A Perfect Circle

This sure would be a fun way to keep kids awake in class! I'm wondering now what skills I might have to share with a class...

Drawing and Physics Games

During Spring quarter, I was hooked on an online erector-set type game called Armadillo Run. E-dog saw me playing and asked if I had tried Magic Pen. I hadn't, so he showed me the website, and I think Magic Pen does a better job of allowing for creativity. It can also be run from the internet, instead of having to download a file to play.

I think these games would be great for 4th grade and up in terms of building problem solving skills. Armadillo Run adds budgeting to the equation, as you only have a set amount of money to spend on materials each round, and the over-arching goal is to finish each round while saving as much money as possible.

Here are links to the three games I mentioned above. Magic Pen is playable from any web browser, but Line Rider and Armadillo Run require you to download the demo in order to play.

Magic Pen
Line Rider
Armadillo Run