Creating a Rank Order activity

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Create an activity where students rank items in a list according to the criteria you set.

This activity teaches comparison, deduction, sequencing, and arrangement.

Here is an example of a Rank Order activity where students arrange a list of chemical elements according to their atomic weight.

This activity was created by entering a list of chemical elements for students to rank and then defining the order of the list as “lightest” to “heaviest.”

Follow the instructions below to create your own version of this activity.

To create a Rank Order activity

1. Click Activities in the SMART Notebook toolbar.

   The Select an Activity dialog box opens.

   

   To create a new lesson that contains this activity: From the Home page, click the Add Activities button and select Game Based Activities.

   OR

   To add this activity to an existing lesson: From the Home Page, open the lesson in Editing mode, scroll in the page sorter to the point where you want to insert the activity, click and select Game Based Activities.

   The Game Based Activity Templates window opens.

2. Select Rank Order.

   The activity’s editor opens.

3. List up to ten items for students to rank. You can enter text or click to add images.

4. In the Check Answers section to the right of the text box, select one of the following options:

   • Instantly – see immediately whether the answers are correct.

   • When Prompted – have a Check Matches button appear in the activity so players can decide when to check their work.

   • Don’t check. Answers will not be checked.

5. In the Ranking Labels section, enter the terms you would like to use to indicate the order, such as First and Last, Small and Big, Old and New, and so on.

   Tip 

   Click above the list of items to reverse the order of the items.

6. Click Next.

7. Select a theme for your activity and click Finish.

   The activity loads and then appears on a new lesson page.

To play a Rank Order activity

1. Navigate to the lesson page with the Rank Order activity and tap Start.

   Tip 

   To enable your students to play the activity or to make contributions from their own devices, see Connecting student devices.

2. Have students drag and drop the items in the correct order from top to bottom. When the items are sorted correctly, all the answers jump up and then come back to rest in their places to indicate completion.

   Tip 

   The activity controls appear in the top right corner of the page:

   • Use to turn activity sound on or off.

   • Use to restart the activity.

   • Use to modify the activity.

To review a Rank Order activity

1. Depending on the Check Answers option you selected when you created the activity, answers may appear immediately or after students have answered all the questions. If you selected:

   • Check answers right away – answers are checked as they are given. Correct answers are accepted, and incorrect answers are rejected.

   • Check answers after students have finished – a Check Ranking button appears after students answer all the questions, giving you the option to discuss the answers students have chosen before pressing the button.

   Either or appears beside each ordering answer to indicate correct or incorrect. The order may be changed until all answers are correct.