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MathCraft: Magic Variables

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Game Info for Teachers

COMBINED RATING

4.0 Stars

TEACHERS (13)

4.4

STUDENTS (1903)

3.7

LENGTH

20 Minutes

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CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

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Description

MathCraft: Magic Variables is a game where the student will craft potions while evaluating expressions in the right order to solve a math equation while changing variables with the correct numbers within it; The game is divided by days, each one presenting a new challenge slowly escalating in difficulty. It is expected that at the end of the game the student will have learned to solve equations in the correct order while using variables.

Vocabulary Words

variables

order of operations

expressions

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Evaluate Expressions Given Values. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Follow the order of operations when evaluating expressions where from left to right: first grouping symbols, then exponents, then multiplication and division (whatever comes first), and finally addition and subtraction.

Evaluate expressions using formulas by correctly substituting the values for the variables and evaluating for the unknown (ex: Volume of a cube is V = s^3, where s =4 so V = 4^3 = 64.)

Evaluate expressions for given values by substituting the value for the variable (ex: When x = 4 evaluate 3x – 2 = 3(4) – 2 = 12 – 2 = 10).

An Algebraic Expression is an expression that contains variables.

An expression is a phrase in a sentence about a mathematical or real-world situation (Contains numbers and can contain operations).