Transcript “Leprechaun Math”! - All things Educational

Story
Leprechaun Math
Game Directions
Play the game
Objectives
A Homemade PowerPoint Game
By
Shonet Short
University of Memphis
The Story of the “Leprechaun Math”
Hello there fellow leprechauns, its that time again to begin filling your pot
of gold. In order to fill your pot with gold you have to answer the following
questions correctly. Different questions will earn you different amounts of
gold. But be careful, if you select the wrong answer you will loose gold.
Good Luck!
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Game Directions
How to get gold
Answering questions correctly will earn you gold pieces.
How to loose gold
Answering questions incorrectly will cause you to loose gold
To play the game
You will begin with 10 gold pieces.
If loose all your pieces before the end; keep going and add the ones you earn.
Start by answering the different operation questions.
To win the game
You have to answer all questions correctly and that will collect the most gold
for your pot.
Good Luck!
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Educational Objectives
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Audience
3 grade classmates
Subject Area Objectives
Math
– The Students will………
solve addition equations
solve subtraction equations
solve multiplication equations
solve division equations
solve simple algebraic equations
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Time to play “Leprechaun Math”!
Let’s begin
Good Luck!
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Game Directions
Addition
324
+532
A.
856
B.
970
C.
232
Sorry that is incorrect!
Take 2 gold nuggets out of your pot!
That is correct!
Add 3 nuggets to your pot!
Addition
A leprechaun has 10 cookies and he bakes 25 more, how many total cookies does
the leprechaun now have?
A.
56
B.
35
C.
66
Sorry that is incorrect!
Take 3 gold nuggets out of your pot!
That is correct!
Add 4 nuggets to your pot!
Subtraction
Ervin the leprechaun had 226 pots of gold and gave 106 away. How many pots of
gold does Ervin now have?
A.
332
B.
188
C.
120
Sorry that is incorrect!
Take 3 gold nuggets out of your pot!
That is correct!
Add 4 nuggets to your pot!
Subtraction
455
- 122
A.
577
B.
333
C.
735
Sorry that is incorrect!
Take 2 gold nuggets out of your pot!
That is correct!
Add 3 nuggets to your pot!
Multiplication
24
x 3
A.
72
B.
61
C.
103
Sorry that is incorrect!
Take 2 gold nuggets out of your pot!
That is correct!
Add 3 nuggets to your pot!
Multiplication
Which array represents 4 x 4
A.
B.
C.
Sorry that is incorrect!
Take 3 gold nuggets out of your pot!
That is correct!
Add 4 nuggets to your pot!
Division
2 248
A.
145
B.
124
C.
106
Sorry that is incorrect!
Take 2 gold nuggets out of your pot!
That is correct!
Add 3 nuggets to your pot!
Division
108
A.
111
B.
66
C.
27
:
4
Sorry that is incorrect!
Take 2 gold nuggets out of your pot!
That is correct!
Add 3 nuggets to your pot!
Algebra
Solve for x
x
A.
102
B.
22
C.
71
+
30
= 52
Sorry that is incorrect!
Take 3 gold nuggets out of your pot!
That is correct!
Add 4 nuggets to your pot!
Algebra
Solve for y
50y = 100
A.
20
B.
200
C.
2
Sorry that is incorrect!
Take 3 gold nuggets out of your pot!
That is correct!
Add 4 nuggets to your pot!
Great Job!!!!
Count up all your gold nuggets and write the total on your sheet
Reference
Homemade PowerPoint Game Template from
the WWild Team web site.