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AP Calculus Hunger Games Review

I created this a couple of years ago when Hunger Games was really popular. However, I thought that I would share with all of you in case you wanted to use or revamp to something newer. 

I created 12 groups for the 12 districts. They decided what their name would be as a district. They had tasks each day to accomplish. The tasks were just multiple choice questions centered around the major topics of Calculus AB.

This took a lot longer than I thought - about 4 days. I was forced to give them more than 15 minutes for each task (which did not make me happy since the AP exam is timed - Oh well.) I had the time, and it worked out. 

You can decide how you want to the points to work, I gave them 2 points for each correct answer. It was very easy to grade as this is the student worksheet. They placed the letter of the answer in each spot. 

I made them show all work on another student sheet so that I could see what we needed to review. 

Each day, I would post the new rankings. The kids really got into it, and I ordered some pens that said, "I survived the Calculus Hunger Games." 

I thought it was a great way to review, but I haven't used this in a long time. I just haven't had much time since I only teach AP Calculus for one semester in the fall. (We are on a block schedule.) You can also tell that I haven't used it in a while since there are 5 answer choices.

When I converted to Google Docs, everything went crazy, so I had to snip it. This means you can't edit. If you would like to alter it, please let me know, I can send you the Word Document. 

Here is the activity: AP Calculus Hunger Games Review
Here are the solutions: Solutions 

~RJ
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  1. UnknownOctober 16, 2019 at 6:37 AM

    Hi! Thanks for sharing all of your great resources!!! I love it! I teach BC Calc, but this AB review is great for my 1st semester exam review! Thanks! Do you post/share your answer docs to your materials also?

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    1. girlmathx2November 4, 2019 at 9:30 AM

      Thanks! I hope that it works well for you! I have the answers and will post later today!

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