Tikiquations
By D T,
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Puzzler provides accessible entry into chemical equations.
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What’s It About?
Two cartoon animals want fruit to eat, and it's the player's job to solve the puzzle to balance each animal's feast. Eventually this fruit conceit fades away, and the player finds herself balancing chemical elements instead of fruit.
Is It Any Good?
TIKIQUATIONS provides a clever and nonintimidating way to introduce kids to the difficult concept of chemical equations. With the proper support from parents and teachers, this game can make a big difference in mastering some tricky material, especially for kids for whom chemistry is scary or seemingly too hard. Unfortunately, the difficulty increases quickly, and if the player hasn't fully grasped the underlying concepts, it might become too hard. The game's characters do offer advice but rarely the sort of guidance that would make moving ahead more fun. Still, for those who get it, it's a quick, fun experience that can help bring fearful new chemists up to speed.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Discuss why it's important to balance chemical equations.
Explore how people traditionally learn to balance equations, and discuss the benefits and drawbacks of a game-based approach.
Check out Sokobond, another puzzle game that tries to make chemistry more playful.
Game Details
- Platforms: Mac, Windows
- Subjects: Science: chemistry
- Skills: Thinking & Reasoning: problem solving, solving puzzles
- Pricing structure: Paid
- Available online?: Available online
- Publisher: Filament Games
- Release date: November 17, 2013
- Genre: Educational
- Topics: Science and Nature
- ESRB rating: NR
- Last updated: August 25, 2016
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