National Government: The Legislative Branch
Session 9: Test Review Activity

Materials

• Overhead projector or board
• Review questions
• Different color chalk or transparency pens

Instructional Activities

1. Construct a football grid on the overhead projector or board that shows goal lines at opposing ends of the field separated by ninety yards in between the goals.  Each line increment is worth ten yards.  Thus, nine lines are needed in between the goal lines.
   
   
2. Place students into two teams, and assign each team a color of chalk or transparency pen.
   
   
3. Flip a coin to determine which team will play first.
   
   
4. Ask a question to whichever team won the coin toss.
   
   
5. If the team answers the question correctly, advance them from the zero line to the 10-yard line, and place an X using their color.
   
   
6. Continue to ask questions of that team, marking progress with an X on each line, until the team either obtains a touchdown or fails to answer a question correctly.
   
   
7. If the students on the other team can answer the question correctly, award them the ball on the last line marked with an X. This is considered to be an interception.
   
   
8. Close to the end of class, ask students if they have any questions pertaining to the information presented in this unit.  If so, discuss.
   
   
9. Homework: Have students study for the test.