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MATH: FUN AND GAMES

MATH: FUN AND GAMES. Using games and classroom activities to reinforce learning. Research Support of Classroom Games and Activities. Improves attitudes Develops skills Assesses mastery Motivates Builds confidence Engages students. Game and Activity Selection Criteria.

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MATH: FUN AND GAMES

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  1. MATH: FUN AND GAMES Using games and classroom activities to reinforce learning

  2. Research Support of Classroom Games and Activities • Improves attitudes • Develops skills • Assesses mastery • Motivates • Builds confidence • Engages students

  3. Game and Activity Selection Criteria • Minimal preparation and materials • Easy to learn rules of play • Can be adapted to various topics • Requires little play time • Engages all students • Rewards players

  4. Group Activity #1Similar Problems • Each group member completes the following problems showing all work. When a member finishes he/she may assist other members. Each member’s problems have different answers, but the same steps. • 1. If a restaurant sells 50 desserts in an evening, it is typical that 40 of them will • be pie. What percent of the desserts sold will be pie? • 1. On a test of 80 items, Jan had 76 correct. What percent were correct? • A baseball player gets 13 hits in 40 at-bats. What percent are hits? • 1. Of the 8760 hours in a year, most television sets are on for 2190 hours. What percent is this?

  5. Group Activity #2Statistics with Coins Arrange students in groups of 3. Have each group count the number of coins they have; pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. Construct a dot frequency diagram. Find the mean, median and mode of the coins. i.e. 8 dimes, 10 pennies, 6 nickels, 4 quarters Number of Coins Mean: 8 + 10 + 6 + 4 = 7 = 1 coin 4 Median: 6 + 8 = 7 2 Mode: None 1¢ 5¢ 10¢ 25¢

  6. Group Activity #3M&M Conversion Worksheet M&M Conversion Worksheet Directions: Count and record the number of each color. Compute and record the total. Complete the table using the data collected. Round answers to the nearest tenth. Construct a pie graph using the data. Number of blue M&M’s _________ Blue Green Brown Orange Yellow Red Number of green M&M’s _________ Number of brown M&M’s _________ Number of orange M&M’s _________ Number of yellow M&M’s _________ Number of red M&M’s _________ Total M&M’s _________

  7. Group Activity #4Geometry Vocabulary Designs After cutting out the designs below distribute to a pair of students. Student 1 describes the design, using geometry vocabulary, to Student 2 without showing him/her the design. Student 2 draws the design.

  8. Group Activity #5Scavenger Hunt Directions: Each student computes the answers separately, then compares answers. Discuss and correct errors before handing in work. Whole Number Operations Review • Find the product of the years you were born. • Find the sum of your zip codes. • Find the difference of your street addresses. • Find the area and perimeter of a rectangular object in this room. • Find the quotient of each of your heights (in inches) and the length of your foot.

  9. Game #1Bingo FRACTION BINGO 2 x 6 5 ÷ 15 3 7 8 22 2 + 1_ 8 - 7_ 9 18 15 20 Directions: Write proper/simplified fractions in each box. Choose from the following numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

  10. GAME #2I HAVE, WHO HAS Translation I HAVE 7n + 3 WHO HAS a number decreased by 3? I have n – 3 WHO HAS 7 subtracted from a number? Reading Numbers I HAVE 203 WHO HAS two thousand thirty? I HAVE 2030 WHO HAS twenty thousand three? Reducing Fractions I HAVE ¾ WHO HAS 21/87? I HAVE 7/29 WHO HAS 38/72?

  11. Game #3Krypto Order of Operations Choose 3 cards from a deck with numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Choose 2 cards from a deck with numbers 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 Chose 1 card from a deck with numbers 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 Arrange the first 5 numbers chosen, using the order of operations including grouping symbols, to equal the 6th number. i.e. 3 cards: 2, 3, 7 2 cards: 10, 18 1 card: 23 Possible answers: (10 ÷ 2) X (18 ÷ 3) - 7 (18 ÷ 2) + 10 + 7 – 3

  12. Game #4THE Review Game Set-up: Desks are arranged in rows. Each team of 4 sits in a row. Play: The teacher presents a problem on the board. All students work the problem in their notebooks and circle the answer. If the person sitting at the front of the row works the problem correctly, his team is awarded 5 points. If incorrect, the other team members’ work is checked, awarding one point for each correct answer – 3 maximum. After all points have been awarded, a chosen student can work the problem on the board. The person at the front of the row then moves to the back, and everyone else moves up a desk. Play continues.

  13. Game #5Factoring Jeopardy

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