This game really takes good thinking and problem solving to solve each problem. It can improve people's thinking skills and can improve thinking speed that will help students in school and in every day life.
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Reviewed by Gary Leiter on 3/5/2014...This game was rated "not OK" in all areas. I would not consider this a game at all, but a website that gives you a puzzle, the student uses pencil and paper to solve the puzzle, then enters the answer on the "game site".
There were no instructions and it took quite a bit of time to figure out how to even play the game. There was nothing within the game to motivate me to keep playing...in fact, I was frustrated with the game and wanted to quite right away. No collaboration with anyone else and the only positive feedback was "good job, you solved the puzzle" written on the screen. I felt no happiness after completing a puzzle, only felt "Oh good, it's over...I did it". Not a good puzzle/game to introduce into any classroom.
Review by Scott Roleff on 03/12/14 I had mixed feelings about this game. This is a single player game that is very basic. Engagement level is ok depending on grade level. My opinion is that this game would be useful in elementary grades as a short and simple problem solving activity or for middle school students as an introduction to solving systems of equations. Older or advanced students would become bored with this game quickly. Feedback was also very basic. The game simple stated whether the players solved the problem correctly. Only having two difficulty levels also limits the appeal. sroleff@wordpress.com
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This game is ranked OK in problem solving because it takes many factors to solve each problem. In player freedom is Not Ok because it only gives a couple of ways to play. It is Ok in game play because it has different levels and they get harder the further you go and different sized grids. This game is a rock star at motivating people to learn graphs and how to solve them. This game is ok in real world connections because it can really help students at school and people at work because grids in the game are used everyday for important jobs. Teamwork is not really a part of this game, it is more of a single player game. This game gets an ok in creativity for collaborating a grid system with addition.
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Algebra puzzle
http://www.mathplayground.com/algebra_puzzle.html
Platform(s): Browser BasedThis game really takes good thinking and problem solving to solve each problem. It can improve people's thinking skills and can improve thinking speed that will help students in school and in every day life.
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Educator Review(s)===
Reviewed by Gary Leiter on 3/5/2014...This game was rated "not OK" in all areas. I would not consider this a game at all, but a website that gives you a puzzle, the student uses pencil and paper to solve the puzzle, then enters the answer on the "game site".
There were no instructions and it took quite a bit of time to figure out how to even play the game. There was nothing within the game to motivate me to keep playing...in fact, I was frustrated with the game and wanted to quite right away. No collaboration with anyone else and the only positive feedback was "good job, you solved the puzzle" written on the screen. I felt no happiness after completing a puzzle, only felt "Oh good, it's over...I did it". Not a good puzzle/game to introduce into any classroom.
Review by Scott Roleff on 03/12/14 I had mixed feelings about this game. This is a single player game that is very basic. Engagement level is ok depending on grade level. My opinion is that this game would be useful in elementary grades as a short and simple problem solving activity or for middle school students as an introduction to solving systems of equations. Older or advanced students would become bored with this game quickly. Feedback was also very basic. The game simple stated whether the players solved the problem correctly. Only having two difficulty levels also limits the appeal.
sroleff@wordpress.com
@ScottRoleff
Student Review(s)
This game is ranked OK in problem solving because it takes many factors to solve each problem. In player freedom is Not Ok because it only gives a couple of ways to play. It is Ok in game play because it has different levels and they get harder the further you go and different sized grids. This game is a rock star at motivating people to learn graphs and how to solve them. This game is ok in real world connections because it can really help students at school and people at work because grids in the game are used everyday for important jobs. Teamwork is not really a part of this game, it is more of a single player game. This game gets an ok in creativity for collaborating a grid system with addition.
Resources
http://www.mathplayground.com/
http://www.mathplayground.com/algebra_puzzle.html
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Game Mechanics and Player Types
Player Type(s) this game appeals to: People working on their assition skills and working with grids.
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