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Brain Break Five-Minute Board

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A fast brain break that reviews math, words, earth science, geography, and life science for grades 3-8. Built for Grades 3-8. 25 ready-to-play clues, no prep needed. This is a Grades 3–8 General Knowledge review game in a Jeopardy-style format: a teacher puts the board on one screen, teams pick clues by point value, and the class answers out loud — no student devices or accounts needed. Categories: Quick Math, Word Work, Earth Science, World Geography, Life Science.

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A peek at what's on the board — 5 categories and one sample clue from each. Answers stay hidden until you open them, so the game still works.

  • Quick Math

    What is 7 + 5?

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    12

    +4 more clues in this category

  • Word Work

    What is the plural of fox?

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    foxes

    +4 more clues in this category

  • Earth Science

    What is the closest star to Earth?

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    the Sun

    +4 more clues in this category

  • World Geography

    How many continents are there?

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    seven

    +4 more clues in this category

  • Life Science

    What is the basic unit of life?

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    cell

    +4 more clues in this category

Board content

Quick Math

$100 — What is 7 + 5?
12
$200 — What is 9 × 3?
27
$300 — What is 3/4 of 12?
9
$400 — What is the perimeter of a 5 by 3 rectangle?
16
$500 — What is the value of 2^3?
8

Word Work

$100 — What is the plural of fox?
foxes
$200 — Which word is an adjective: blue, run, slowly?
blue
$300 — What punctuation ends a question?
question mark
$400 — What prefix means not?
un-
$500 — Identify the subject in "The tall tree fell."
The tall tree

Earth Science

$100 — What is the closest star to Earth?
the Sun
$200 — What do we call frozen water falling from clouds?
snow
$300 — Name the layer of Earth we live on.
crust
$400 — What process turns liquid water into vapor?
evaporation
$500 — What rocks form by heat and pressure?
metamorphic rocks

World Geography

$100 — How many continents are there?
seven
$200 — What ocean borders the U.S. East Coast?
Atlantic Ocean
$300 — What is the largest hot desert?
Sahara Desert
$400 — Which country has the Great Wall?
China
$500 — What river runs through Egypt?
Nile River

Life Science

$100 — What is the basic unit of life?
cell
$200 — What gas do humans need to breathe?
oxygen
$300 — What do herbivores eat?
plants
$400 — What sugar do plants make in photosynthesis?
glucose
$500 — What cell part holds DNA in eukaryotes?
nucleus

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