Delta-K,  Teaching Ideas,  Volume 32, Issue 1

Geometry Geopardy

Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association

Volume 32 Issue 1, August 1994

14 – 19

Geometry Geopardy

Yvette d’Entremont

The fast-paced game shows on television are motivating and fun to watch as we try to match wits with the contestants. “Jeopardy” is one such game show. The unique characteristic of “Jeopardy” is that the contestants are given answers or clues in various categories, and they must respond by posing a question that corresponds to the item described in the clue.