Guinness Book of World Records Web Activity and Pictionary

I. You are going to learn about some of the stranger world records in the Guinness Book of World Records. Your teacher will assign you one of the following categories:

Human Body
Amazing Feats
Natural World
Science & Technology
Arts & Media
Modern Society
Travel & Transport
Sports & Games

II. Under each category, you will find several subcategories. Choose at least 1 world record from each subcategory. You will choose 10 world records in all. Some of you may need to choose more than 1 from each subcategory.

Your teacher will give you some cards. Use one card for each world record and write the following:

1. On the front of the card, write the name of the record. For example, "The Largest Monkey" or "Tallest Ridable Motorcycle"

2. On the back of the card, write any relevant information about the record. For example, if I were filling in information about "The Largest Monkey," I'd write something like: "Male Mandrill. Lives in West Africa. Average size 25 kg but can be up to 56 kg." etc.

III. After we finish our research, we will use these cards in a Pictionary game. We'll divide up into teams, and the goal will be to draw a picture that helps your team mates guess the world record correctly.