Ways to use this list
- Class presentations: spin once per student with Remove the winner on, so no two students present the same topic.
- Choice of three: set Winners to 3 and let each student choose one, which keeps the choice but skips twenty minutes of "I don't know what to do".
- Grades 3–6: press Easy for topics students can prepare in one or two lessons with a library book and what they already know.
- College seminars: press College for topics with more than one side, and ask for at least three sources and one counter-argument.
- Public speaking clubs: spin a Fun topic, allow one minute to prepare and two minutes to speak, with no slides at all.
- Teach structure: ask for exactly five slides, namely a title, three main points with one picture each, and a conclusion.
Press Spin the wheel, tap the game or press the Space bar. Change the list in the box as you
like: add your own, delete what doesn't suit you, or write *2 after an entry to give it double the
chance. The game buttons switch the same list to a duck race, hat, claw machine and more.
The full list (54 entries)
- The science of laughter
- Why we dream
- The most useful invention in your home
- Food combinations that sound strange but work
- How to fold the perfect paper airplane
- Animals with surprising abilities
- A day in the life of an astronaut
- Why songs get stuck in your head
- The history of board games
- How emojis became a language
- Inventions that happened by accident
- A week without electricity
- A sport you invented, and its rules
- Mysteries of the deep sea
- The strangest weather on record
- How optical illusions trick the brain
- The secret life of a city at night
- How animals find their way home
- My favourite place and why
- How to make my favourite snack
- A hobby I love
- An animal I find amazing
- How to look after a pet
- My dream holiday
- Someone in my life I admire
- The water cycle
- How plants grow
- The planets of the solar system
- Why recycling matters
- My hometown
- How a rainbow forms
- The life cycle of a butterfly
- A book everyone should read
- How to be a good friend
- The story of my name
- A day in the life of a firefighter
- How social media shapes the way we see ourselves
- Everyday uses of artificial intelligence
- How cities can reduce traffic
- The psychology of habits
- Why some ideas spread online
- The future of remote work
- How sleep affects learning
- How people make decisions
- Fast fashion and the environment
- How languages disappear, and how they are saved
- Is space exploration worth the cost?
- What video games can teach
- How advertising persuades us
- The rise of electric cars
- Urban farming
- How to spot false information online
- What makes a good leader
- How music affects memory
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Questions people ask
What makes a good presentation topic?
One you can explain in a few clear points, find reliable sources for, and care about enough to sound interested. Narrow big topics: "the ocean" is too wide, but "mysteries of the deep sea" fits a five-minute talk.
How many slides should a five-minute presentation have?
Five to seven slides is plenty: a title, three or four main points and a conclusion. Put one idea on each slide, use few words and add a picture so listeners look up rather than read.
Which topics are easiest to present?
Topics from your own life, such as a hobby, your hometown or a favourite snack, need little research. Press Easy for these; they are good for first presentations and for students presenting in a new language.
How do I make a fun topic count as real learning?
Ask for a fact and a source behind every claim. "Inventions that happened by accident" becomes a real research task when students must explain how each invention was discovered and how it is used today.