CSC 216 F09/StacksAndQueues
Who Wants to Be a Rich Computer Scientist? (Stacks & Queues Exercise)
An interactive game similar to "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" that will test your knowledge on stacks and queues
Authors: Tyler Cross, Tyler McCraw
The Problem
The purpose of this exercise is to familiarize students with stacks & queues.
Participants and Props
CSC216 students will play the game in groups of three or less.
A PowerPoint and Flash presentation will be provided.
(If you are not able to run the Flash player, you may use the PowerPoint.)
Game Links
WWTBAM Flash Game
WWTBAM PowerPoint Game
The Script
This game is a learning exercise for Stacks & Queues in a CS2 level class. The questions are kept at an abstract level.
It is based on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire! The only difference is that our game allows for competition between groups
composed of three or less students, but the final Million Dollar Question is a collaborative effort amongst all groups.
If the Million Dollar Question is answered correctly, then Dr. Gehringer has to pay up.
The Process:
- Step 1:
The class divides into groups of three consisting of people from the same row.
- Step 2:
When the game starts the last row is called upon for question #1. Every group from this row is
- allowed to raise their hand
and whoever raises their hand first gets to answer the question.
- Step 3:
After each question is attempted (answered right or wrong), the next row's groups compete to answer
- the following question.
- Step 4:
The game continues to rotate until the final million dollar question is shown. This question is
attempted by all students in the
class. Whichever student thinks they have the correct million dollar answer, may
come up to the board and show the rest of
the students. The answer will then be determined correct/incorrect
by the professor or the correct answer shown on the game.
If the student answers it incorrectly, another student
may attempt to show his/her answer.
The Game:
- Title Screen appears: Click twice to continue.
- Question/Money List appears: Click next question to be answered(the question number or the amount of money according to the question number can be clicked).
- Question Slide appears:
- Wait for student/group in row to answer question
- Click on the answer button according to the student's answer
- If student's answer is wrong: proceed to next row's groups to answer the question; return to #1
- *Return to question slide by clicking the return arrow button
- If student's answer is right: proceed to next row's groups to answer the next question
- *Press the star button to view the amount of money won so far
- *Press the home button to return to the Question/Money List slide
- The student may choose to use a lifeline:
- *50-50: Clicking this button reduces question to two possible answers.
- *Phone Call: A group may call upon another random group within the classroom to help them answer the question.
- *Ask the Audience: A student may ask the classroom the question. In this case, the instructor may ask to see how many groups raise their hands for each answer.
- This will allow the group to make an answer based on the rest of the classroom's group's opinions.
ICONS:
- House
- Takes you back to the Question/Money List slide
- Star
- Takes you from the answer slide to the Money Won slide
- Curved Arrow
- Takes you back to the previously answered question
Resources
- File Sharing Site: http://www.mediafire.com
- PowerPoint Template: Designed and created by Jeff White (jcteacher@yahoo.com)
- (This template design was drastically modified to suit the needs of the stacks and queues WWTBARS version of the game)
- The graphics and sounds used in this template are recorded from the television show “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire,”
- and were obtained from both the ABC “WWTBAM” website and the ITV “WWTBAM” website.
