Jon Oaks

Tag: Games

  • Freaking Functions! — New Functions Game

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    Here’s the game I’ve been promising all week! Freaking Functions

  • What the Factor! — New Factoring Game!

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    See the video for a brief explanation from me of everything that is in the file.  If you use this game, I would love to have your feedback.  Thanks! What the Factor

  • Five Quick Classroom Ideas

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    I’m not sure if I’ve been absolutely clear on this or not, but my lack of posting lately can be attributed to the fact that I’m now posting a majority of the links I find now on my Scoop.it page (http://bit.ly/mathnews).  Nevertheless, here are five quick ideas that just didn’t fit in over there: 1.  Create…

  • Rush Hour! Ohhh Yeah!

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    This free on-line version of the Rush Hour Game was originally posted here at the MathCounts website (https://mathcounts.org/Page.aspx?pid=1512), who in turn got it in from the ThinkFun website (https://www.thinkfun.com/rush-hour-online-play/). I remember when I first got the ‘real version’ of this game on a road trip during a family reunion in Canada.  Warning: This game is…

  • New Slope Game

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    I hope you enjoy this game!  I would love to have any feedback if you decide to use it. Slope game Other Slope Resources Applets 1.  Interactive Slope Applet – Although I ran out of time to actually use this with my own class, this is a wonderful resource that lets students click and drag points…

  • New Game for Evaluating Functions

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    Here’s the new game I created for evaluating functions.  I haven’t played it with any students yet, but it has gotten a couple of test runs, and seems to be a hit among the instructors that have seen it.  If you play it, I would love to hear your feedback.  Enjoy! Function Game

  • This Calculus Game Needs a Sweet Name… Any Suggestions?

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    I just finished this new Calculus game in anticipation of teaching a lesson on The First Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.  I’m looking to give it a good name.  Any suggestions? Calculus Game.pdf Download this file Jing Video and notes to accompany my lesson: http://content.screencast.com/users/Mallwalker52/folders/Jing/media/54f7800c-0820-4d28-ab22-63c3ca0ae758/jingswfplayer.swf View on screencast.com » Intergal_Video.pdf Download this file Jing Video and notes…

  • Solving a System of Equations with Two Unknowns

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    A Sample Lesson on Solving a System of Equations with Two Unknowns Before you begin, you may want to print the summary sheet below for reference.  The sheet happens to have a major typo, but I think that it’s usually fun for the students to discover it themselves. I’ve been generous enough to correct the typo.…

  • Pi Day Exponent Activity

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    This year on Pi Day I was teaching exponents, so I created an activity surrounding many of the common errors that I see many students make when working with expressions involving exponents.  I have attached the file to this post, and I would hope that people would know what to do with it, but let…