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Ten Quick Ideas for Using
Star Wars® Math: Jabba's Game Galaxy™ in the Classroom


 

1. Have students play Digotto, keeping track of the decisions they make about each digit. Show them how to make a flow chart to represent the decisions in one round. They should chart whether they kept a number or threw it away, and write the reason behind each decision on the lines connecting the numbers.

2. Have students form groups, and take turns playing Holochex against Jabba the Hutt. After all teams in the class have had a chance to play, assign them to work together to write a Strategy Guide with tips for winning the game. They can use illustrations or diagrams as well as words to describe the winning moves.

3. Have students play the game Dueling Dice against Sebulba. Use a chart or graph to track who can come the closest without going over.

4. Have students graph their success rate in Holochex. For example, they could use a bar graph to depict the number of men lost. As they improve their strategy, their graphs will show their progress.

5. Use Ratts' Race as a starting point for a Math Contest. Use floor tiles or cardboard squares to form a "racetrack". Give individuals or teams math problems from flashcards, and let them roll for another turn when they answer correctly. The winner is the individual or team that makes it to the finish line first.

6. Create a grid for your students to play a live version of Holochex on the playground or in the gymnasium. (Use masking tape or chalk to create the lines). Have each team select a "mover" who will move students from place to place. Discuss with your students differences in playing on the computer and playing the live version.

7. Organize a Family Math Event where parent/child teams play together against the computer, or other teams. You may be surprised by how much the parents enjoy the games!

8. Have students compare prices in Watto's Junk Shop. Ask them to write advertisements that use their comparisons.

Example -- You could buy two Galaxy Seven Twin Thrusters for the cost of a Delta C Tri-Thruster. Classroom manipulatives may help students to make their comparisons.

9. Discuss odd versus even numbers. Share the ideas that even numbers can be split in two equal halves, and odds can't, and that the evens are all multiples of two. Represent the difference using manipulatives or by drawing on the board. Then have your students play a game of Ratts' Race, where they have to roll an even number in order to start the game.

10. Have students keep track of the numbers they roll in a game of Dueling Dice. Have them make a frequency chart showing how many times they roll each number in each game.


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