{"id":155,"date":"2021-05-01T06:51:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T06:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goteachthis.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=155"},"modified":"2021-09-16T21:08:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T11:08:55","slug":"calculator-game-beat-the-calculator","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/goteachthis.com\/index.php\/product\/calculator-game-beat-the-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Calculator Game &#8211; Beat the Calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000; font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Calculator Game <\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Beat the Calculator<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2028\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2028\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2028\" src=\"https:\/\/goteachthis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/games-4-calculator-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"games for calculators\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Games for Calculators<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- New GTT 1 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3782706448212144\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7122541773\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #800000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Calculator Game &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Beat the Calculator<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">A calculator game that pits the calculator against the human mind to work out which one is the most efficient. This is a nice tables game to enhance motivation to learn multiplication facts and allows children to reflect on their own learning.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2029 alignleft\" style=\"-webkit-user-drag: none; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: -1ex;\" src=\"https:\/\/goteachthis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/games-4-calculators-296x300.jpg\" alt=\"Games for Calculators\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong style=\"-webkit-user-drag: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Beat the Calculator Cards<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">A game to help prove mental computation can be faster and more efficient than using a calculator in some instances.<\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>What you Need to Play this Calculator Game:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">3 players<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">1 calculator<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">scratch paper &amp; a pencil<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>Organization:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8211; Three students sit in a group. One student uses the calculator. One student is only allowed to do mental computations. The other group member reads the cards &amp;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">keeps the score.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>How to Play:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1. The child with the cards calls out an algorithm from the pack &amp; the child with the calculator MUST input the full algorithm and CANNOT call out the answer until it\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">appears on the calculator screen. The student WITHOUT the calculator can call\u00a0out the answer as soon as they have worked it out mentally.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2. The caller decides who was first to answer &amp; a tally is recorded on the scratch\u00a0paper.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">3. The winner of the game is the first to ten wins.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">4. Swap roles and begin again.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2030\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2030\" class=\"wp-image-2030 size-medium\" style=\"-webkit-user-drag: none; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: -1ex;\" title=\"Calculator Game Rules\" src=\"https:\/\/goteachthis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/calculator-games-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Calculator Game Rules\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Calculator Game Rules<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- New GTT 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3782706448212144\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3419385894\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong style=\"color: #800000;\">Possible Variations:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1. &#8216;Beat the Teacher&#8217; Whole class activity<br \/>\n2. A math station activity<br \/>\n3. Use the\u00a0calculator\u2019s constant function (8 x x = )<br \/>\n4. Children create their own game cards.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- New GTT 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3782706448212144\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2106304228\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\">\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000; font-size: 14px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Possible Reflections:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">&#8211; Which is the most efficient strategy?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">&#8211; What (if any) \u2018self-talk\u2019 is preventing you from getting the answer?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8211; What emotions are you feeling in the game? Are they helping\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">or hindering?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">&#8211; How can we build confidence?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">&#8211; What challenges still face you in this game?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">&#8211; How will you overcome these challenges if any?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"short-description\">\n<div class=\"std\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #3366ff;\"><strong style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">Calculator Game &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Beat the Calculator is a free\u00a0<\/span><\/span><em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">calculator game that pits the calculator against the human mind to work out which one is the most efficient.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":167,"template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[16,43],"product_tag":[118],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - 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