Ahhhhh, the age-old question: How do I make logarithms engaging? Simple. Have students play a couple rounds of Log War.
I ran across this website while searching for some sort of meaningful, enriching activity to use with my on-level Math 3 (Algebra 2) class. Well, I'm not sure how meaningful this was for my students, but it definitely helped them get the hang of taking logs!
This is quite simple since the cards were already created. I did, however, take the time to make copies on colored stock paper and cut out the cards before class. You only have to do this once, just make sure you create enough decks for each pair in the room!
Most of the students have played the classic card game War before, so you don't need to spend a lot of time explaining the rules. Just remind them that the highest card wins the hand and the player who wins the most cards wins the game. Some groups do not finish a round and some finish within 5 minutes. (Don't the students know that my job would be a lot easier if all groups completed my activities at the exact same time??????) Anyhoo, if you choose to use this with your kiddos, it would be beneficial to explain what happens in the case of a tie. You know... "I" "De-" "Clare" "War" flipping a card with each "word". Then the fourth card ("War") determines who wins all cards on the table.
~SSB
I ran across this website while searching for some sort of meaningful, enriching activity to use with my on-level Math 3 (Algebra 2) class. Well, I'm not sure how meaningful this was for my students, but it definitely helped them get the hang of taking logs!
This is quite simple since the cards were already created. I did, however, take the time to make copies on colored stock paper and cut out the cards before class. You only have to do this once, just make sure you create enough decks for each pair in the room!Most of the students have played the classic card game War before, so you don't need to spend a lot of time explaining the rules. Just remind them that the highest card wins the hand and the player who wins the most cards wins the game. Some groups do not finish a round and some finish within 5 minutes. (Don't the students know that my job would be a lot easier if all groups completed my activities at the exact same time??????) Anyhoo, if you choose to use this with your kiddos, it would be beneficial to explain what happens in the case of a tie. You know... "I" "De-" "Clare" "War" flipping a card with each "word". Then the fourth card ("War") determines who wins all cards on the table.
~SSB
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