50 Math and Science Games for Leadership

219 Pages·2007·5.12 MB·English

by  Seah Wee Khee

Math and Science Games
forLeadership
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Seah Wee Khee
Sukandar Hadinoto
Charles Png
Ang Ying Zhen
2nd Student Council
NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, Singapore
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50 math & science games for leadership / by Seah Wee Khee ... [et al.].
p. cm.
Fifty math & science games for leadership
Fifty math and science games for leadership
ISBN-13: 978-981-270-692-8
ISBN-10: 981-270-692-5
1. Leadership--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Activity programs. 2. Mathematics--Study
and teaching (Secondary)--Activity programs. 3. Science--Study and teaching (Secondary)--
Activity programs. I. Khee, Seah Wee.
HM1261.A15 2007
303.3'40712--dc22
2007005961
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Acknowledgements
We would like to thank several people whose encouragement has made it
possible to complete this book well.
 Our school principals, Associate Professor Lai Yee Hing, Mr Suresh
Balakrishnan and Mrs Jennifer Phang. Special thanks to Mrs Phang for her
support and encouragement to express ourselves creatively.
 Dr K K Phua, for his contribution and support for making the publication
of this book possible for us.
 Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of Community Development, Youth and
Sports, whose ways and words have inspired us to develop this resource
book for our community.
 Our loved ones, including our spouses and parents for their kind
understanding and patience with us.
 The 2nd Student Council of NUS High School for thinking through the
games with us and giving us invaluable feedback.
 Mr Samuel Lee for his games, Mr Syed Mahdar for his art work, Andre
Tan for his cartoons, and the Affective & Character Education team at
NUS High School, for their contribution of games and pictures.
 Our colleagues in the Biology, Chemistry and Physics Departments for
their kind understanding and patience as we did our writing.
 Our personal mentors, whose words of support meant many things to all
of us.
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S Acknowledgements ......................................................................v
Preface ...................................................................................................ix

About the Authors .........................................................................xv
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PART I MATH GAMES
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E Leadership Game 1 Addition .........................................................................3
Leadership Game 2 Guess the Number ........................................7
T Leadership Game 3 “Beengo!” ....................................................................11

N Leadership Game 4 Symmetry ................................................................15
Leadership Game 5 7 up with a Twist! ..........................................19

O Leadership Game 6 Aladdin’s Magic Carpet .......................23
Leadership Game 7Line Up! ..............................................................27
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Leadership Game 8 In Step with the Times! ...................31
Leadership Game 9 Whose Bubble Is It? ......................................35
Leadership Game 10 Number Game ......................................39
Leadership Game 11All on a Square! ...........................................43
Leadership Game 12 Station Omega ........................................................47
Leadership Game 13 Shape Me! .........................................................51
Leadership Game 14 Multi-Division .....................................................55
Leadership Game 15 Another PIE Jam ......................................59
Leadership Game 16 Blindfold Polygons .............................................63
Leadership Game 17Money Mind .........................................67
Leadership Game 18 Momentum ..............................................................71
Leadership Game 19 Graphs .............................................................75
Leadership Game 20 Angle of Elevation ...............................................79
Leadership Game 21Danger Zone! ...............................................83
Leadership Game 22 Fishing ..................................................87
Leadership Game 23The Olympics of Science and Math ...................91
Leadership Game 24 Vector Pull ....................................................95
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PART II SCIENCE GAMES

Leadership Game 25 Rubber Banding ..........................................................99
Leadership Game 26 Biodiversity ..................................................103
Leadership Game 27Boeing or Airbus? .............................107
Leadership Game 28 Mahjong Dominoes! ............................................111
Leadership Game 29 Broken Telephone Line/Fax Machine ...115
Leadership Game 30 Circle of Influence ........................................119
Leadership Game 31The World’s Your Oyster .......................123
Leadership Game 32 Once upon a Time .......................................................127
Leadership Game 33 Nervous Pulses ...............................................131
Leadership Game 34 Group Obstacle Race .................................................135
Leadership Game 35 Scientific Scrabble! ..........................................139
Leadership Game 36 Murder Mystery .............................................143
Leadership Game 37Food Web ...............................................................147
Leadership Game 38 Cam the Chemicals! .................................151
Leadership Game 39 Taboo! ...................................................................155
Leadership Game 40 Bob the Builder ........................................159
Leadership Game 41Water Bomb Volleyball .......................163
Leadership Game 42 Swoosh! ...........................................167
Leadership Game 43 Leucocytes! ........................................................171
Leadership Game 44 Charades ...........................175
Leadership Game 45 Drinks for Life .................................................179
Leadership Game 46 Treasure Hunt ......................................183
Leadership Game 47 Table of Elements ................187
Leadership Game 48 Primordial Soup .........................................................191
Leadership Game 49 Height Equilibrium .....................................195
Leadership Game 50 Pull It Up! .................................................199

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Preface
We believe teaching leadership through games is an effective way to get
the message of leadership across. But this book is not just a collection of
leadership games. It is a work of love to integrate the elements of Math and
Science in teaching the leadership principles.
Each game exercise includes a game activity and a review question
component comprising “Process” and “Practical Application”—offered as
the last two sections of each game exercise—which will stimulate discussion
and reflection on the key leadership concepts.
The Matrixes in Figure 1 and Figure 2 will provide you with a quick glance
of the leadership concepts and the games that will elicit the key leadership
understanding emphasised in this book. Figure 1 comprises the first 24 game
exercises highlighting mathematical concepts or principles, while Figure 2
comprises the last 26 games highlighting scientific concepts or principles.
How each leadership game is organised
Each of the 50 games has the following ten components, except for “Possible
Variation(s)” which is provided additionally in some of the games.
Key Leadership Understanding Highlights the key purpose of the activity.
It identifies the learning outcomes in terms of what the players should be
able to articulate at the end of the activity
Math/Science Concepts Applicable Identifies the key Math or Science
concepts or principles that are tested, so players who are more familiar with
such concepts or principles might do better in the relevant games.
Equipment/Logistics Lists the equipment and resources required for
conducting the game
Time Required Indicates an estimated amount of time needed to carry
out the game activity, excluding the review question component comprising
“Process” and “Practical Application”
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