The Stolen Heart

A Homemade PowerPoint Game

By

Kaelin Farrington

University of Georgia

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Credits

Copyright Notice

Game Preparation

Objectives

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The Stolen Heart

You are a shape from shapeville. The town has been struck with some terrible news. The heart of the town has been taken by the dangerous diamonds. They have taken the heart to the dangerous diamond cave. Officer Octagon has made an announcement to the town that anyone who finds the heart will be named the star citizen.

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Game DirectionsThe goal of the game is to reach the Dangerous Diamond Cave first and answer

all three questions correctly before any other players reach the cave and save the heart.

To play the game you have to first pick a game piece player. Then, everyone must roll a dice and whoever gets the highest number goes first. Turns then proceed counter-clockwise. The player must first roll a dice and move however many spaces the dice indicates unless the player lands on a green space before they move all their spaces. The green space indicates a challenge. A challenge includes picking out a question and answering it. If you do not answer the question correctly, you must then stay at that green space and wait until your next turn. The next turn you must pick and answer another question. Continue to repeat this step until the player has given a correct answer. Once the player has given a correct answer they may proceed to roll a dice on the next turn. Beware of the danger spaces where the player will follow the directions on a given space only if the player lands directly on the danger space. Once players reach the last space and get to Dangerous Diamond Cave, the players must answer three questions correctly to advance and save the heart.

To win the game you have to advance to Dangerous Diamond Cave and save the heart.

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Game Preparation

•Gameboard: Print out slides 7-10, match the square in the middle, cut if necessary, then tape together

•Game piece players: Print out slide 6. These are the player game pieces.

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Time to play “The Stolen Heart”!Here are the challenges

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Player Game Pieces

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Match the two problems that have the same answer

3 x 6 and 5 x 4

12 x 4 and 8 x 6

9 x 4 and 12 x 4

12 x 2 and 8 x 4

Finish the sequence 1,3,5…

7, 9, 11

7, 10, 14

9, 12, 15

6, 9, 12

Identify the pattern

Estimate 12 + 29 to the nearest tens

41

30

40

31

How many sides does a pentagon have?

5

7

6

3

A gardener planted 5 seeds and from each seed 3 flowers bloomed. How

many flowers will bloom total?

10

5

8

15

Mrs. Farrington has 10 students and 100 pieces of candy. She is very sweet and wants to give everyone the same amount of candy each. How many pieces of candy will

each student receive.

10

5

8

20

Identify the pattern 1, 3, 6, 10

15, 22. 30

14, 18, 22

15, 21, 28

12, 14, 16

Identify the next number in the sequence 1, 2, 4, 8

18

12

16

10

How many inches does this ruler read ...

One and one fourth of an inch

one eighth of an inch

one inch

one and one eighth inches

What is 1,765,892 x 0?

2, 432, 984, 321

0

1

1,765,892

Match the two problems that have the same answer

48/6 and 72/8

24/4 and 36/6

21/7 and 33/11

45/5 and 70/10

How many sides does an octagon have?

5

6

7

8

How many inches does this ruler read ...

two and two thirds inches

four inches

three and one eighth inches

three inches

What number is missing… 1,4,7,_,13

12

11

10

9

Name this shape

hexagon

triangle

octagon

pentagon

How many inches does this ruler read ...

three and two thirds inches

four inches

three and a half inches

three inches

Finish the sequence 1,5,9,13

18

17

14

15

Name this shape

circle

hexagon

octagon

pentagon

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Which fraction is the same as this decimal .1?

1/10

1/5

1/12

1/15

Match the two problems that have the same answer

3 x 6 and 5 x 4

12 x 4 and 8 x 6

9 x 4 and 12 x 4

12 x 2 and 8 x 4

How many inches does this ruler read ...

two and a half inches

two and seven eighths inches

two and two thirds inches

three inches

There is 30 students and 15 computers. When split up evenly how many students have to share a

computer?

4

2

3

5

How many inches does this ruler read ...

three and two thirds inches

four and one eighth inches

four inches

four and on fourth inches

Find the answer X =

Match the two problems that have the same answer

54 + 23 and 25 + 56

36 + 30 and 33 + 32

66 + 15 and 60 + 19

33 + 103 and 56 + 80

Which sign goes in the blank 3 _ 2= 6?

x

+ or X

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What is this shape

pentagon

square

octagon

hexagon

What is the name of a shape with no straight lines?

pentagon

triangle

circle

square

Which shape is symmetrical both horizontally and vertically?

rectangle

pentagon

triangle

Square and circle

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CreditsAll teachers and students at non-profit schools can use, revise, or adapt this game

at will at no cost on the condition that all prior designers are cited.

• Originally designed by Kaelin Farrington, University of Georgia, May 31, 2005 “The Stolen Heart”.

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Educational Objectives• Grade Level

– 3rd Grade Mathematics

• Subject Area Objectives– Students will have a better understanding of many mathematical concepts

after playing “The Stolen Heart.” The students will compare numbers using sequences and patterns. The students will also better their skills in addition and subtraction of multi-digit numbers. They will work on geometric shapes along with measuring length in inches. They will further their knowledge in multiplication and division along with decimals and fractions. Students will advance their problem solving skills through the word problems in the game. Overall, the game will help students have an overall grasp of a lot of concepts in 3rd grade mathematics.

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Copyright• Copyright 2005 Kaelin Farrington

• Permission to copy this game at no cost is granted to all teachers and students of non-profit schools.

• Permission is also granted to all teachers and students of non-profit schools to make revisions to this game for their own purposes, on the condition that this copyright page and the credits page remain part of the game. Teachers and students who adapt the game should add their names and affiliations to the credits page without deleting any names already there.

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