Operation Odyssey: Temple Run
Find the Missing Link
The Path is Blocked! Deep in the algebraic jungle, ancient mechanisms guard the treasure. In Operation Odyssey, the numbers are visible, but the method is missing.
You are given the start point ($15$) and the destination ($3$). Your tool is $5$. What did you do? Did you subtract $12$? Divide by $5$? This backward thinking is the key to algebra.
🗺️ Navigation Skills (Inverse Operations)
This game strengthens:
- Logical Deduction: "If I multiply, the number gets too big ($75$). If I subtract, it's $10$. It must be division!"
- Inverse Relationships: Understanding that division is the opposite of multiplication.
- Fluency: Rapidly checking multiple possibilities.
Explorer's Handbook (Year 6)
Missing Values
Use simple formulae and express missing number problems algebraically (e.g., $15 \div n =
3$).
Mental Maths
Perform mental calculations, including with mixed operations and large numbers.
👨👩👧 Guide Book
Help them reason it out:
- "The answer (3) is smaller than the start (15). So it must be takeaway or divide."
- "Test your guess! Does 15 minus 5 equal 3? No, that's 10. Try divide."
