Dear 5th Grade Lovett Students:
As president of Math Games, Inc., it is my pleasure to inform you that our
company is planning to create a new math game. Although several people have
shown interest in our project, we believe that it is students like you that have the
best ideas. Therefore, we would like your class to be involved in this very exciting
project.
We believe the game show should be fun, but still offer something new and
exciting. This is where you come in. We want you to come up with a great idea for
our game show. You will determine the rules of the game, write the questions, and
even design the format.
You will have to pitch your game to our company. Try to be as convincing
as possible to make sure that yours is the one that we select. . I know you will have
a lot of great ideas to help make this project a big success.
I look forward to hearing from you. Good Luck!
Sincerely,
Joe Numbers
President
Math Games Inc.
Game Challenge Project Tasks:
1.
Design the Concept:
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Come up with a concept for your game.
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2.
Theme
Type of game
Know your Math:
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Next, you will need a math topic for your game show. You should
make sure you know your topic well. Write a definition and include
examples.
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3.
You can pick from any or all topics that we have go over in class
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Rounding
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Adding, subtracting Decimals
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Equations
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Expressions
Word Problems
Create your Questions:
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You will need to write good questions and answers. Your game
needs to have enough questions/problems so be played for 15 – 20
minutes.
4.
Play by the Rules:
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You will write the rules for your game. Make sure they are clear to
understand so people can play without you around.
5.
Game Show Project:
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The last task is to put all together. The game needs to be playable, in the
end your classmates will play your game and give it a rating.
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Make sure that you bring all the pieces your game needs to be played.
o Exception dice, you can use what is already in the classroom