Arcademic Game Descriptions

Dirt Bike Proportions

Type: Multi-player (4)
Content: Proportions Equivalency
NCTM Standards Strand: Numbers & Operations: Understand numbers, ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers, and number systems

Dirt Bike Proportions is a multi-player racing game for finding equal proportions. How quickly the student correctly answers the ratio problem determines how quickly the dirt bike will go. The student with the fastest rate of correct answers will win the race. Hits and misses are recorded and displayed at the end of the game, along with the student’s rate. 1-4 players can play at once.

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System Requirements:
OS: Windows, MAC
Recent Internet Browser: IE, Firefox, Safari
Flash Player

Teacher Success

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- Mrs. Kido's success story in Topeka, KS.