Fun Fruit
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Description
This math challenge, played with two players or a whole group, engages your problem solving skills. Remove pieces of fruit from the fruit bowl, trying to find a strategy to be the person to take the last piece of fruit. You can substitute different materials if you do not have fruit available. This activity guide contains a material list, game instructions, sample questions to ask, literary connections, extensions, and alignment to local and national standards.
Quick Guide
- Preparation Time: 5 to 10 minutes
- Learning Time: 5 to 10 minutes
- Estimated materials cost: $10 - $20 per group of students
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Age Range: Ages 6 - 11
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Resource Types:
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Language: English, Spanish
Materials List (per group of students)
Subjects
Informal Categories
- Food and Cooking
- Games
Subjects
- Mathematics
- Algebra
- Variables and Expressions
- Problem Solving
- Reasoning and Proof
- Algebra
Audience
To use this activity learners need to
- see
- touch
Learning styles supported
- Involves teamwork and communication skills
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
Includes alignment to state and/or national standards:
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Foreign Language Versions
Funding sources
- ExxonMobil
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