Arcademic Game Descriptions

Alien Addition

Type: Single-player
Content: Addition
NCTM Standards Strand: Numbers & Operations: Compute fluently and make reasonable estimates

Alien Addition provides practice in addition in an “alien invasion” theme. Invading spaceships with addition problems move down from the top of the screen toward a laser cannon on a platform at the bottom. Answers are placed in the cannon to “equalize” the invader with the correct answer. If a spaceship reaches the cannon range before equalized with the right answer, the cannon is exploded in an “atomic” cloud. Answers can be placed in the cannon and firing controlled by designated keyboard keys. When the selection is made, answers appear automatically in the cannon and the player must match the answer to the appropriate problem by moving the cannon before firing. Hits and misses are recorded on the terrain at the bottom of the screen.

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

Teacher Success

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