Review Board Games

The Methodology

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  • Click the title of each board game to visit the Teachers Pay Teachers and purchase the game.

  • Review Board Games are designed to help students revisit and reinforce concepts taught during a lesson. In these games, students must answer questions correctly to advance on the board. The winner is the first player to cross the finish line after correctly answering all the questions. These games support the development of reasoning skills by encouraging students to reflect on their existing knowledge and apply it to new situations.

Available Board Games:

Independent Board Games:
Empathy and Technology board game and lesson plan was created by partnering with ATLAS Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder. This board games uses discussion-based learning to help students review concepts such as technology and social media use in relation to empathy and self reflection. Intended learners: higher education
This genetics board game and lesson plan use discussion-based learning to help students review concepts related to genetics. This two-day mini unit encourages students to apply critical thinking skills as they explore various genetics topics and work collaboratively in groups to answer questions designed to assess their knowledge. Intended learners: 5th-8th grade
Biogeochemical Cycles Pair:
This high school biogeochemical cycles board game and lesson plan use discussion-based learning to reinforce key concepts, such as the water, nitrogen, phosphorus, carbon, and sulfur cycles. Over the course of this two-day mini-unit, students engage in critical thinking and collaborative group work as they navigate the game, explore each cycle’s processes, and respond to thought-provoking questions designed to assess and deepen their understanding. Intended learners: 9th-12th grade
This Biogeochemical Cycle MS board game and lesson plan use discussion-based learning to help students review concepts such as the water cycle, nitrogen cycle, phosphorus cycle, carbon cycle, and sulfur cycle. This two-day mini unit encourages students to use critical thinking skills as they review these cycles and collaborate in groups to answer questions designed to assess their knowledge. Intended learners: 5th-8th grade

Board Games in Action!

Graduate and undergraduate students from CU Boulder play the Empathy and Technology Board Game:
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