Teaching Nutrition through Games

Dairy Jeopardy

Source: Program Assistant Training, Week 2

Purpose/Objective

 

  • To reinforce the overall objectives of the Adult Component Dairy Lesson.

Time

 

  • 20 minutes

Materials Needed

 

  • Overhead projector and screen
  • "Dairy Jeopardy Game" questions and answers -- Use to make an overhead for the game. (You will need the free Acrobat Reader program to view this file.)
  • Dairy Jeopardy Game Rules
  • Small "sticky notes" in the size of the game board squares

Preparation

 

  • Place "sticky notes' pieces on each square of the Dairy Jeopardy Game overhead. (This is done to cover the answers so they cannot be seen until selected.)

Activity

 

  • Divide the participants into teams of 2 members each, if possible.
  • Toss a coin to see which team will start.
  • The winners of the coin toss will select a subject category and a point category. (Example: Milk for 20 points)
  • The answer in the corresponding category area will be read.
  • All teams have the opportunity to answer correctly.
  • All answers must be asked in question form.
  • The first team to answer correctly will select the next category.
  • If no one answers correctly, the last person to choose a category will chose again.
  • Discuss answers as they are given by the participants.
  • The Nutrition Program Assistant will keep score.
  • The winning team will be the one with the highest score at the end of the game.
  • The winning team will get to choose first which recipes they want to prepare during the food preparation activity.

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