Fossil Hunt
A free live quiz game for the classroom
A desert dig with a bluffing game inside it. Pupils dig for fossils, may peek under the rocks, and can check whether a rival has been cheating.
The class board during a game of Fossil Hunt.
How a round plays
- A right answer opens a dig of three rocks. A rock can hold a fossil, a power-up or nothing.
- The brush lets a pupil peek under every rock first, but marks them as a cheat for 45 seconds.
- Pupils can check a rival. Catch a cheat and take a share of their fossils; check an honest player and lose 100.
- A wrong answer costs nothing. The biggest crate of fossils when time runs out wins.
On the board: A canyon wall with a ledge for every pupil, the top three on plinths, and a feed of who caught whom.
Who it suits
- Best for
- Revision
- Levels
- Any set from KS3 to A-level
- Class size
- Everyone plays, up to 40 pupils
- Length
- Plays best at 5 to 7 minutes
- Questions
- Multiple choice, true/false, fill the gap, matching and short answer. Pictures in questions and answers.
- Joining
- Pupils join at subjecthub.co.uk/play with a code. No pupil accounts.
Free for teachers
Any teacher can host Fossil Hunt free, as often as they like, for up to 40 pupils. The free plan covers the KS3 Computing and GCSE Computer Science sets.
A-level and the other subjects come with a school package.
Host this game free (Fossil Hunt)Pupils can also play Fossil Hunt on their own against computer rivals, free.
