Tournament Lessons
Encourage research, debate, and open-ended thinking with these academic tournaments.
Science
Tournament of Not-So-Famous Inventors
Which inventor and invention will win the tournament?
Types of Energy Tournament
Which type of energy will win the tournament!?
Tournament: 8 Wonders of the Solar System
Which location is the most wondrous place in the solar system?
Habitable Planets and Moons Tournament
Which object in the solar system is most habitable?
Precipitation Tournament
Eight types of precipitation battle it out in this tournament.
Ecology
Plant Adaptation Tournament
Who will win in a tournament of eight plants with Interesting adaptations!?
Animal Adaptation Tournament
Which animal has the most interesting, most valuable, or strangest adaptations?
The Tournament of Biomes
Want to move beyond memorizing the characteristics of biomes? In this lesson, students work through a Tournament of Biomes, explaining which biome wins in each round (based on criteria you choose). In the end, they crown a 👑 Champion Biome!
Social Studies
Culture and Society
Tournament of Mythological Creatures
Who will win the tournament of mythological creatures!?
Domesticated Animals Tournament
Which domesticated animal will win the tournament?
The 8th Wonder of the World Tournament
Which of these eight wonders deserves to become the Eighth Wonder of the World!?
Exploration Technology Tournament
Which of these pieces of exploration technology is most important? Most underrated? Most long-lasting?
Tournament of Ancient Inventions
Which of these inventions of the ancient world is most influential? Least useful today? Most taken-for-granted?
