Number Detective Game

Number Detective Game - +/-

You will use your detective skills to make a number using addition and subtraction.

You will need: dice, something to make notes on (scrap paper, squared paper, whiteboard or iPad).

First, students make a number, and write it in the middle of the group.

It is best to make the number at random using dice, but if none are available partners can make it up together.

It can be a number that is in the ten thousands place or a decimal number.

Next, everyone playing can use addition or subtraction to reach the number.

Winner - the person who comes up with the most correct ways to make the number.

You will use your detective skills to make a number using multiplication and division.

You will need: dice, something to make notes on (scrap paper, squared paper, whiteboard or iPad).

First, students make a number, and write it in the middle of the group.

It is best to make the number at random using dice, but if none are available partners can make it up together.

It can be a number that is in the ten thousands place or a decimal number.

Next, everyone playing can use multiplication or division to reach the number.

Winner - the person who comes up with the most correct ways to make the number.

You will use your detective skills to make a number using all of the operations and you can include parenthesis too.

You will need: dice, something to make notes on (scrap paper, squared paper, whiteboard or iPad).

First, students make a number, and write it in the middle of the group.

It is best to make the number at random using dice, but if none are available partners can make it up together.

It can be a number that is in the ten thousands place or a decimal number.

Next, everyone playing can use addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and parenthesis to reach the number.

Remember to think carefully about the order of operations.

Winner - the person who comes up with the most correct ways to make the number.

Key vocabulary:

(+) Addition, add, plus, altogether, total, sum.

(-) Subtraction, subtract, minus.

(x) Multiplication, times, times tables, multiply.

(÷) Division, divide, share, equal.

Parenthesis, order of operations.

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