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'''Balloons''' is an activity sponsored by the [[Math4Team]] that emphasizes speedy math skills to save balloons from being popped.
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'''Balloons''' is an activity sponsored by the [[Math4Team]] that emphasizes speedy math skills to save balloons from being popped.  Complete with animated balloon faces and sounds to add humor.  There are also plans to add multiple modes including multiplayer.
  
 
[http://www.usfirst.org FIRST Robotics] [http://www.team342.org Team 342] is creating this activity for the math4 project activity for the OLPC to foster math skills in children.  High school students are learning game development, programming and graphics tools while creating this game.
 
[http://www.usfirst.org FIRST Robotics] [http://www.team342.org Team 342] is creating this activity for the math4 project activity for the OLPC to foster math skills in children.  High school students are learning game development, programming and graphics tools while creating this game.
  
Curriculum Chart items:  
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Curriculum Chart items under consideration:
 
* 4.N.4
 
* 4.N.4
 
* 4.N.9
 
* 4.N.9

Latest revision as of 18:53, 6 June 2009

Balloons is an activity sponsored by the Math4Team that emphasizes speedy math skills to save balloons from being popped. Complete with animated balloon faces and sounds to add humor. There are also plans to add multiple modes including multiplayer.

FIRST Robotics Team 342 is creating this activity for the math4 project activity for the OLPC to foster math skills in children. High school students are learning game development, programming and graphics tools while creating this game.

Curriculum Chart items under consideration:

  • 4.N.4
  • 4.N.9
  • 4.P.2
  • Others TBD

Development site: https://launchpad.net/team342

Our team is developing the activity on Launchpad to be easier on students. Official releases will be posted to the sugarlabs gitorious repository.

Concept Art

To be added.

See also