While this in itself has nothing to do with algebra, I mention this because my kids love this. There are five “worlds,” each with twenty levels, and as you progress through the levels the “dragons” hatch and grow into their full-sized versions. World selection screen Level selection screen shows the growing “dragon.”įirst, a bit about how DragonBox actually works. So, how does a relatively unknown company from Norway make algebra so fun and easy to learn that my kids fight over who gets to play it? Read on and I’ll tell you. I showed DragonBox to my five-year-old and she loved it, and didn’t even want me to play ahead because she wanted to be the one to unlock all the levels. Also surprising is that they don’t even need to know basic arithmetic to play the game. Within a couple hours, most kids playing DragonBox will be able to start solving simple algebraic equations, and what’s more, they’ll be having fun and they may not even know they’re learning algebra at first. My kids can now solve equations like this. But that doesn’t make DragonBox‘s accomplishment anything to scoff at. I honestly don’t know how many Norwegians play Angry Birds (though apparently it’s still a lot). Well, okay, I should clarify: when DragonBox pre-launched in Norway, where it was developed, it shot up the charts and became the #1 most purchased app in Norway. ![]() ![]() What if I were to tell you that Angry Birds had been surpassed in the App Store - by a game that involves solving algebra equations? Because that’s what DragonBox did. ![]() Now, raise your hands if you like Angry Birds! I see. All right, kids! Raise your hand if you like algebra! Hmmm.
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