Marcus Taper
Alliant International University
Shirley Hufstedler School of Education
Introduction
Introduction
The sports today are getting boring and redundant and you the chance to create a new one. You have the responsibility to invent a game using equipment that you are familiar with and not familiar with. You will combine prior knowledge and research to create, present, and participate in a new game.
Task
Task
You will give a presentation about the game you created that includes at least 2 content standards from the Physical Education Content Standards for California Public Schools.
Your presentation will have the following information about your game:
- Rules
- Safety Precautions
- Needed Equipment
- Performance skills and content standards addressed
- Explain what elements your new game has of existing games/sports (connect with prior knowledge)
- Demonstration of how the game is played
Process
Process
You will work in groups of 4 to 6 and use the Internet in researching types of games that strictly includes the equipment assigned to group. You will take what you have learned from the research to combine rules, equipment, skills, and standards in order to create a unique and original game. You will then deliver a presentation of your game that will be shared with the class and assessed using a rubric.
You will be given the following time to complete this assignment:
Day 1-2: Internet research
Day 3-4: Planning
Day 5: Final Day of preparations (Extra equipment or research time)
Day 6-10: Presentations; Whole class plays each game
Content Standards link:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/pestandards.pdf
Evaluation
Evaluation
| Score | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2-1 |
| Creativity | The group put a lot of thought into making the game interesting and fun to play as shown by creative skill use, equipment and/or game requirements and presents an original activity. | The group put some thought into making the game interesting and fun to play by using catchy music and/or graphics to their video, but is lacking creativity in an original activity. | The group tried to make the game interesting and fun, but some of the things made it harder to understand/enjoy the game and game is not original. | Little thought was put into making the game interesting or fun and game has no originality. |
| Group Cooperation | The group worked well together with all members contributing significant amounts of quality work. | The group generally worked well together with all members contributing some quality work. | The group worked fairly well together with all members contributing some work. | The group often did not work well together and the game appeared to be the work of only 1-2 students in the group. |
| Rules | Rules were written clearly enough that all could easily participate. | Rules were written, but one part of the game needed slightly more explanation. | Rules were written, but people had some difficulty figuring out the game. | The rules were not clearly written. |
| Content Accuracy | All information presented for the game is correct and aligns with 2 or more content standards. | Information presented for the game is correct and has one standard present. | Information presented for the game is hard to understand and necessary information is needed before students can play. | Several pieces of information is not accurate and standards are missing. |
Conclusion
Conclusion
Students will reflect on their WebQuest assignment by answering debrief questions. Students will answer the following questions:
- How did you discuss, plan, and carry out completing the activity?
- Did you utilize all of the available resources? Why or why not? Explain.
- How do you know your activity was understood when shared?
- What contributed to the success of the group?
- Were tasks completed on-time? How would you manage your time differently?
Credits
Credits
Content Standards
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/pestandards.pdf
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