FRACTIONS

Welcome to MEGA MINI GAMES!

 
 

DESIGN CAMP 1

1: WELCOME

Building with fractions

Welcome to MEGA MINI GAMES: Design Camp 1! In this warmup activity, students practice using the design kit and working as a team.

TEACHING:

MATERIALS:

  • Mega Design Kit

  • Paper | Pencils | Markers

  • Team Guidelines poster

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EXTENSIONS:

  • More Building Tasks

2: LINE UP

Comparing & ordering fractions

In the first Mega Mini Game, students divide up jobs and build card holders. Players draw & discard to place 5 fraction cards in order.

TEACHING:

MATERIALS:

  • Line Up cards

  • Mega Design Kit

  • Anchor chart

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3: LAUNCHBALL

Adding fractions

Students change groups for session 3. After building a fraction grid, players bounce ping pong balls into targets, trying to cover squares and make 1 whole.

TEACHING:

MATERIALS:

  • Launchball game board

  • Ping pong balls

  • Mega Design Kit

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4: FINISH LINE

Equivalent fractions

In the 3rd rotation at Design Camp, players roll a fraction & whole number and advance through a long fraction number line.

TEACHING:

MATERIALS:

  • Finish Line gameboard

  • Dice kit + challenge cards

  • Mega Design Kit

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5: GAME X

Comparing fractions

It’s time to start the design challenge! Players learn GAME X, the unfinished new game from Mega, and get ready to make it their own.

TEACHING:

MATERIALS:

  • GAME X gameboard

  • Dice + battle cards

  • Mega Design Kit

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6: CREATE YOUR WORLD

Comparing fractions

Working as a whole class, players generate ideas for game “worlds,” defining settings, goals, and obstacles. At the end of the session, students join their teams for the rest of Design Camp.

TEACHING:

MATERIALS:

  • Game World Planning poster

 

7: MAKE YOUR PLAN

Working as a team

Design teams outline their ideas for settings, goals, and obstacles, getting them ready for a production day in Session 8.

TEACHING:

  • Teacher’s Guide Video

  • Quick Reference & Teaching Tips

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8: MAKE YOUR GAME

Working as a team

Designers produce final versions of their game board and game pieces.

TEACHING:

  • Teacher’s Guide Video

  • Quick Reference & Teaching Tips

MATERIALS:

  • Game X boards

  • Markers

PRINT:

  • Game Piece template

9: PLAY

Working as a team

Designers play-test their games. To get ready for the Expo, each team makes a commercial to promote their game.

TEACHING:

  • Teacher’s Guide Video

  • Quick Reference & Teaching Tips

MATERIALS:

  • OPTIONAL: Video for game promotions

PRINT:

  • Script organizer

 

10: GAME EXPO

Comparing fractions

Designers present their games to the class (or invited guests) and get a chance to play other designers’ games!

TEACHING:

  • Teacher’s Guide Video

  • Quick Reference & Teaching Tips

MATERIALS:

  • Players’ Finished Games

 
 
 

DESIGN CAMP 2

1: WELCOME TO DESIGN CAMP 2

Orientation & review

Welcome to MEGA MINI GAMES: Design Camp 2! Students use the design kit and work as a team on a complex fraction building challenge.

TEACHING:

  • Teacher’s Guide Video

  • Quick Reference & Teaching Tips

MATERIALS:

  • Mega Design Kit

  • Team Guidelines poster

2: ROLLERSLIDE

Subtracting mixed fractions

The 1st game at Design Camp 2 uses a long number line, a launch track, and a slider. Players draw a mixed fraction, then try to reach that target on multiple slides.

TEACHING:

  • Teacher’s Guide Video

  • Quick Reference & Teaching Tips

MATERIALS:

  • Rollerslide gameboard

  • Sliders & track

  • Mega Design Kit

PRINT:

  • Building Instructions | Player’s Guide

  • Scorecard A | Scorecard B

EXTENSIONS:

3: COLLISION

Multiplying fractions by whole numbers

In the 2nd rotation at Design Camp 2, players learn Collision. How many balls can they knock into each shape to activate the multiplier?

TEACHING:

  • Teacher’s Guide Video

  • Quick Reference & Teaching Tips

MATERIALS:

  • Collision gameboard

  • Sliders & game balls

  • Mega Design Kit

PRINT:

  • Building Instructions | Player’s Guide

  • Scorecard A | Scorecard B

 

4: APEX

Dividing fractions

In the 3rd rotation players slide a puck to one of 2 concentric targets. To score, they’ll divide a fraction by a whole or a whole by a fraction.

TEACHING:

  • Teacher’s Guide Video

  • Quick Reference & Teaching Tips

MATERIALS:

  • Apex gameboard

  • Sliders

  • Mega Design Kit

PRINT:

  • Building Instructions | Player’s Guide

  • Scorecards: A | B | C | D

5: X-2

Comparing fractions

The designers are ready! GAME X was a major success, and the designers are hard at work on X-2 … but they’re only halfway done. Players get ready to make it their own.

TEACHING:

  • Teacher’s Guide Video

  • Quick Reference & Teaching Tips

MATERIALS:

  • X-2 gameboard

  • Dice + battle cards

  • Mega Design Kit

PRINT:

  • Building Instructions | Player’s Guide

  • Scorecard A | Scorecard B

6: THE WORLD OF X-2

Working as a team

It’s time to create a “world” for X-2. The class generates many ideas for settings, goals, and obstacles. At the end of the session, students join their teams for the rest of Design Camp.

TEACHING:

  • Teacher’s Guide Video

  • Quick Reference & Teaching Tips

MATERIALS:

  • Game planning poster

 

7: PLANNING X-2

Working as a team

Teams develop their game’s settings, goals, and obstacles and get ready for a production day.

TEACHING:

  • Teacher’s Guide Video

  • Quick Reference & Teaching Tips

PRINT:

  • Game planner

8: PRODUCTION

Working as a team

Designers produce their game board and game pieces.

TEACHING:

  • Teacher’s Guide Video

  • Quick Reference & Teaching Tips

MATERIALS:

  • X-2 gameboard

  • Mega Design Kit

9: PLAY TESTING

Comparing fractions

Designers test out and refine their games. To get ready for the Expo, teams create promotions.

TEACHING:

  • Teacher’s Guide Video

  • Quick Reference & Teaching Tips

MATERIALS:

  • OPTIONAL: Video production tools

PRINT:

  • Script organizer

 

10: GAME EXPO 2

Subtracting mixed fractions

After presenting their games to the class and invited guests, players try out the other designers’ games.

TEACHING:

  • Teacher’s Guide Video

  • Quick Reference & Teaching Tips

EXTENSIONS:

  • Family Night

 
 
 

FREE FRACTION GAMES

TARGET ZERO

Subtracting fractions

FREE. Create a mixed fraction from random draw of whole numbers. Subtract it from 12, then decide whether to risk another draw to try to get closer to zero.

TEACHING:

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PLAY:

ESCAPE FROM EVEREST

Multiplying whole numbers by fractions

FREE. Working as a team, assemble fraction equations from a set of 5 numbers and try to escape from Everest before nightfall.

TEACHING:

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PLAY:

MEGA BINGO

All fraction operations

FREE. In this twist on the classic game, players are given a whole number and a fraction. They add, subtract, multiply, and divide them to create 5 options to play on their card.

TEACHING:

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