Math Minute Missions is a thrilling and fast-paced educational game that makes learning math fun! Students are given a target number to make in one minute! They are given five numbers to use to write an equation to reach the target. Great for an open-ended, quick challenge!
How to play:
The rules are simple.
- Students have 60 seconds to make the target number
- Students can only use the numbers given to make the target number
- The given numbers can only be used once
- They do not have to use all of the given numbers
- They can use any math operation/s + – X ÷ ( )
Ideal to use for:
You can use this resource in many ways. Here are some suggestions:
- Lesson transitions
- Math Warm-Up Sessions
- A quick educational game to play before the bell goes
- As part of a ‘Math Olympics’ set of challenge
- If you need to quickly change the energy of your classroom to refocus students
Differentiate:
- Some students may benefit from being given a bit more time or at least an advanced preview before the timer begins (hit pause on the video to make it longer than 60 seconds).
- Challenge fast students to see if they can develop more ways than one to make the target number.
