EdAlive Numbers Up! Baggin' the Dragon

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Numbers Up! Baggin' the Dragon v1

There's a dragon on the loose and its looking at your village for its next meal. You and other brave villagers are competing for Courage Swords to win the right to face the dragon and save the village. You'll need all of your math smarts, a good strategy, some sneaky gadgets and a bit of luck to get your chance.

Over 3,200 activities across 11 levels covering practical math topics from Kindergarten through 8th Grade will give everyone a real chance to win, regardless of age and math level.

Supports up to 4 players per game.

Overview

Numbers Up! Baggin' the Dragon covers the math of everyday living. Students use basic math functions and number sense to explore the math of measurement, shapes, space, data and algebra. Over 3,200 math activities across 11 sequenced levels are designed to help kids develop mathematical thinking pathways necessary both in everyday life and in higher math learning.

Playing The Game

A medieval village complete with castle, forest and fair... a scary dragon whose chief delight is to scorch all living things with his flaming breath... and a bunch of humble villagers working hard to pluck up the courage to meet him.

• The aim of the game is to collect as much Courage as possible. The player with the most Courage at the end of the game (a preset number of turns or time) wins the chance to take on the dragon.
• Players roll the dice and advance around the board. With each turn, players can earn Strength by correctly answering Math questions. This Strength can be converted into Courage when a player manages to be the first to reach each elusive Courage Sword.
• Plan your strategy and use gadgets to sabotage the efforts of others - all is fair in this medieval world!
• Numbers Up! Baggin' the Dragon supports up to 4 players per game. The multi-player options allow individual players to be placed at the level that is appropriate for them, giving everyone a real chance of winning.
• When the dastardly dragon appears, the player with the most Courage will be given the honor of dealing with the fiery felon!

The Curriculum

• Over 3,200 math activities covering Preschool through Grade 8
• Covers 14 syllabus strands

KEY FEATURES

Game Features Keep Kids Engaged

Baggin' the Dragon's unique combination of age-specific math challenges, game strategy and elements of chance mean that everyone has a real change of winning.

Strategic Board Game

• Game is intuitive and simple but remains engaging and appealing to a broad age range
• The stash of ten different gadgets allows players to spring surprises like swapping places with another player, stealing Strength, catapulting ahead on the board and more.
• Four different boards formats provide fresh game environments and tactical challenges.
• Multiplayer features and breadth of math content makes Baggin' the Dragon an ideal game for classrooms and labs.

• Content within Baggin' the Dragon supports curriculum standards from Kindergarten through 8th Grade
• Students each face math challenges that are set to the level appropriate for their age and grade.
• Correct answers to math challenges wins players strength points that will help them on their quest to become the hero.
• Covers 14 syllabus strands:
  • Measurement - Mass, Length, Area, Volume, Time
  • Space - 2D & 3D Shape, Angle & Spatial Reasoning, Position & Coordinate Geometry, Transformations & Symmetry
  • Data - Organising & Interpreting Data, Probability
  • Algebra - Patterns, Relationships & Reasoning, Formulae & Equations

Teacher Tools Allow Class & Student Customization

The game's administrative functions supports up to 2,048 students and up to 512 classes or groups.
Student performance is tracked to the question level, allowing teachers to identify and focus on specific areas of the curriculum.
Users' level can be set, with entire topics turned on or off to focus on particular areas. This allows each child to be challenged but also enjoy success.
Numbers Up! Baggin' the Dragon is available as a network version, with networkable administration and record-keeping

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Curriculum Coverage

Numbers Up! Baggin' the Dragon contains over 3,200 activities that have been carefully sequenced from Kindergarten to Junior High (and beyond), with a whole range of learning experiences for every different type of learner.
Younger Players learn to apply math to everyday life:

• 2D & 3D Shapes
• Length, Area and Volume
• Currency
• Time
• Word Problems
• Estimation

• Algebra
• Data & Graphing
• Geometry
• Patterns
• Spatial Reasoning & Measurement
• Statistics & Probability

Activity Design

• All math activities have been created to help teachers assess whether students have met specific curriculum outcomes in the areas of Measurement, Space, Algebra and Data.
• Students may be drilled on certain areas that need work with the option to present specific categories (eg Patterns & Reasoning).
• Content is highly visual and interactive, as befits the 'hands-on' nature of these strands. Even kids who don't enjoy the grind of learning number facts will be engaged
• Activities are designed to promote high order thinking skills - the math is embedded in a sophisticated language shell. Children who enjoy words will love 'math with words'. Children who are not strongly literate are stimulated towards greater reading and comprehension skills.
• High level of integration between math and language outcomes appeals to language-oriented learners and stimulates learners whose language skills are not so strong

AWARDS

The National Parenting Center Seal of Approval

Testers got so involved in collecting points and looking for swords that they forgot that they were answering questions like they would in school. - Review by The National Parenting Center

EDDIE Award Winner - Best Upper Elementary Math Software

BESSIE Award Winner - Best Middle School Math Software

ATOM Awards Finalist - Best Primary Education Resource

ATOM Awards Finalist - Best Secondary Education Resource

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

PC
Windows 98 or later (including XP/Vista), 233MHz Processor or faster, 800x600 capable screen.

Mac
OS X (PowerPC or Intel Mac) 10.3/10.4/10.5 or later, 300MHz Processor or faster, 800x600 capable screen.