Social 30 - Economics Board Game Project
Planning Guidelines:
Your task is to design and create a board game suitable for
teaching the basic terms and concepts of economics to high school
students. Try to create an original and enjoyable game or use an existing
board game and transform it into an economic board game. Use your
notes, handouts, unit review sheet, textbook, the Internet as resources for
the game. Finally, construct the actual game, including all its components
and a set of clearly written instructions.
Remember to use vocabulary terms from the Economics unit. The
objective of the game should be to teach about Economics while playing
the board game. The textbook and the internet would be good resources.
Be sure that your game helps players review, learn and understand economic systems, philosophers, case
studies, vocabulary terms, etc., so the game is educational, informative and fun.
WARNING!
Do not use existing board games from the internet. This would result in getting an automatic ZERO for your
grade. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Timeline:
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You will get one class period to plan what type of game you will like to create and what supplies will be
needed to construct the game
You will get 3 class periods to construct and test (play in your group) the board game
You will get 1 class period to present/play the board game to students in the class
….Due Date – Thursday, Nov. 2, 2016
Content and Overview:
Your game should provide students a chance to illustrate their understanding and knowledge of our unit on
Economics.
The information you should/must include is locate on the Exam Review guide. (see handout)
The game must be played/finished within 20 to 30 mins.
Game must follow a question and reward type format.
The evaluation of the game will be from peer and teacher.
Groups of 3 to 4 students…..divided by grade level
Rubric:
Overview of
Economics content
(x3)
Quality of
Questions –
difficulty
(x2)
Design and
Creativity
(x2)
Directions
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The game is an
excellent tool for
reviewing the
concepts of
economics for the
given grade level
Questions and
game are of an
appropriate level –
shows many
different levels of
difficulty -- allow
students to illustrate
an excellent range
of knowledge.
Everything is
exceptionally well
designed. Game is
original and
enjoyable to play.
Game board
represents the
theme extremely
well.
The game is a
proficient/good tool
for reviewing the
concepts of
economics for the
given grade level
Questions and
game are of an
appropriate level –
some questions are
too easy or too
difficult -- allow
students to illustrate
a proficient range of
knowledge.
Everything is well
designed. Game
has several original
elements and is
enjoyable to play.
Game board
somewhat
represents the
theme.
The game is a
satisfactory tool for
reviewing the
concepts of
economics for the
given grade level
Questions and
game is a bit too
simple for the grade
level – some
questions are too
easy -- allow
students to illustrate
a satisfactory range
of knowledge.
The game is fairly
well designed.
Game has some
original elements
and is enjoyable to
play. Game board
doesn’t clearly
represent the
theme.
The game is a
limited tool for
reviewing the
concepts of
economics for the
given grade level
Questions and
game are very
simple – most
questions are too
easy -- allow
students to illustrate
a limited range of
knowledge.
The game is a poor
tool for reviewing
the concepts of
economics for the
given grade level
Directions make it
perfectly clear how
to play the game.
They are neatly
typed with minimal
grammatical errors.
Directions are typed
but have 2-3 minor
grammatical errors.
They are somewhat
unclear or 1 step is
missing.
There are more
than 3 errors.
Directions are
unclear and 2-3
steps could be
added to clarify
Errors in grammar
interfere with
understanding of the
directions. Much
revision is needed
due to unclear rules.
The has flaws that
hinder the
enjoyment of the
game. Game lacks
originality. Game
board doesn’t
clearly represent
the theme.
Questions and
game are not
appropriate for level
–questions are too
easy or too difficult - allow students to
illustrate a poor
range of
knowledge.
The game is not
original and fails to
capture player’s
interest.
The game poorly
designed and is
poorly executed.
Game board
doesn’t not
represent the
theme.
No rules or written
instructions.