New Year Around the World | Operations with Fractions Digital Escape Room
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New Year Around the World | Operations with Fractions Digital Escape Room
This highly interactive and educational product couples core mathematical competencies with cultural and geographical learning experiences. It is a perfect activity for aiding in a smooth transition as students return from their winter break.
Target Audience
Created for Grade 5-8 students, this digital escape room revolves around the holiday of New Year's Day in four global cities: New York, Paris, Rome, and Tokyo. This creative approach takes learning beyond traditional teaching methods by delivering knowledge through an adventurous international journey.
The Learning Process
- The objective of this virtual escape room includes solving fraction-related problems to progress from one city to another.
A total of forty problems are divided into four segments (each containing ten) correlating to addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. On each successful completion at a station or city—with every problem correctly solved—an online link directs the learners towards their next virtual travel destination or city.
This product prides itself on simplicity—there’s no need for additional applications or software—the entire activity can be conducted simply using laptops, tablets or smartphones! You only need an online link provided along with copies of the student answer sheet (included), making this suitable for group sessions as well as individual home assignments.Educational Alignment
The "New Year Around The World" aligns flawlessly with Common Core State Standards:- Operations involving fractions (CCSS.5.NF.A.1)
- Understanding fractions as numbers divided by other numbers (CCSS.5.NF.B4a)
- Addition/subtraction/multiplication/division of fractions (CCSS.FN.B7a).
In Summary
Ideal as a beginning lesson after winter vacation, this digital escape room is a must-have addition to any teaching resource toolkit seeking dynamic ways to invigorate the learning environment throughout the academic year.
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