Jungle Gym

• This Jeopardy!-style game allows students to test their knowledge about salmon, dams, and fish hatcheries. 
• The game features nine questions in three categories, fun music, clues that will engage students with visuals and reading, and cute team mascots. 

Positives

• This game is a fun way to test student knowledge, especially after completing a lesson about fish, salmon, dams, or fisheries.
  
• Students will enjoy the detailed clues and ability to work in groups for this game. 
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students will be more prepared for this game after they have completed The Story of Nimbus Fish Hatchery or after learning about the flooding in Sacramento in the 1800s and the Nimbus and Folsom dams in California.
• Students with physical disabilities or reading differences may need assistance or a bonus to their score for the timing aspect of the game.
• You can have students mute the sound if it is distracting.
  

Differentiation

• Connections can be made in science classes discussing the life cycles of animals, the sources of different foods, or the engineering solutions required to resolve issues created by dams.
  
• Social studies classes could use this game to learn about how human society impacts the environment. 
• This game can be played in one-on-one matchups or with larger teams, depending on classroom culture. 
• As an extension, have students create their own questions and clues about a related topic.

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