1. BRAIN BOWL INSTRUCTIONS

2. Please arrive at the SM West Auditorium 15 minutes before your competition 8 th grade 1:00 (arrive at 12:45) 7 th grade 1:45 (arrive at 1:30) 6 th grade 2:30 (arrive 2:15) 5 th grade 3:15 (arrive 3:00)

3. Let’s get started Types of questions BUZZER IN ALL PLAY WHITE BOARD

4. SPECIAL QUESTIONS involving audience PARTICIPATION CHARADESEUM – you guess what they are trying to act out (and try NOT to laugh) DRAWNASEUM - audience members will draw an event, word or person - - YOU have to guess what in the world…..? These questions will be Buzzer In OR All Play

5. BUZZER IN Once the question has been read in its entirety the system will be unlocked. The first team to BUZZ IN with the correct answer will receive a point. If the first team to BUZZ IN does not have the correct answer the system will be unlocked for another attempt by a different team. Only two attempts per question.

6. ALL PLAY WHITE BOARD The question or task will be read. All teams will provide their answer on the white board. All teams with the correct answer will receive a point. You will be told how much time you have to answer the question. In most cases this will be 10 – 20 seconds.

7. Making it to the finals At the end of Round 5, the four teams with the highest scores will go into the FINALS. All participants will receive certificates and ribbons. The top two teams receive medals and bragging rights!!

8. Categories of Questions (6) History (ancient civilizations and cultures – some from the released KS assessment) Economics Geography Civics/government (Roman, Greek) Grab Bag: Current Events We are still working on some of the questions.

9. TYPES OF QUESTIONS Multiple choice Identify pictures Identify places on a map Short answer Audience participation Some still to be determined.