Big East Football Conference for Young Students!

1. Big East Football Conference for Young Students! By: Luke Waitt

2. Audience • 5-6th Graders • Gifted & Talented Students • Middle Class, Urban Community • Students who excel in the classroom and need to be pushed in regards to learning because they become disinterested.

3. Environment • Individual or Group Work • At a Computer • In a quiet study area where the students will not be disturbed.

4. Objective • The students should be able to identify all 8 Big East Football schools when given access to a computer, and they should be able to answer all 3 questions correctly on the quiz.

5. Orientation • There are 8 teams in the Big East Football Conference. The student will select a school and a slide will give them information about there choice. Let’s start learning about the Big East!

6. Directions! • Read through the information given about each school • Once you finish with a school, click the MAIN button to go back to the main menu, then select a new school • At the end of the information, you will be given a quiz to test how well you understand the info HAVE FUN! Click to Start!

7. Big East Football Conference Connecticut Pittsburgh Syracuse Cincinnati West Virginia Rutgers South Florida Louisville QUIZ Matching Activity

8. Connecticut • Nickname- Huskies • Location- Storrs, Connecticut • They are famous for winning three national championships in basketball the past 15 years and their football team recently was promoted to Division I. MAIN

9. Pittsburgh • Nickname- Panthers • Location- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • They play their home games in the same stadium as the NFL Steelers. MAIN

10. Syracuse • Nickname- Orange • Location- Syracuse, New York • They play in the same dome as their basketball team. MAIN

11. Cincinnati • Nickname- Bearcats • Location- Cincinnati, Ohio • They won the Big East in 2008-2009 seasons and played in two BCS bowl games. MAIN

12. West Virginia • Nickname- Mountaineers • Location- Morgantown, West Virginia • They are the most successful football team in the Big East Conference. MAIN

13. Rutgers • Nickname- Scarlet Knights • Location- Piscataway, New Jersey • They won their first bowl game in 2006, lead by their head coach Greg Shiano. MAIN

14. South Florida • Nickname- Bulls • Location- Tampa Bay, Florida • They left Conference USA to join the Big East and reached as high as #2 in the 2006 rankings. MAIN

15. Louisville • Nickname- Cardinals • Location- Louisville, Kentucky • Their stadium is named after Papa Johns Pizza. MAIN

16. Application • __ Connecticut A. Cardinals • __ Syracuse B. Bearcats • __ Rutgers C. Orange • __ Pittsburgh D. Scarlet Knights • __ West Virginia E. Moutaineers • __ South Florida F. Panthers • __ Louisville G. Huskies • __ Cincinnati H. Bulls ANSWERS

17. Answers • G • C • D • F • E • H • A • B

18. QUIZ Now it’s time to see how well you grasped the information. Push BEGIN to start!

19. Directions • You will be given a question and 4 possible answers. • If you are correct, you will be taken to a slide telling you to go to the next question. • If the answer is incorrect, you will be able to go back to the main page and search for the correct answer! GOOD LUCK! CLICK TO START

20. Question #1 What school is nicknamed the Huskies? SYRACUSECONNECTICUT LOUISVILLE RUTGERS

21. CORRECT! It’s Connecticut! NEXT QUESTION

22. That answer is incorrect Click the “Correct Answer” button to find the right answer! Correct Answer

23. Question #2 What school is located in Piscataway, New Jersey? PITTSBURGHCINCINNATI SOUTH FLORIDARUTGERS

24. You’re Right! The answer is Rutgers! NEXT QUESTION

25. That is the wrong answer Click the button below to find the right answer! Correct Answer

26. Question #3 What school plays in the same stadium as the Steelers? LOUISVILLEPITTSBURGH SYRACUSEWEST VIRGINIA

27. PERFECT! It’s the Pittsburgh Panthers! Now, click on the arrow in the bottom right corner to see how you did!

28. I’m sorry that answer is incorrect. Keep Trying! CORRECT ANSWER

29. QUIZ Summary • If you were able to answer all three questions correctly, you have passed the lesson. Great Job and CONGRATULATIONS!

30. What you should have learned? • The nicknames of all 8 Big East schools • The city each are located in • An overall understanding of all 8 teams Thank you for participating in this activity!

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