The Math Gym: An awesome game that makes math as easy as walking app for iPhone and iPad


4.6 ( 896 ratings )
Education
Developer: The Waid Group, Inc
Free
Current version: 1.07, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 14 Jan 2015
App size: 2.72 Mb

The Math Gym is a challenging game using critical and creative thinking skills. It is played for
money made by moving to good squares and avoiding bad ones. No dice or spinners are used.
Instead you see where you want to go and, using number and operation tiles in your hand,
construct a mathematical expression whose value is the positive or negative number that will get
you there.
At every move, instead of answering the problem, you know the answer and must create
the problem!
Landing on a Barbell square will produce a problem from a deck of Workout cards and will award
prize money depending on its difficulty.
Three sampler decks of problem come with the game:
Primary (K-3) Upper Elementary (4-6), Middle School (7-9)

More decks on specific math and science subjects will be available for In App purchase

Benefits
1) This game uses motion based on childrens intuitive ideas of walking to create and explain how
negative number work. No memorizing the rules for +, -, x; they are so obvious that six year old
children discover them by themselves. Variables are introduced as "wild cards". a concept even
five year old kids understand.
2) The game is not just about understanding; it is also a practice field. Every time you move you
practice mental arithmetic. using parentheses, creating and evaluating algebraic expressions;
and in no time at all, exponents, and order of operations.
3) Up to 4 players can play against anyone, anytime, anywhere in the world!
4) Perfect for family play. Each person can use the Workout deck at their ability level,
5) Learners can start where they want and move up at their own pace.