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Middle school science review: Jeopardy template
Cells, energy, Earth, space and matter: a general science board for grades 6 to 8. Five categories, 25 clues and a final clue. Play it online with team scores, or edit any clue first.
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Cells
| Value | Clue | Answer |
|---|
| 100 | This organelle holds the cell’s DNA. | The nucleus |
| 200 | Plant cells have this rigid outer layer that animal cells lack. | A cell wall |
| 300 | Organelle where most of the cell’s ATP is made. | Mitochondria |
| 400 | The green pigment inside chloroplasts. | Chlorophyll |
| 500 | Process by which one cell divides into two identical cells. | Mitosis |
Energy
| Value | Clue | Answer |
|---|
| 100 | Energy of motion. | Kinetic energy |
| 200 | Stored energy due to position or condition. | Potential energy |
| 300 | The SI unit of energy. | The joule |
| 400 | Heat transfer through direct contact. | Conduction |
| 500 | The law stating energy cannot be created or destroyed. | Conservation of energy (first law of thermodynamics) |
Earth
| Value | Clue | Answer |
|---|
| 100 | The layer of Earth we live on. | The crust |
| 200 | Rock formed from cooled magma or lava. | Igneous rock |
| 300 | Huge moving slabs of Earth’s lithosphere. | Tectonic plates |
| 400 | Water falling from clouds as rain, snow, sleet or hail. | Precipitation |
| 500 | The scale traditionally used to rate mineral hardness from 1 to 10. | The Mohs scale |
Space
| Value | Clue | Answer |
|---|
| 100 | The star at the center of our solar system. | The Sun |
| 200 | The largest planet in our solar system. | Jupiter |
| 300 | The force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun. | Gravity |
| 400 | Earth’s tilted axis causes these yearly changes. | The seasons |
| 500 | The distance light travels in one year. | A light-year |
Matter
| Value | Clue | Answer |
|---|
| 100 | The three common states of matter. | Solid, liquid and gas |
| 200 | The smallest unit of an element. | An atom |
| 300 | Positively charged particle in the nucleus. | A proton |
| 400 | A liquid turning into a gas. | Evaporation (vaporization) |
| 500 | The chart that organizes elements by atomic number. | The periodic table |
Final clue
This chemical formula describes a molecule with two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
Answer: H₂O (water)
Using this board in class
Press Play this board to open it in the Jeopardy game maker. Add your teams, decide on Daily Double and deductions, then go full screen on the projector. If you want students to practise first, turn the same facts into a flashcard deck and let them play the flashcard games as homework.