Hobbies And Interests
Bank Account Game
Bank Account is intended for ages 10 and up and requires two to five players. Students learn how to establish and manage a checking account. As they move around the game board, they perform various tasks associated with maintaining their bank account, such as writing checks, making deposits and keeping accurate records. They'll also learn about real-life transactions such as bill paying, grocery purchases, paying taxes and making car payments. Checks, deposit slips and currency are all provided. The winner is the first person whose bank account reaches $5,000.
Algebraic Reasoning
Math Playground is an online site that offers numerous choices for learning and applying math principles. One game, "Algebraic Reasoning," utilizes weighing scales to teach students how to "think algebraically." The game has three levels. The goal of the game is to determine the weight of given objects using the information supplied. There are 10 questions to solve in each level and no two problems are ever the same. Students choose which level they begin on.
24 Math Game
24 Math Game-Algebra Readiness is intended for ages 12 and up. Forty-eight exponent cards are included and offer three levels of difficulty. The objective is to make the number 24 using four numbers on a game card. You can add, subtract, multiply and divide and must use an exponential operation once and only once. Square, cube, take the square root or cube root of a number on a card. Use all four numbers but only once for each. Forty-eight algebra cards are also included. Players find a value for x and/or y which when used with the other numbers on the card make 24. There are 192 combinations in total.
Fraction Bingo
The traditional game of Bingo, gets an educational twist in Fraction Bingo. Teachers can either purchase or make the five-by-five cards needed for play in this game, as well as the chips to be placed over the squares. Poker chips and circular cardboard cut-outs work well for those pieces. Each space on the card contains an answer to a specific math problems. Teachers create a master list with equations that reflect those answers and call them out one at a time. Students must solve the problems within a specific amount of time allotted by the teacher. The first person to complete a row across, up, down or diagonally wins. To make this game even more challenging, make corner problems more difficult. Then, if a student solves and claims all four corners, he can also win a "bingo."