Tag: Games
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New Factor Pair Spoons Game
The Factor Pair Spoons Game is a new game that was inspired by participants in the Professional Development Series that I’m conducting every month this semester at my college. Last month’s topic was ‘Playing Games to Learn Math’ and I asked the participants to come up with a game for a topic that they felt was a…
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New Logarithm Mania Game
Logarithm Mania is a new game for students to practice solving logarithmic equations when the base, the argument, or the value is missing. I have always struggled with teaching this concept because although the basic equations included in this game are easy to solve, if they are not mastered, then solving more complex logarithmic equations becomes extremely…
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From the Vault: Statistics Password Game
This is a gem of a game that I found while sifting through my flash drive as I was writing a statistics test this afternoon. I feel as if I should bring this game back to my classes soon. What do you think? Statistics Password Game
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Fractions Game for Math for Elementary Teachers
This is a game that I made specifically to show to my Math for Elementary Teachers class (I have been making a lot of stuff for the students in that class this semester which is why this blog has been sitting dormant). However, I must say that I am very excited about this game that…
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New Games, Activities, and Projects
In this post, I want to talk about a few of the projects that I have been working on over the break to use with my students in the upcoming Winter 2012 Semester. 1. Electrifying Truth Table – This is an activity that a friend of mine got from Pete Wildman during the 2011 AMATYC…
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Slope or Broke Game
Here’s the ‘Slope or Broke’ Game that I debuted at the end of my MichMATYC Presentation. Advanced Slope Game_Final
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Index.Four — Game for Summation Notation
Summation Notation Game_FINAL I have not yet used this game with my students. Proceed with caution.
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NOIR: New Statistics Game
NOIR stands for Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio, and is a game to help students distinguish between the four different levels of measurement. I had been working on this game all week, and I finally had time for my students to play it in class on Thursday. After the game, they filled out a review form…
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Algebra Games Day!
I had an Algebra Games Day with my students on Friday, July 29, to try out a few of my new Algebra games (as well as Mark Clark’s exponent sort). The students filled out feedback forms and I intend to update this post with some of their comments about the games in the next few…
Jon Oaks 