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Totem Trials

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COMBINED RATING

4.0 Stars

TEACHERS (2)

4.0

STUDENTS (0)

0.0

LENGTH

20 Minutes

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Description

Totem Trials: Math Island is a fun 2D adventure where players solve math puzzles to help pirates and collect treasures. Use your mental math skills to divide, add, subtract, and reason through multi-step problems. Explore tropical beaches, open magic chests, and prove yourself worthy in the Totem's trials!

Vocabulary Words

addition

subtraction

multiplication

division

multi-step problems

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Whole Number Multistep Word Problems. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.

Main Concepts

Assess reasonableness of multi-step word problems using the four operations using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.

Assess reasonableness of multi-step word problems using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.

Solve multi-step word problems posed with whole numbers using the four operations and having whole number answers (interpreting remainder). Use letter for unknown quantity.

Solve multi-step word problems posed with whole numbers using the four operations and having whole number answers (no remainder). Use letter for unknown quantity.

Interpret remainders from division problems

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What are some ways to tackle a word problem? What are some key words to look for in a word problem to help you solve it?

After the Game

What is a remainder? If a teacher has 36 apples to give equally to 9 students, how many do each receive? A teacher collected 15 apples, then found 12 more apples. She wants to divide them equally among her 10 students. What is the most amount of apples each student can receive?