What it is: Lure of the Labyrinth is a interactive math game created by Fable Vision, MPT, and MIT. In the game underground monsters come to life as students plunge into a shadowy factory on a mission to rescue a missing pet. Students take on a monster persona and disguise themselves as monster insiders to maneuver through math problems. As students work through the game, they will work with proportions, fractions, ratios, variables, equations, numbers, and operations.
How to integrate Lure of the Labyrinth into the classroom: Lure of the Labyrinth can be played individually or in team play. This game is excellent for students who may not otherwise feel successful in math. The game encourages critical thinking and problem solving and is aligned to math standards. This would be a great way for students to work through problems and show what they know.
Tips: Be sure to stop off in the educator section on Lure of the Labyrinth for an explanation of the game, lesson plans, standards, and the math behind each puzzle that needs to be solved. With all of the resources and guidance, this is a fail proof game to introduce in your math class!
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This seems like a very interesting game to be used in the classroom and easy to integrate. My question I guess would be, is there different levels to the game for it to be used at different grade levels? Can you set what types of equations are asked (addition, subtraction, multiplication, a mix, etc.) or is it just automatically a mix of all?
Your examples f the games ohave sparked my interest. I am unfamiliar with the “lure of Labyrinth” in the classroom. Like Matt, I am wondering if there are ways to modify the games to fit various learning levels or grade levels. My students enjoy using on-line enrichment activities, ones that are like a game. Labyrinth could be another interesting resource for integrating technology and games into the classroom, to inspire learning.
I have started to explore the game in preparation for introducing it to my classes.
I have to say that I can’t work the game out yet. I am not a gamer, so I have no depth of experience with interactive games. I am going to give it to my sons to play. They are gamers. They play all the time.
I am hoping that they can enlighten me because unless I am missing something obvious, I can see many of my students giving up before they get started.
Hoping to be enlightened.
I introduced the game to some of my students today.
I still don’t get the game bu I am persisting and encouraging the students to persist in the hope that this will become a significant part of our middle school math program.