tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post5945375766418709384..comments2023-10-03T04:20:03.184-06:00Comments on Math = Love: Prime Climb Game and an Interesting ProblemSarah Carter (@mathequalslove)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11839095945000612533noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-75504832508022658972015-10-19T16:26:25.318-05:002015-10-19T16:26:25.318-05:00Awesome information! Thank you so much! Awesome information! Thank you so much! Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11839095945000612533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-82804819356306294862015-10-19T16:23:05.342-05:002015-10-19T16:23:05.342-05:00Thanks for the link! They referenced this at our ...Thanks for the link! They referenced this at our circle, but I hadn't looked at it myself. Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11839095945000612533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-40837907570692055132015-10-19T10:55:20.742-05:002015-10-19T10:55:20.742-05:00Very cool that you played Prime Climb in your teac...Very cool that you played Prime Climb in your teacher circle! I love your information-organization approach to the problems. <br /><br />If you or any of the other teachers or the circle leader are ever interested in getting in touch, don't hesitate to drop us a line. <br /><br />To answer some of your questions, the official rules are similar to the simplified game you played in the circle. The main differences are that 1) you play with two pawns, which you can apply either dice roll to in whatever order you like, and 2) if you land on a red circle--i.e., a prime number greater than 10--you get to draw a Prime card. This gives you more potential targets for where to move on a turn: should you go close to 101, bump an opponent, or land on a prime and draw a card? The game ends up being more dynamic, and there is usually some fun choice to make. <br /><br />There are a few other minor details to the rules, but those are the main elements. If you're interested, the official rules are here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ia2wo2arkh6exyu/Prime-Climb-Updated-Rules-February-2015.pdf?dl=0<br /><br />As for the appropriate age, we recommend the game for 10 and up, and a lot is possible with older kids. If you want to open the Pandora's box of probability, for example, there are all kinds of questions to ask. A series of questions I like is: what is the minimum number of rolls it takes to move one pawn from 0 to 101? What are the odds that you'll be able to achieve this journey in the minimum number of rolls?<br /><br />There's also the possibility for modeling the game with a computer. A friend of mine programmed the expected number of moves it would take to win from any spot. <br /><br />The game is also good for quick warm-ups. These ones were originally written with younger kids (i.e., 4th/5th graders) in mind, but I think they could be good for some flexible arithmetic practice for older kids too: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0lsr43p4i9l20uf/Teaching%20with%20Prime%20Climb%20%28for%20Marbles%29.pdf?dl=0<br /><br />We've been planning to write curriculum up for older grades as well, but haven't done so. Let me know if you'd like to collaborate on some high school level lessons/questions.<br /><br />We've got some other graphics to accompany the game in the classroom. Email me at dan [at] mathforlove [dot] com and I'll send them to you.<br />Math for Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17245909717362328571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-125686301029740382015-10-19T07:44:05.474-05:002015-10-19T07:44:05.474-05:00This game looks great! Either for my son or for m...This game looks great! Either for my son or for my class, this game is on my Christmas list. I also found a "print and play" version on their website. This might be the best option for a class. Check it out! http://mathforlove.com/games/Mrs. Solteszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349676081738796515noreply@blogger.com