Race for Equivalency!

An Equivalence Relay Race

Game directions

This is a relay race.  Everyone will have a fraction that they play in the game.  The purpose of the game is to be the first team to work through the stack of problems using the fractions on your team. 

When the race starts, the first person in line runs to the table, picks up the top card, and races back to the team.  As a group, figure out what fraction(s) that you have are equivalent to the decimal or percentage on the card.  The person(s) whose fractions are equivalent to the number on the card race up to the table.  There will be a monitor at the table.  If the fractions that come to the table do not equate the number on the card, the monitor will ask you to go back to your team and try again.  If the fractions are equivalent to the number on the card, place the old card next to the box, pick up the next card in the box, and race back to the team.

After a set period of time, the monitor will blow the whistle.  Which ever team solved the most amount of problems are the victors.  If you solve all of the problems in your team box before the whistle, race up to the table and [ring the bell, buzz the buzzer] to let everyone know you have finished.

Race for Equivalency!

An Equivalence Relay Race

For Reflection

* This assignment is to be done in your math journal.

Please reflect on your experiences while playing Race for Equivalency.  Include:

* What does equivalency mean

* Two strategies your group tried

* Two other strategies you would try in the future

* What are other examples of using equivalencies at school?

* What are some examples of using equivalencies outside of school?

* How did your team deal with times when different people saw different answers?

* Explain in English how you solved three different problems.

* Explain using math symbols how you solved three problems.

* What's one thing that went well?

* What's one thing you would do differently if you played this game again?

Race for Equivalency!

An Equivalence Relay Race

After Race discussion ideas

Lead the group in a discussion about their experience.  Some questions to ask are:

* Why do you think this game is called Race for Equivalency?

* How well did your group work together?

* What's one thing that went well?

* What's one thing you would do differently if you played this game again?

* What strategies did your team devise to solve these problems?

* Which ones were the most accurate?

* Which ones were the fastest?

* What manipulative did you use? (Mental  math, paper, talking it out, calculators, Cruisenaire rods, and so on)

* Which ones were most accurate?

* Which ones were fastest?

* What are some examples of when you have needed to know fractional equivalencies?

* Who do you think uses fractional equivalencies at their job?