Cyberchase percent games

Quite Good. Space Coupe - Use positive and negative numbers to move the ship up and down, respectively. Make a Match - Equivalent fractions, including shaded regions. Has six levels! Estimation Contraption - Estimating sums.

Mainly uses the rounding strategy. Jigsaw Puzzle - Need to make pieces bigger magnify or smaller fraction of the original. Concept of multiply by a number or fraction. Quite good. Top level is tough. Number Sense - Find a number thats bigger than Hacker's number. Understanding place value. Grades K Mission Magnetite - Percent, fraction, and fraction model equivalence. Disguise Combos - Count the number of combinations.

Helps understanding of the Fundamental Counting Principle. Mathematically, this does require advance explanation. Follow the easy-to-understand, on-screen directions. Middle school, junior high. Very good. This demonstrates how an unknown location can be found using known distances from three points.

This process is called triangulation. Triangulationcan is used in surveying, building construction, GPS Global Positioning System , navigation, astronomy, binocular vision, and the military. Triangulation is sometimes used in cellular communications to pinpoint the geographic position of a user e. Sleuths on the Loose - Use Proportional Reasoning to find sizes of objects.

Games I'd Use for Fun, but not during class time Invertor's Workshop - This is quite different from many of the other games on Cyberchase. Student uses logic to invent machines that will carry out tasks. Multiple levels. You do need to establish a passwork fairly painless to play this. Quest - This one is also quite different from many of the other games on Cyberchase.

Student has a character in an environment in which they are trying to complete a task. Thred games. This takes a long time to solve. Uses problem solving and logic, but not much math. I'd use it for indoor recess, but wouldn't take math time for it. Bugs in the System - sorting and graphing. Do have to adjust the graph scale. There are graph interpretation questions which require reading. Bike Route - Help Inez find the shortest route from home to the library. There is only one level and then you are done.

Symmetrizer - I love symmetry, but this doesn't have a goal to achieve, so the question is "what is the point of the game? Crack the Code - This was hard for me. I did solve it after reading all the clues. Virus Hunt - Video Game use arrows to solve a problem. Does use N-S-E-W on compass. Exponential growth. Just average quality. The fact that the donuts get smaller in the pictures, takes away from the concept that is being taught. Elizabeth, 10, Herrin. Eco Haven Measureing In the one cyberchase, The cybersquad had to measure out a certin length without a ruler.

They had to use footh and hand prints to figure it out. You see, this helped me in my school because I had to think of a way to use something besides a ruler. I passed my test with ease! Amy, 13, Dallas. Getting percents When I watched Cyberchase and played the game I know more about more percents I love it! Thanks a lot Cyberchase. Ryan, 8, Philippines. Emma, 14, London. I Like Math Math used to be just another boring subject in school. However, Cyberchase inspired me to enjoy math.

With your help I learned to love math. Rose, 10, Summit. Right after i watched it i did my math homework and had no problems withit at all. Negitive Numbers When I watched your show about the negitive numbers in 4th grade before I learned about them I knew what to do before my teacher told me everything about them.