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Graduation Day Games

Game:
Bag Tag Derby
Description:
This game uses “Southwest Airlines bag tags” and teamwork to reinforce United States geography.
Contributed by:
Southwest Airlines Pilot Mark B.

Bag Tag Derby Rules

  1. Break into groups and assign team captains. Team captains will pick who will answer the questions.
  2. The Pilot will be the judge and the scorekeeper (keeping score on the dry erase board may be easiest).
  3. Any player can only answer one question per city. A point is scored for each correctly answered question.
  4. Every player has to try and answer at least one question. The team captains will be responsible for this and will lose a point for each player missed at the end of the game.
  5. Play until a designated time limit decided by the classroom teacher.
  6. Sequence of play:
    1. Draw numbers to see which team will start.
    2. The first team will have a chance to answer all five questions for the bag tag that is picked.
    3. If that team gives two wrong answers for any question, the next team will have one chance to answer only that question.
    4. The first team will then continue to answer the rest of the questions.
    5. After the five questions have been answered, the sequence begins again with the next team.
    6. Teams will take an equal amount of turns within the game’s timeframe.
    7. After the turns are done, deduct any necessary points and declare the winner.
  7. Any one person answering a question can only give one answer. If he or she answers a second question without being picked by the captain, that team will not get a point for that question.
  8. Here are the questions for each bag tag:
    1. What city is the bag tag for?
    2. What state is this city in?
    3. What is the capital of that state?
    4. Locate the city on the Adopt-A-Pilot United States map.
    5. Bonus questions (see Answer Sheet & Bonus Questions)
SWA Destination Bag Tags* Bag Tag Derby Answer Sheet & Bonus Questions* *You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader version 7.0 or higher to download these PDF files. You can download the most recent version of Adobe Acrobat Reader free of charge from the Adobe web site.
Game:
Quiz Show
Description:
This game tests students’ learning with questions based on the Adopt-A-Pilot curriculum (Flight Plan).
Contributed by:
Southwest Airlines Adopt-A-Pilot Committee

Quiz Show Suggestions

  1. Divide the class into teams and create a “Family Feud” style competition with bells.
  2. Or keep it simple with good old-fashioned questions thrown out to the class.
  3. You may want to bring along inexpensive dollar-store items or school-approved snacks for prizes.
  4. If the resources are available, you could make a slideshow (PowerPoint) presentation of the questions.

Quiz Show Questions

  • What famous Wonder of the World is visible from the air when flying over part of Arizona? (answer: The Grand Canyon)
  • What famous Wonder of the World would you fly over if you were near the New York/Canada border? (answer: Niagara Falls)
  • Who were the first people credited with inventing motorized air travel? (answer: the Wright Brothers)
  • What city did your “adopted” pilot grow up in?
  • What are two ways you can train to become a pilot? (answer: civilian training through a flight school/college and military training)
  • On average, how many years of college does it take to become a school teacher? (answer: approximately four years)
  • Give an example of the Bernoulli Principle at work. (answers could include: airplanes flying, ping pong ball spinning in the flow of air from a hair dryer)
  • What famous city is built on the delta of the Mississippi River? (answer: New Orleans)
  • What is the official term for the pilot’s steering wheel in the cockpit? (answer: yoke)
  • Name two safety features on a plane. (answers could include: seatbelt, seat cushion, oxygen mask, chute)
  • Who was the first person to fly nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean? (answer: Charles Lindbergh)
  • How many time zones are there in the world? (answer: 24)
  • How many time zones are in the continental U.S.? (answer: 4)
  • How much does an average Boeing 737 plane weigh when empty? (answer: 72,000 pounds avg.)
  • If it’s 3:00 p.m. in Los Angeles, California, what time is it in Orlando, Florida? (answer: 6:00 p.m.)

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