A Homemade PowerPoint GameBy

Katherine LopezUniversity of Georgia

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Game DirectionsThe goal of the game is to… Be the first one to get to the end of the road by answering questions correctly and in return you have made good choices that will lead you to a healthy lifestyle.

To play the game you have to… Have groups of four per game board. Use your knowledge from your Health and Mathematics classes to be able to answer the questions correctly. The question topics are on nutrition (food guide pyramid), drugs (peer pressure), exercise, and fractions (equivalent, addition, and comparing). Every space you land on there is a question that needs to be answered, except if you land on the oval shape. If you land on the oval shape you need to pick up a scenario card and do what the card instructs you to do. If you answer the question incorrectly you MUST move backwards 1 space. To see who goes first for the game, roll the dice and the person who gets the highest number will go first and then go clockwise.

To win the game you have to… You are going to be faced with problems that you must use your knowledge about fractions to be able to answer correctly, as well as health questions. Also there are scenario cards that can lead you forward into a healthy lifestyle or could possibly set you backwards, which can hinder you from getting to a healthy lifestyle first. You must answer all of the questions correctly, so that you can continue to move forward and end up with a healthy lifestyle.

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Game Preparation•GAMEBOARD: Print out slide 37 and if possible laminate the game board to keep it from getting messed up. Also, make sure you have a set of dice.

“OH, NO!” (Scenario) Cards: Print out slide 7 (preferably on heavy stock with a distinct color), then cut into individual question cards and place on the game board in the appropriate spot.

•Game Pieces: Print out slide 6 and cut out the individual pieces. Have the students choose which piece they would like.

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Time to play “Rolling through Life”!• Click on the number and it will

directly take you to the question! Make sure you don’t skip questions!!!

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drugs

“Oh, NO!” Scenario Cards

You are at the grocery store and you got

everything you need to meet

the food guide pyramid

requirements, except you

didn’t get any vegetables

because you don’t like

them…..Move 3 step backwards.

Your friends approach you with

drugs, but you REFUSE

to USE…Move 2 steps

forward.

You see an older

students smoking and you let them know what

harmful effects

smoking has…Move 2 steps

forward.

Your at a fast food restaurant and you are

deciding between a double cheeseburger and fries or a chicken sandwich and a salad, you want to pick the one that meets the

most requirements of the food guide

pyramid. You pick the cheeseburger which

meets less requirements…Move 3

steps backwards.

You and your friends

decide to ride your

bikes around and play outside…

Move 3 steps forward.

You have been watching t.v.

or playing video games for 3 hours, instead of

being active and playing outside with

your neighborhood friends…Move

1 step backwards.

You and your friends are approached with some

older students and they ask

you to try this pill, and you want to be

“cool” so you decide to do it…Move 4

steps backwards.

You drink lots of water and have an apple for a

snack instead of a

piece of candy after

playing outside…

Move 3 steps forward.

Question #1: Leanne has 3/5 of a chocolate bar. Leanne wants to give some of her

chocolate bar to Linda. What fraction of her chocolate bar should Leanne give Linda so

that Leanne will be left with ½ of the original candy bar?

1/6 of Leanne’s Chocolate

1/3 of Leanne’s Chocolate

¼ of Leanne’s Chocolate

½ of Leanne’s Chocolate

Question # 2: Alyssa cuts a pizza.The pizza has 3 parts. The parts are

equal.Alyssa will eat one piece. Which is

Alyssa's pizza?

                    

Question # 3: Abigail, Makayla, and Rebecca share a pizza. The pizza is cut into equal parts. They will each eat 1 part. No

pizza will be left.How much of the whole pizza will they each

get?

2/3

½

1/3

3/4

Question # 4: Predict how many hours food from a meal stays in your

stomach?

3 hours

1 hour

45 minutes

5 hours

Question # 5: John ate ¾ of a pizza, Chris ate 6/8 of another pizza of the exact

same size. Who ate more pizza?

Chris

John

They ate the same amount

Question # 6: Vitamins are essential for a healthy body. If one serving of juice gives you 3/2 of your daily value of vitamin C, how much of

your daily value of vitamin C will you get in 2/3 of a serving of juice?

(You may draw a picture to help you explain your solution) ½ of Daily Value

¾ of Daily Value

2/3 of Daily Value

Full Daily Value

Question # 7: If Karen has 6/8 of an apple and Tina has 8/12 of an apple

the same size. Who has more of their apple? Karen or Tina?

6/8 and 8/12: <, >, or =

Karen

They have the same amount

Tina

Question # 8 Jessica bought 8/9 of apound of chocolates and ate1/3 of a pound. How much

was left?

2/3 pounds

5/9 pounds

7/9 pounds

Question # 9: Sam rode his bike 2/5 ofa mile and walked

another 3/4 of a mile.How far did he travel?

1 3/20

6/9

1 5/9

Question # 10: Don bought 3/4 of a pound of jellybeans and 5/8 poundof gummy bears. How much

candy did he buy?

