Yes this is a very strange game. "It" is the number in the circle. Students obey the instructions given.

The small button at the bottom right of the red panel will give a new number.

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  • S1E, BELMONT ACADEMY
  • Thursday, March 13, 2008
  • "Brilliant game says Nathen S1. In general, class really enjoyed this starter, it was unusual and made them think."
  • Zara, Belmont Academy
  • Wednesday, March 19, 2008
  • "Extremely fun and enjoyable. We enjoyed the humming and the standing up. Would love to see more of these!"
  • Mike Moon, Royds School, Leeds UK
  • Friday, September 05, 2008
  • "I used this with a weak year 10 group who actually enjoyed what they were doing! and one or two even smiled for the first time in a maths lesson"
  • Miss Dickson, Braes High School
  • Wednesday, March 25, 2009
  • "The game was excellent! The only thing that would make it better would be if the numbers changed on a timed basis, rather than having to click each time."

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Computer Teacher, do your students have access to computers?
Do you have "Laptops in Lessons"?

Whether your students each have a TabletPC or share a desktop PC, this activity lends itself to eLearning (Engaged Learning).

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Here is the URL which will take them to a concise version of this page.

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Devise another strange game like this! Use a spreadsheet to produce a table showing the properties
of each number up to 100