Parents' Guide to Meteor Math

App iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad Educational Games
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Dana Anderson By Dana Anderson , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 7+

Arcade game collides with math drills with mixed results.

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What's It About?

One number appears at the top of the game's screen. Players must choose two or more meteors out of many floating around, which also have numbers on them, to collide to match that top number -- either by addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division. Once the player selects a correct combination, the meteors explode and another "answer" number appears. Kids level up or down depending upon how many correct answers they give. If the correct meteors are not chosen in the given time, the player loses one of three "lives," unless they're in practice mode.

Is It Any Good?

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Especially for kids who like arcade-style collision games, METEOR MATH will likely be a fun way to practice basic math operations. The colorful screen and fast-paced drill is addictive and effective. It's great practice for kids to see there's more than one way to arrive at a number, whether adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.

However, kids don't have to choose numbers in the correct order for subtraction or division -- so it's not clear whether a kid thinks 6 is 4-2 or 2-4, for example. It would be nice if there was a way to customize the starting point for students who are further along the path of math facts. Also, the high scores section is a bit confusing, and there's no way to turn off the sound, including the emergency horn honking that sounds as players reach the point of losing a "life" if they don't solve the problem.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • If your kids don't like timed games or buzzers at the end of a "life," encourage them not to watch the timing bar in the corner and to turn off the sound on your device, which can be a distraction.

  • Challenge your kid to create different combinations to reach a solution.

App Details

  • Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
  • Subjects : Math : arithmetic , division , multiplication
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  • Release date : September 22, 2011
  • Genre : Educational Games
  • Publisher : Mindshapes
  • Version : 1.0.0
  • Minimum software requirements : iOS 3.0 or later
  • Last updated : November 11, 2020

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