Math Games

Archive for January, 2007

Tetrominoes can be a fun math game. Kids who love playing dominoes usually will also love playing tetrominoes Math Games. Below is an explanation of what a tetromino is and some facts about tetrominoes.

What is a tetromino?

A tetromino is any tile composed of four connected cells from a square lattice.

How is a tetromino different from a domino?

A domino is a tile with two cells. Tetrominoes are tiles with 4 parts.

How many tetrominoes are there?

There are 19 tetrominoes. Each tetromino is a reflection or rotation of one of the five configurations. These five configurations of tetrominoes are called"

• Tetromino type I,
• Tetromino type 2,
• Tetromino type 3,
• Tetromino type 4, and
• Tetromino type 5. Tetromino type V are called skew tetrominoes.

Question: Any egg carton math game ideas for third grade?

I'm trying to make some Math Games for my third graders and I am coming up with a blank. We study graphing, patterns, place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, and time to name a few. I was thinking I could put two pom poms in and shake it up and whatever numbers it lands on they could add, subtract, multiply, etc. I really wanted something a little more fun though. Any other ideas of what I could do or if I should include a game board of any sort. Thanks for any help

Answer: Well, this may be kind of simple (and not as creative) but you could make a graph showing how many students are in the class, or how many boys and girls are in the class, and then figure out how many students are wearing blue, red, etc.

How to Put Simple Games on your TI Graphing Calculator Part 1