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  11. Tic-Tac-Toe with Words

Tic-Tac-Toe with Words

Tic-Tac-Toe is a good review of concepts and vocabulary.

  1. On the board, draw a tic-tac-toe grid. In each box write a vocabulary word.
  2. Split the class up into two groups. (Team "X" and Team "O").
  3. Ask the teams to pick one person each to be their Speakers.
  4. Taking turns, ask each Speaker to call out a vocabulary word on the grid.
  5. The Speaker's team has to give a quick definition of the word. If they are correct, write an "X", for Team "X", or an "O" for Team "O" in the box.
  6. The object is to form a line of "Os" or "Xs" just like tic-tac-toe to win.
EXAMPLE

Image of a tic-tac-toe grid using Earth science terms.

 

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Mauna Ulu fountain from Pu'u Huluhulu. East rift of Kilauea, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Image taken on August 22, 1969.  Photographed by D.A. Swanson,  Courtesy USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Image source:  Earth Science World Image Bank, photo ID: h0x6yn

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