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Revision Olympics
Revision Olympics
Learning Objectives• To consolidate knowledge and
understanding in all topic areas• To practice exam questions• To highlight areas where further revision is
required
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Teams
Names Competing CountryStudent 1 and 2 Great BritainStudent 3 and 4 BrazilStudent 5 and 6 AustraliaStudent 7 and 8 ArgentinaStudent 9 and 10 ChinaStudent 11 and 12 Ghana
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Events & Scoring
Event List
MarathonArcheryShootingVolleyball
Table TennisWrestling
Scoring• You will carry a
postcard to each event.
• You will record your score on the athlete list at each event and on your postcard.
• At the end of the Olympics, points will be added up and medals awarded.
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Marathon• This event is simple – you will be
given a topic and you have to talk for as long as possible, saying everything that you know about it.
• When you can’t think of anything else to say your time is up!
• You will be competing against your partner – and the other athletes in the class.
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Marathon Time ListName Marathon
Time Name Marathon Time
Student 1 Student 7Student 2 Student 8Student 3 Student 9
Student 4 Student 10
Student 5 Student 11
Student 6 Student 12
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Shooting• You will be presented with a Who’s
Who of US Government.• You have to name as many of the
individuals as possible.• You get one point for each correct
answer.• Swap and then test your partner!
Student
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Shooting ScoresName Marathon
Time Name Marathon Time
Student 1 Student 7Student 2 Student 8Student 3 Student 9
Student 4 Student 10
Student 5 Student 11
Student 6 Student 12
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Archery• Your partner will present you with a key term or key
concept from the course.• You have to give the correct definition.• If your definition is perfect you will get a bulls’ eye
(5 points)• If your definition is correct but lacks clear
explanation or is slightly inaccurate you will receive 3 points
• If your definition is vaguely correct but lacks accuracy you will receive 1 point
• If your definition is incorrect you will be deducted 2 points from your current total.
• Swap and test your partner!
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Archery ScoresName Marathon
Time Name Marathon Time
Student 1 Student 7Student 2 Student 8Student 3 Student 9
Student 4 Student 10
Student 5 Student 11
Student 6 Student 12
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Volleyball• You will be given a series of 15 mark exam
questions that you need to answer correctly to ‘return’ to partner.
• Your partner will have the indicative content from the examiner – you need to identify at least 50% of the indicative content to ‘return’ to your partner.
• If you answer correctly you score 1 point.• If you can not answer/answer incorrectly
you drop the volleyball and your partner scores 1 point
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Volleyball ScoresName Marathon
Time Name Marathon Time
Student 1 Student 7Student 2 Student 8Student 3 Student 9
Student 4 Student 10
Student 5 Student 11
Student 6 Student 12
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Table Tennis• You will be given a series of simple
questions that you need to answer correctly to ‘return’ to partner.
• Your partner will have the answers – you need to identify all points to earn 1 point.
• If you answer correctly you score 1 point.
• If you can not answer/answer incorrectly your partner scores 1 point
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Table Tennis ScoresName Marathon
Time Name Marathon Time
Student 1 Student 7Student 2 Student 8Student 3 Student 9
Student 4 Student 10
Student 5 Student 11
Student 6 Student 12
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Wrestling• You and your partner will be given a
controversial question.• You will be given on side of the
argument, and your partner the other.• You have to give your arguments and
support them – the one with the strongest argument wins.
• Teacher may need to referee!
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Wrestling ScoresName Marathon
Time Name Marathon Time
Student 1 Student 7Student 2 Student 8Student 3 Student 9
Student 4 Student 10
Student 5 Student 11
Student 6 Student 12
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Revision OlympicsMedal Tables
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Name Marathon
Archery Fencing Volleyball
TabTennis Wrestling
Total
Student 1
Student 2
Student 3
Student 4
Student 5
Student 6
Student 7
Student 8
Student 9
Student 10
Student 11
Student 12
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Name Marathon
Archery Fencing Volleyball
TabTennis Wrestling
Total
Great Britain
Brazil
Australia
Argentina
China
Ghana
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Revision Olympics Homework
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Everything I Know About Politics…Challenge
• Using the cards on this page to construct diagram of the US political system on an A3 piece of paper.
• Write everything you know/can remember about what you have learned.
• When you have finished, use the textbook to fill in any gaps—highlighting these as areas to focus your revision on.
Bonus Challenge: Examine the relationships between the different branches of government in terms of checks and balances – especially how each branch scrutinises the others.
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