1. Carnival Adventure A Homemade PowerPoint Game By Maria Caudle
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A Homemade PowerPoint Game By
Maria Caudle
Kathryn Hipp
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Objectives
Credits
Copyright Notice

2. The Story of the “Carnival Adventure”
Susie is going to the carnival tonight. She wants to ride as many rides as possible. However, she does not know how to add and subtract with decimals. Before she goes to the carnival Susie needs to figure out how much money she has saved in her piggy-bank. Whoever helps Susie add and subtract her decimals correctly will get her to as many rides possible. When you have reached the end of the game Susie has successfully ridden all of the rides possible with the amount of money that she earned. Susie needs to learn how to compute decimals because if she does not she will not be able to ride as many rides.
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3. Game Directions
The goal of “Carnival Adventure” is to help Susie understand the importance of decimals.
To play the game you have to roll the die and answer your question correctly to be able to move.
To win the game you have to get Susie to the end of the Carnival Adventure first.
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4. Game Preparation Game board: Print out slide 10.
Game pieces: Print out game board pieces on slide 5 and cut out one game piece per player.
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5. Game Pieces
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6. Credits All teachers and students at non-profit schools can use, revise, or adapt this game at will at no cost on the condition that all prior designers are cited.
Originally designed by Maria Caudle and Kathryn Hipp, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, February 7, 2007 “Carnival Adventure”.
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7. Educational Objectives
Grade level
Fourth grade mathematics
Subject Area objectives
NCSCOS 1.04 Develop fluency with addition and subtraction of non-negative rational numbers with like denominators, including decimal fractions through hundredths.
Develop and analyze strategies for adding and subtracting numbers.
Estimate sums and differences.
Judge the reasonableness of solutions.
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8. Copyright Copyright 2007 Maria Caudle and Kathryn Hipp
Permission to copy this game at no cost is granted to all teachers and students of non-profit schools.
Permission is also granted to all teachers and students of non-profit schools to make revisions to this game for their own purposes, on the condition that this copyright page and the credits page remain part of the game. Teachers and students who adapt the game should add their names and affiliations to the credits page without deleting any names already there.
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9. Time to play “Carnival Adventure”!
Start the game by picking number one. Go in order until you reach the end. Think carefully because you only get one chance to get it right. If you get it wrong you cannot move. 10 6 4 8 2 3 1 5 7 9 12 14 16 20 18 17 13 11 15 19
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13. Susie earned $5. 50 for taking out the trash and $7
Susie earned $5.50 for taking out the trash and $7.50 for washing the car. How much money has she earned for towards the carnival?
$12.75
$13.25
$14.00
$13.00
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14. Susie now has $13.00, but she needs more money for the carnival so she walks her neighbors dog for $ How much money does she have now?
$14.75
$15.15
$15.00
$15.25
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15. Susie now has $15.15, but she wants more money for the carnival so she sells lemonade and earns $4.25, how much does she have?
$19.15
$19.00
$19.40
$19.25
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16. Susie has $19.40, she wanted to earn $0.60 more so she collected cans. How much money does she have?
$19.90
$19.70
$20.00
$19.80
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17. Susie now has $20. 00. She wants to ride the Farris Wheel
Susie now has $ She wants to ride the Farris Wheel. If it costs $0.75 to ride the Farris Wheel how much money does Susie now have?
$19.25
$18.75
$19.20
$18.25
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18. Susie now has $19. 25. Susie wants to ride The Tilt-n-Whirl
Susie now has $ Susie wants to ride The Tilt-n-Whirl. If The Tilt-n-Whirl costs $3.25 how much money does Susie now have?
$16.25
$17.25
$17.00
$16.00
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19. Susie now has $ She sees the Merry-Go-Round and is told that it costs $2.85 for one 3 minute ride. How much money does Susie now have?
$14.15
$13.15
$12.75
$12.85
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20. Susie now has $13. 15. She wants to ride the Whirl Wind that costs $5
Susie now has $ She wants to ride the Whirl Wind that costs $ How much money does Susie now have?
$7.45
$8.15
$7.90
$7.75
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21. Susie has $7. 90 and she is getting hungry
Susie has $7.90 and she is getting hungry. She spots an ice-cream stand over by the Farris Wheel. For a small cone it costs $ How much money does Susie have left over if she buys one small ice-cream?
$6.85
$7.05
$6.75
$6.65
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22. Susie has $ She realizes that she is getting low on her money so she looks for ways to earn some money back. She finds a “target” game stand where she can win $2.15 if she gets at least 3 of the 5 balls into a basket. Susie sinks 4 out of 5 balls! How much money does she have now?
$8.85
$8.80
$9.15
$9.10
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23. Susie has $ She wants to splash around in the water so she pays $ How much does she have now?
$6.50
$6.25
$6.15
$6.30
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24. Susie has $ She walks by the food stand and smells the funnel cake. She can’t resist the savory smell so she splurges and pays $3.00 for a funnel cake. How much does she now have?
$4.00
$3.30
$3.45
$3.50
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25. Susie now has $3. 30. She wants to go on the potato sack slide
Susie now has $ She wants to go on the potato sack slide. It cost $ How much does she have now?
$2.15
$2.25
$2.50
$2.55
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26. Susie only has $2.55 left. She needs more money so she decides to play a game of Bulls Eye. She has to hit at least 2 of the 3 arrows on the target. If she wins she gets $5.00. Susie hits all 3 arrows on the target!
$7.55
$7.50
$7.60
$7.45
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27. Susie now has $ She is really thirsty from the funnel cake she had earlier. She buys a soda for $ How much does she now have?
$5.05
$5.00
$5.15
$5.20
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28. Susie has $5. 05 left. She wants to ride the Go-Carts
Susie has $5.05 left. She wants to ride the Go-Carts. This ride cost $ How much will she have left?
$3.75
$3.25
$3.50
$3.55
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29. Susie now has $3. 55. She wants to go on the Tea-cup-whirl ride
Susie now has $ She wants to go on the Tea-cup-whirl ride. It cost $ How much does she have left?
$2.35
$2.25
$2.30
$2.15
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30. Susie has $2. 30 left to spend. She wants to ride the Airplane ride
Susie has $2.30 left to spend. She wants to ride the Airplane ride. This ride costs $ How much money does Susie have left?
$1.30
$1.20
$1.15
$1.10
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31. Susie has $1.20 left over. She wants to ride the rollercoaster that costs $ Will Susie have enough money to get this last ride in? If so, how much money will she have left over?
Yes, $0.08
Yes, $0.10
Yes, $0.05 No
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32. Susie has $0. 05 left over. On her way out she wants some cotton candy
Susie has $0.05 left over. On her way out she wants some cotton candy. She notices that it is $1.45 for the biggest bundle. How much more money does Susie need to be able to purchase her cotton candy?
$1.35
$1.40
$1.50
$1.43
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