Lesson 4

Karen Gutierrez

5/14/00

1st Grade

Games Review

Objectives

Academic: Standard 4 Language Arts; To gather information and evaluate the value of the some of the games on the internet.

Technological: Standard 2; To evaluate games on the internet for their educational and entertainment value.

Pre-Requisite Technological Skills

Students should be familiar with the hardware of a computer and be able to follow directions through a simple internet site.

Materials

Computer

URL http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/arthur/binky/story/scramble.html

URL http://scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/habitat/index.htm

URL http://funbrain.com/cgi-bin/fm.cgi

Review worksheet

Accommodations for Special Needs

Some students may need help navigating these games if they have not had previous experience doing so. The teacher should remain close by to assist.

Procedures

1. This lesson is designed for students to evaluate a game they play on the internet through a series of questions.

2. Set computers to URL before class. This URL is too long for 1st graders to copy. Mix up the students so that every third computer is set to the same site. This allows for more independent work to happen.

3. Students should first play the game. After the game is complete they can answer the questions on their worksheet. They might want to go back and play the game again once they start their worksheet.

4. Remind students they need to support their answers by making sure they give the WHY to their answers.

Assessment

There should be a review and discussion of the games after the lab time. Let the students share their review sheets with the class. Push the students to discuss the reasons for their answers. Let students disagree about their reviews and help them support their own personal ideas. Make sure they know that there are no wrong answers if they are supported answers.

 

Game Review Worksheet

 

Directions: Answer all of the questions on this paper about the internet game you just played. Make sure to give reasons WHY you liked something or WHY you didn't like something in each answer!

1. What was the name of the game you played?

 

2. Was the game fun? WHY OR WHY NOT?

 

3. Did the game have good graphics? Did it have good sound? Describe the graphics and sound to us. (What did the screen look like and sound like?)

 

4. Did you learn anything by playing this game? What did you learn? What did you think you were going to learn?

 

5. Would you like to play this game again? WHY OR WHY NOT?

 

6. Would you tell your friend this was a good or bad game? WHY?