Title: Weapon of Maths Destruction
Purpose: Students will use problem-solving strategies.
Grade Level/TEKS: Grade 7
(3) Number and operations. The student applies mathematical process standards to add,
subtract, multiply, and divide while solving problems and justifying solutions. The
student is expected to:
(A) add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers fluently; and
(B) apply and extend previous understandings of operations to solve problems
using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of rational numbers.
Length of Time: Depending on the student level of basic math facts, 5-15 minutes.
Number of Participants: 1
Source for Game: http://kidsgameshq.com/weapon-of-maths-destruction
Materials needed for this game is a computer, internet connection, scratch paper, pencil and a
calculator.
Weapon of Maths Destruction Controls:
Move left using the left arrow key. Move right using the right arrow key. Move up using the up
arrow key. Move down using the down arrow key. Shoot using 'space'. Enter answers to
equations using the number keys. Submit answers using 'enter'.
Directions for Game:
Student’s start the game with three hearts (shown at the top left of the game screen). If you lose
all three hearts, your tank is destroyed and you'll have to start over from the beginning. The math
part of the game comes into play as soon as you fire on an enemy. In order to hit your enemy,
you'll have to answer a math equation. The type of equation and the level of difficult with vary
throughout the game. Sometimes it will be fairly easy. Other times, it will be difficult. Students
must remember they only have a certain amount of time to answer the questions, so they must be
quick. The equations are also much more difficult, encompassing all areas of the basic math
operations, right from the beginning and getting gradually harder as the game progresses.
Weapon of Maths Destruction might be a little too difficult for the younger kids; older kids are
going love this math game because it doesn't really feel like a math game as they play. The
action based format allow it to feel more like a regular game as opposed to the other games in the
genre that often require simply answering equations as they appear on the screen. That difference
will make older kids want to play the game a lot more and will allow them to have more fun with
it. The fact that they're learning and improving their math skills in the process will just be an
added bonus.
Adapted by Barbra Darling (2014)