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This paper presents samples of game-display board activities developed by the instructors, technicians, and teacher-participants of the course “The Teaching of Integrated Science” within the Postgraduate Diploma in Education program offered by the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Designed for junior high science classes, the board activities employ ideas from traditional seatwork and end-of-chapter exercises, such as matching, multiple choice, word puzzles and summary tables. The activities are carried out by means of a vertical magnetic white board and magnetic backed word and picture cards. Unlike ordinary paper-and-pencil exercises which are usually done by students individually, game-display board activities facilitate classroom interaction by providing a center of attention to every student. Moreover, because of the game element involved, these activities foster group cooperation as well as allow whole-class participation. Comprehensive samples of the activities will be provided in this paper. A study of the teacher-participants' attitudes toward the activities will also be reported.
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Chung, C.M., Mak, S.Y., Suen, Y.M. et al. Game-display board activities for science teaching. J Sci Educ Technol 5, 141–154 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01575154
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01575154