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Shark Attack Coded PPT Game

Teams roll dice to move their shark, attempting to eat as many of the other teams' sharks as they can. Enjoy the JAWS theme as they get close to their targets~

This is a coded PowerPoint game! If you want to use it, you will have to allow macros.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

  • One 6-sided die
  • White boards, markers, and erasers for each group
  • Copies of a list of questions for each group
  • OPTIONAL: print, cut, and laminate the sharks to give one to each team

DIRECTIONS

  • Divide your class into groups.
  • Each group gets one shark (up to 9 available).
  • Groups answer questions on their white boards.
  • For each answer, have one student from that group bring their white board and questions list to you.
  • If they are correct, mark that question complete on the list and have them roll the 6-sided die and move their shark accordingly.
  • The group that has eaten the most sharks after the time limit wins. (The green boxes show the # of times their team has eaten other sharks, the red boxes show how many times they have been eaten.)

GAME PLAY

  • On the first slide, click the Shark Attack button to clear and initialize the game.
  • Click the sharks on the left to move the pieces.
  • If a shark is eaten, click the Stop fish and then the Move turtle to randomly relocate it on the board.
  • Click the sharks on the board to turn them into bait if they aren't being used.
  • Click the dead fish to show/hide the number of times a group has been eaten.

TIPS / VARIATIONS

  • Turn your sound on to hear the JAWS theme as one shark approaches another.
  • Use two dice to speed up the action.
  • Subtract the been eaten score before deciding the winner.
  • You don't need to save the PPT after use!
  • To reset the game or if anything goes wrong, go back to the first slide and click the Shark Attack button.

"Shark Game Small Board" has only four sharks and a smaller board for a smaller class size.

Files:
Small files
  • Sharks.docx (844 KB)
  • Medium files (requires an account to download) -
  • Shark Game.pptm (5.37 MB)
  • Shark Game Small Board.pptm (2.82 MB)
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    Submitted by 4sarah1212 January 26, 2023 Estimated time: 20 minutes

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