8/12

1 3/8

1 3/4

Question #11: Stanley ordered two pizzascut into eighths. If he ate5/8 of a pizza, how much

was left?

1 3/8

12/8

10/8

1 5/8

Question # 12: Which apple weighs more, one that weighs 2/3 of a

pound or one that weighs5/6 of a pound?

2/3 pounds

5/6 pounds

Question # 13: The track is 3/5 of a milelong. If Tyrone jogged

around it twice, how fardid he run?

1 ½ miles

1 mile

6/5 miles

Question # 14: Distinguish the difference between Aerobic exercise and anaerobic

exercise.

Aerobic exercise you do for at least 20 minutes

Anaerobic exercise you do for at least 45 minutes

Anaerobic exercise muscles work hard for a long time

Aerobic exercise can’t reduce stress

Question # 15:What does the top of the activity pyramid represent?

Sitting for more than 30 minutes at a time.

Every Day Exercise

Flexibility and Strength 2 to 3 times per week

Aerobic activity 3 to 5 times a week

Question # 16: Identify which serving is appropriate for the Fruit Group.

½ cup of canned fruit

¼ cup of fruit juice

¾ cup of canned fruit

1 whole watermelon

Question # 17: Chris’ pizza was cut into 4 equal pieces. He eats 3 slices. How much

pizza does he have left?

1/4

3/4

1/2

Question # 18: Leslie madeblueberry pies. How much does she have

after the party? (the amount shaded)

19/7

2 5/7

Both A and B

17/5

Question # 19: Andrea has ½ of a granola bar, Chris has 2/6 of the same size

granola bar. Linda has 2/5 of the same size granola bar. Who has the largest

piece of a granola bar?

Andrea

Linda

Chris

Question # 20: Mom cut the pizza into thirty pieces. Austin ate four-fifths of the pizza.

How many pieces did Austin eat?

24

25

16

Question # 21: Jessica ate four-ninths of her orange before lunch and two-ninths of her orange after lunch. How much of her

orange did she eat in all?

6/9

1/3

Both A and B

5/9

Question # 22: Madison added four-fifths of a cup of flour to a third of a cup of

cornmeal to make cornmeal muffins. How much of the flour and cornmeal mixture

did she have?

5/8

17/15

6/5

Question # 23: Jose used half of a cup of sugar and three-fifths of a cup of flour in

his recipe. How many cups of these ingredients altogether did he use?

4/6

11/10

4/5

Question # 23: There were seven bananas on the counter. Two-sevenths of the bananas were eaten yesterday. Two-

sevenths of the bananas were eaten today. What fraction of the bananas have

been eaten in all?

5/7

3/7

4/7

Question # 24: True/False When someone asks you to use drugs, you say “I refuse

to use”

True

False

Question # 25: Sara needs to drink 8 ounces of milk for breakfast to get some

of her calcium for the day. If she needs to have 32 ounces a day of dairy products. What fraction is her 8 ounces of the total

daily dairy amount?

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¼

½

Question # 26: Sara needs to drink 8 ounces of milk for breakfast to get some of her calcium for the day. If she needs to have 32 ounces a day of

dairy products. How much does she have left to reach the

recommended daily amount? ¾ of her daily amount (24 ounces)

½ of her daily amount (16 ounces)

¼ of her daily amount (8 ounces)

Question # 27: If ½ of your daily allowance of fats and sugars is in 1 slice

of pie. How many slices of pie can you have

before you go over the amount allowed daily?

1 slice

2 slices

3 slices

Question # 27: True/ FalseIf you follow the Food Guide Pyramid

carefully, you will have a balanced diet.

True

False

Congratulations!

! Your decisions

put you on the

road to a

healthy

lifestyle!!

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CreditsAll teachers and students at non-profit schools can use, revise, or adapt this game at will at no cost on the condition that all prior

designers are cited.

• Originally designed by Katherine Lopez, University of Georgia, June 21, 2005 “Rolling Through Life”.

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Educational Objectives• Grade Level

– 3-5 grade Health class

• Subject Area Objectives– Strand: Mental Health– Topic: Peer Pressure – Standard: Identifies positive and negative peer pressures. – Explains how to assertively deal with negative peer pressure.– Strand: Nutrition– Topic: Dietary Guidelines – Standard: Evaluates personal diet based on recommended dietary

guidelines and the food guide pyramid.– Strand: Personal Health– Topic: Lifestyle – Standard: Relates the influence of , food choices, exercise, and recreation

on a person's well being.

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Copyright• Copyright 2005 Katherine Lopez• Permission to copy this game at no cost is

granted to all teachers and students of non-profit schools.

• Permission is also granted to all teachers and students of non-profit schools to make revisions to this game for their own purposes, on the condition that this copyright page and the credits page remain part of the game. Teachers and students who adapt the game should add their names and affiliations to the credits page without deleting any names already there.

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