Educational Insights Math Whiz Player's Manual

EI-8899

Grades 1+

Ages 6+

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Math Whiz

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CONTENTS

Why Is Math Whiz an Important Learning Tool? . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Introduction to Math Whiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Special Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

How to Use Math Whiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Content by Skill Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Add . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Subtract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Multiply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Divide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Caring for Math Whiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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WHY IS MATH WHIZ

AN IMPORTANT LEARNING TOOL?

After using Math Whiz, you will be able to:

• apply math skills to the real world

• develop problem-solving techniques

• inquire, analyze, and reason mathematically

• communicate mathematically

Math Whiz’s fast, continuous drill games and instant feedback give
you the basic tools you need to reason and problem-solve accurately
and effectively.

INTRODUCTION TO MATH WHIZ

Congratulations! You have chosen Math Whiz, the calculator and
electronic game that improves math skills. Math Whiz has three
modes—DRILL, CALCULATOR, and CHALLENGE.

Math Whiz DRILL is a progressive sequence of problems in four skills:
addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. There are
thousands of problems! Self-directed and self-motivating, Math Whiz
Drill gives players the confidence to use mathematics in everyday
activities. Math Whiz users of all ages and skill levels find that these
features help them sharpen math skills at their own individual pace.

® Repeated Drill - Each SKILL has eight sequential levels. At each

level, there are ten or more games—ten problems per game. At
the end of each game, the player can choose to replay that game
to improve timing or change to another level or another skill.

® Immediate Feedback - Different tones and happy faces or sad

faces tell the player whether the answer is correct or incorrect.

® No-Fail Game Format - Incorrect answers are recycled into the

game and repeated. Game play continues until all problems are
answered correctly.

® Self-Assessment - At the end of each game, a player’s elapsed

time is shown on the screen. The player can try to improve that
time by repeating the game.

As a CALCULATOR, Math Whiz performs arithmetic calculations for
home or school.

Math Whiz CHALLENGE is a numbers elimination game that keeps
players’ math minds working.

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