| Game |
Skill & Grade level |
New Skill(s) |
Integrated Skills |
Adventure |
| Decimal Detective |
Comparing Decimals (4-7) |
Place value, using patterns to infer
rules for determining the relative size of decimals. |
Applying size of decimals knowledge
to solve word problems |
Students search the hood to find the
evil crooked decimal-Carmen SanDecimal |
| Bridge-It |
Intro to Geometric Shapes (4-7) |
Recognizing geometric shapes. |
Relative size of decimals and their practical
significance, and the use of k to represent thousand. |
Use shapes to design the bridge that can
withstand the heaviest traffic load. |
| Fraction Junction |
Comparing Fractions (4-7) |
Equivalent fractions, finding common
denominators. |
The use of patterns to develop a math strategy,
and the use of > and < symbols. |
Students discover they can develop powerful
strategies to make comparing fractions easy. |
| Golf |
Analyzing Angles (5-10) |
Estimating length and angles, measuring length
and angles, types of angles. |
Deciding when to estimate vs. measure, use of
ruler and protractor, use of decimals, averaging, types of angles, (optional)
converting fractions to decimals and adding signed numbers. |
Playing high-stakes golf. |