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Kahoot!

Area
Soft skills
Duration
1 session
Dimension of the advised group of students
The number of students can be unlimited
Specific objectives
- Creative way of teaching - Motivate and activate students' learning - Testing the knowledge of the students
Needed Materials
Computer Internet Connection
Software
The activities are online (Kahoot! is working on any platform)
Description
A Kahoot quiz is a series of questions with between two to four multiple-choice answers to choose from. Teachers can create their own quizzes, duplicate and edit others created and shared by other teachers, or simply play Kahoots created by other users. Teachers set a game to play and a game pin is created and displayed on screen. Students connect to the game by going to https://kahoot.it and entering the game pin into the first box, then their name into the second. Once all students have connected, you’re ready to start the quiz.
Procedure on how to put in practice
You can add engaging images to your quiz questions.

The questions are presented on screen with text (and an accompanying image if you desire) and students are given an allotted time to respond using their smart device or computer. Kahoot allocates each multiple-choice answer a colour and shape which students see on their own devices and select by clicking/tapping on them. Questions and answers can be set to randomise each time the Kahoot is played meaning the same quiz can be used again without worrying that children will simply memorise the order of questions and answers.
Green screen for correct answers, red for incorrect answers.
All data can be downloaded into Microsoft Excel or as a CSV file once the quiz has ended, giving detail about which questions children got right or wrong.
Examples of questions + answers
1. What country has the highest life expectancy? A: Hong Kong
2. Which language has the more native speakers: English or Spanish? A: Spanish
3. Who was the Ancient Greek God of the Sun? A: Apollo
4. What year was the United Nations established? A: 1945
5. How many elements are in the periodic table? A: 118
6. Who was the last Tsar of Russia? A: Nicholas II
7. Which planet in the Milky Way is the hottest? A: Venus
8. What city is known as "The Eternal City"? A: Rome
9. What country has won the most World Cups? A: Brazil
10. In what country is the Chernobyl nuclear plant located? A:Ukraine