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June 23, 2015
Addictive Problem Solving Game But Light on the Math
If my objective is to teach addition and subtraction (and multiplication and division), I would not use this game. My ratings above were based on this as a problem-solving game. As the students (and I) played it, they had to think about their strategy for solving the problem (i.e. getting the blobs into the machine without the blobs escaping). Since there was a time contraint, students had to strategize about which steps they needed to take in which order. Students enjoyed the game and kept clicking on "next." The "excellent" job was a bit repetative and annoying since the students received it after each level.
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