Math Games

Archive for August, 2008

Question: Looking for fun 9th/10th grade basic-skill Math Games/activities.?

I'm in my last term of student teaching first-level (Interactive Mathematics Program I and II, plus a 'Math Recovery' project class) and looking for games or activities for my students that are FUN!

Many don't enjoy Math Bingo or the 24 card game, I'm afraid, and a lot of them really despise Sudoku puzzles, so I'm hoping to find some alternatives. Any suggestions are welcome!

I've got a mix of several different ethnicities (Hispanic, White, Old-Russian, Asian) and am weighted more towards a lower SES strata with a number of kids of migrant farm workers, so trying to find drills and activities that match my skill and interest levels is always tough.

Thanks in advance for the advice, suggestions and the like!

Orion

Answer: Well there are Kakuro puzzles but if they don't like sudoku...
I am not sure if the site contains programs for 9t hand 10th graders, but check out MISTM Math Portal--it's pretty cool. I am a student just finishing Junior high that is usually bored in math class, and even I think MISTM is fun!

How to Solve Sudoku Puzzles : Types of Sudoku Puzzles

Question: i want to be a software engineer i want to work in the video-game industry ?

i have loved video-games for a long time i would really enjoy creating some i have no idea what classes to take for software engineering and can anyone please give me a few math classes i am going to need

Answer: you can make professional-looking games using microsoft xna which works on xbox too, by learning xna you're not just making games which look nice in a fast way, you'll learn directx, your mind will be wired up for 3d geometry, it has a brilliant forum with many MVPs posting, answering young developers to help them (further, it's a burst of inspiration)

you need C# express, every tool is free from microsoft but you can access more stuff as a premium member.
there are good books for xna and sometimes you see their authors are also posting on xna forums

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TuxMath Tutorial - Free Math Games For Children