Powers Of Ten Math Games

3 games

In this series of games, your students will learn to use numbers expressed in the form of a single digit times an integer power of 10 to estimate very large or very small quantities. The Powers Of Ten learning objective — based on CCSS and state standards — delivers improved student engagement and academic performance in your classroom, as demonstrated by research. This learning objective directly references 8.EE.A.3 as written in the common core national math standards.

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Concepts Covered

Compare numbers written in scientific notation. Convert and compare numbers written in scientific and standard notation. Use powers of 10 to determine estimates for problems. A number can be expressed as a single digit multiplied by a power of 10 by counting the place values until you arrive to the right of a single digit and use the number of place values to be the power of 10.

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Welcome to Formica Estimated Duration: 12 minutes Visit Formica, the Kingdom of Ants, known for its sunny beaches and its population of 80 billion ants. But before you get in, you must pass through immigration control and prove you can express and compare numbers in scientific notation.

Newton Pool Estimated Duration: 15 minutes The game consists of hand-crafted levels where the player controls a white ball. The goal of each level is to get the white ball to the end of the level in as few moves as possible, while racking up points by bumping golden balls into obstacles on the way! The game does not have any instructional math content, it simply has math review questions spread throughout.

Galaxy Escape Estimated Duration: 20 minutes 10 Bright Monsters have been captured in space and they need your help to cross the galaxy jumping between platforms, finding them, and releasing them by correctly answering each question. Each monster that you release and unlock will be available to play with in the next level, in the search for the next monster. In your journey, you’ll be able to find power-ups, like ‘Double points’ and ‘Slow down’, which can be activated by finding gems, and their duration can be extended by correctly answering a question. Unlock and release the 10 different monsters and a spaceship along 10 different levels, while you make the most possible points.

Use Powers Of Ten To Estimate Estimated Duration: 5 minutes Use numbers expressed in the form of a single digit times an integer power of 10 to estimate very large or very small quantities, and to express how many times as much one is than the other. For example, estimate the population of the United States as 3 × 108 and the population of the world as 7 × 109, and determine that the world population is more than 20 times larger.

Powers Of Ten Math Games

Concepts Covered

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