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Our President lives in the White House.

Who lives in the White House?

The District of Columbia is where the United States Government is located.

What is District of Columbia?

I was built to honor the President who freed the slaves.

What is the name of this Memorial built to honor the President who freed the slaves?

I am a famous five sided government building that houses all the different branches of the military.

What five sided building houses all the different branches of the military?

The Washington Monument was built to honor our first President.

Why was the Washington Monument built?

I am the country to the North of the United States called Canada.

What is Canada?

I am the country to the South of the United States called Mexico.

What Country is South of the United States? BONUS POINT: Can you name someone from this country

The two oceans that border the United States are the Atlantic and Pacific.

What are the names of these two oceans that border the United States?

The capitol of the United States is Washington D.C.

What is Washington D.C.?

Alaska and Hawaii were the last two states to join the United States.

What are Alaska and Hawaii?

There are fifty (50) stars on the American Flag.

How many stars are on the American flag?

The color of the field on the flag is blue to represent the sky.

Why is the field on the American flag blue?

On the American flag there is one stripe for each of the first thirteen (13) states.

Why are there thirteen stripes on the American flag?

Each of the stars stands for one of the fifty (50) states.

What do each of the stars on the flag stand for?

People believe that Betsy Ross made the first American Flag.

Who do people believe made the first American Flag?

The capitol of Georgia is Atlanta.

What is Atlanta?

The state motto of Georgia is “Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation”.

What is “Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation?”

The Cherokee Rose. is the Georgia state flower.

What is the Cherokee Rose?

The Live Oak is the Georgia state tree.

What is the Live Oak?

Over eight (8) million people live in Georgia!

How many people live in the state of Georgia?

Reflection and Rationale of Jeopardy Game Utilizing a Jeopardy game to facilitate learning provides numerous opportunities to further students’ comprehension mandated in SS3E4 and other Social Studies state of Georgia standards. I chose to create this game to promote student knowledge through the interactive participation of the pupils which will enhance their academic success. Jeopardy also targets different learning styles (Gardner,) cooperative learning, and accomplishment by students who may feel inadequate when presented with academic information via other means. Questions and their answers should be designed in a manner that targets all levels of academic ability in the classroom. This allows every pupil the opportunity to experience the feeling of accomplishment. Educators must be cognizant of the fact that without a belief in self a child will shut down to preserve his/her self-esteem. Therefore, no learning will take place. Jeopardy allows all pupils to be winners if presented properly. Cooperative learning may also be enhanced through the use of Jeopardy. Children should be grouped with students of differing academic ability. Further, all answers must be unanimous. Everyone is on a level playing field. Teachers must reiterate the necessity to respect all group members input. I have seen children, viewed by their peers as challenged, rise to the group expectations during Jeopardy, thereby fostering the admiration of their peers. Students love games and Jeopardy is an excellent tool to advance interactive learning between the student and the subject matter. Jeopardy encourages students to own their learning and promotes autonomy. Creating these games is an easy and unique teaching tool every teacher should incorporate into their lesson plans.