Review games

Fact or Fiction

Teams hear surprising statements and decide whether each one is fact or fiction. Builds critical thinking and makes science and history review fun.

  • 🎓 Grades 3–12
  • ⏱ 10–20 min
  • 👥 Teams
  • 📦 Some prep
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How to play Fact or Fiction

  1. Prepare statements, some true and some false ("Octopuses have three hearts").
  2. Read a statement. Teams discuss for 20 seconds.
  3. Each team holds up a card that says Fact or Fiction.
  4. Reveal the answer and the explanation.
  5. Award a point per correct team.

Variations

  • Teams write their own statements to stump other teams.
How to play Fact or Fiction: printable classroom rule card with the steps, time (10–20 min), grades 3–12 and prep

📌 Rule card to print or pin

The rules of Fact or Fiction on one card. Print it for the board or a sub folder, or save it to Pinterest for later.

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