Pearl Diver HD vs Basic Fraction

Throw on your diving helmet, and head into the depths of the sea! Master the number line, including fractions and decimals, while gathering beautiful pearls. Will you find the elusive black pearl? • Ideal for elementary and middle school students, grades 3-8. Developed by mathematics educators, researchers, and game developers at the Learning Games Lab at New Mexico State University. Games developed by the Learning Games Lab undergo a rigorous instructional design process, extensive user testing, and input from learners, teachers, and researchers. Pearl Diver addresses Common Core standards relevant to the number line and properties of numbers, including: • Understanding numbers, ways of representing numbers, and number systems. • Understanding and representing commonly used fractions. • Understanding fractions as part of unit wholes and as locations on number lines. • Comparing and ordering fractions, and finding their approximate locations on the number line. For information about learning effectiveness, see the Math Snacks Research Summary: http://mathsnacks.com/research.html For information about the NMSU Learning Games Lab, visit http://learninggameslab.org. Developed as part of the "Math Snacks" initiative. Other free animations, activities, and games are available through the Math Snacks web site at http://mathsnacks.org. Math Snack materials were developed with support from the National Science Foundation (0918794). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Some materials were originally prototyped or discussed as part of a cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Education (U295A050004).

Learn and practice the fundamental concepts about fractions including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Extensions to fraction include algebra (introduction through Find x questions), decimal and percentage. 2 games are provided to make these fraction drills fun. Tic-Tac-Toe is a 2-player game where players take turn to mark the board and work on fractions. Word Galaxy is a single-player game that will flex the left and right hemisphere of the brain while the player solves fraction questions and a word/phrase puzzle. Suitable for kids 12 years old and below. Features: - Identify fractions with visual images - Compare 2 fractions with visual aid - Reduce/Simplify fraction - Perform addition,subtraction,multiplication, or division on 2 fractions - Visual feedback is provided for both correct and wrong answers. - Full rotational support - Doodling for rough work (please see screen shots for examples) - Help page - Share game token among devices - Find X feature: solve algebraic fraction equation - Video links to web casts on Fraction - Convert fraction to decimal and percentage - Single-player word/phrase puzzle game - Decimal and Percentage - User defined random function - Enhanced Help page Settings page to configure: - Time delay before showing the next question - Level of difficulty by setting the max denominator - Answers in mixed fraction or improper fraction - Show solution to arithmetic and simplify/reduce type of questions - Turn timer on/off - Show/Hide grade