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By Dana Anderson
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Fractions rock in interactive, rock-band-in-space appisode.
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The Digits: Fraction Blast
Parent and Kid Reviews
What's It About?
Parents enter an email address and then create a user account for each kid to track progress. Kids tap Play on the same main screen to watch the intro to the appisode, which explains, "This isn't one of those things you can sit and watch...we need your help." Interactive elements, such as "breaking" the screen in half by shaking it and then pinching it back together, pop up throughout the show. Some include direct fraction-problem-solving, while others don't.
Is It Any Good?
THE DIGITS: FRACTION BLAST is a great way to introduce kids to fraction concepts via a silly space adventure story with endearing characters. The "appisodes" feature three zany main characters -- one human, one alien, and one robot -- who form the space-traveling band the Digits. Their bad-guy nemesis, record label owner Doomfinger, is out to get them. Numerous challenges arise during the comedic drama that all somehow can be solved using fractions. As kids finish each segment of the show (about as long as most PBS educational shows), they earn a cool achievement icon.
A minor quibble: Some of the fights between our hero and Zoomfinger create some really loud (bordering on obnoxious) banter. If you can get past the noise, however, there's a lot to be learned here. The Digits: Fraction Blast approaches fraction concepts through visually memorable and repetitive ways.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Watch the appisode with your kid and mention when you hear science and math concepts as part of the band's problem-solving.
Talk about fractions in everyday life.
App Details
- Device : Kindle Fire
- Subjects : Math : fractions
- Skills : Thinking & Reasoning : problem solving
- Pricing structure : Free to try , Paid , Free
- Release date : January 23, 2013
- Genre : Educational Games
- Publisher : FUN-da
- Version : 1.2
- Last updated : February 11, 2022
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