Watch the video of the workshop for teachers. It shows how different versions of this game can be used with children of all ages. The first part is primary and the second part secondary.
Checkit can be played by 2 players or 2 teams. Each player starts with a blank Checkit frame and invents a challenge for the opponent to complete. The entries in the boxes can be any type of numbers, algebraic expressions or even words.
The entries in the rectangular boxes are constructed using a rule for combining the entries at the vertices. The types of entries allowed, the rules for combining them and time allowed to complete the challenge are agreed in advance. Here are some examples:
In the exponents example the numbers at the vertices are written as products of their prime factors and the numbers in the boxes are the greatest common divisors of the two numbers on that edge at the vertices.
In the examples on Factors of Quadratics two different rules are shown in these examples.
You could equally well make up algebraic examples for adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing algebraic expressions including algebraic fractions.
The example shown here is not the usual Checkit, it shows that you can be creative in making different rules for using the Checkit frame. To solve the puzzle start on the right hand edge and follow the arrow working out the values of the variables as you go round.
Click here to download the CHECKIT worksheet.
Click here for the Checkit Inclusion and Home learning Guide.
Click here for the Notes for Teachers.
Click here for the AIMSSEC self help CPD workshop guide DEVELOPING ALGEBRAIC SKILLS
Click here for the CHECKIT STARTER poster.
Click here for the TAILOR YOUR OWN CHECKIT poster.
Click here for the CHECKIT QUADRATIC FACTORS poster.
See also Checkit Game
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