAME: What will the game look like? What questions will you use?

10 pts.
Questions on key
At least 30
vocabulary words and questions and
concepts.
answers. Well
incorporated into
the game.

8 pts.
A few questions are
missing or are
incorrect.

6 pts.
Some questions are
incorrect/missing
OR one could play
the game without
answering most of
the questions.

4 pts.
Half of the
questions are
missing OR
questions are hardly
used in the game.

2 pts.
Many questions are
incorrect/ missing
OR very few are
required to play the
game.

Illustrations/diagrams/ Twenty vocabulary

content
words have been
addressed in some
way that includes
illustrations or
diagrams.

Between 16-19
vocabulary words
have been addressed
in some way that
includes
illustrations or
diagrams.
Rules of play are
age appropriate but
some questions are
too easy or too
difficult. Less than
half of the questions
are application.

Between 13-15
vocabulary words
have been addressed
in some way that
includes
illustrations or
diagrams.
Game is a bit too
simple for the grade
level and some
questions are too
easy.

10-12 vocabulary
words have been
addressed in some
way that includes
illustrations or
diagrams.

Fewer than 10
vocabulary words
have been addressed
in some way that
includes
illustrations or
diagrams.
Game is not
appropriate for the
grade level and
questions are too
easy or too difficult.

Directions are typed

but have 2-3 minor
errors. They are
somewhat unclear
or a step is missing.

There are more than

3 errors. Directions
are unclear and 2-3
steps could be
added to clarify.

Errors in grammar
interfere with
understanding of the
directions. Much
revision is needed.

Complete revision
needed. Many steps
are missing or
incomplete and it is
very difficult to
understand how to
play the game.

Game board is
excellent but some
parts are a little
sloppy.

Game board is
complete but 1 or 2
elements are
missing and it could
be neater.

Most of the
directions were
ignored and the
board is sloppy.

There is a game
board but it is not
colored and no extra
efforts were made at
creativity.

Content and Difficulty Questions and rules

of play are of an
appropriate level
not too difficult and
not too easy. At
least half questions
are application.
Directions

Directions make it
perfectly clear how
to play the game.
They are neatly
typed with minimal
grammatical errors.

Design and Creativity Everything is neatly

created and
directions were
followed
completely.

Game is very
simple and most
questions are too
easily answered.

Unlike traditional tests with their emphasis on recall, this culminating project challenges students to exercise higher-level thinking skills
comprehension, application, analysis, evaluation, and most important, synthesisto complete complex problem-solving tasks. The project focuses
on the key questions, difficult issues, essential understandings, and important concepts of the unit.

PEER FEEDBACK SHEET

Board Game Assignment
NAME___________________________________ BOARD GAME______________
1. Instructions were clear and easy to understand. (Circle one below that applies)
Disagree

Somewhat Disagree

N/A

Somewhat Agree

Agree

2. All parts of the game were present and worked well. (Circle one below that applies)
YES

NO

3. The game discussed learning terms and or types of information from the chapter. (Circle one below that applies)
Disagree

Somewhat Disagree

N/A

Somewhat Agree

Agree

4. The board game was fun. (Circle one below that applies)
Disagree

Somewhat Disagree

N/A

Somewhat Agree

Agree

5. The game was challenging but not too difficult. (Circle one below that applies)
Disagree

Somewhat Disagree

N/A

Somewhat Agree

Agree

6. My favorite part of the game was

7. I would recommend that the group change this part of the game to make it more fun

8. Additional comments / suggestions

GROUP EVALUATION FORM

Name: _____________________________ Group Members: ___________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
1. What was your job? What were its good points and bad points? _________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
2. Do you prefer working by yourself or with a group? Why? _____________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
3. Would you want to design another game? Why or why not? ____________________________
_______________________________________________________________________

GAME EVALUATION FORM

1. Were the rules clear? If not, what made them hard to understand? ________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
2. Was the board attractive, colorful, etc.? EXPLAIN: __________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
3. Were the questions easy? _______ difficult? ________ Did you understand what was being asked of you?
______________________________________________________________________
4. What suggestions do you have for the group that designed this game? ______________________
______________________________________________________________________
5. Did you enjoy playing the game? ________ Would you play it again? __________