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=Michael's Lure of the Labyrinth page=

Lesson Plan (A requirement for the lesson plan is for each student to already have a login name and password to the website)

Objective: Students will use prior knowledge of ratios and proportions to solve problems in a similated video game called Lure of the Labyrinth

Warmup (5 mins): Give an example of using ratios in everyday life. Solve the proportion x/12 = 25/60 and check your work! Students will solve problem in their math notebooks before we go to the computer lab.

Guided practice (5 mins) The teacher will use the warmup to review solving proportions taught on the previous day.

Computer Lab (60 mins): Each student will have his/her own computer to access the Lure of the Labyrinth game website. Students will be given 60 minutes to create their own avatar, choose a pet, and begin the maze. Students will be able to ask advice from or get help from a neighbor or teacher if it is necessary. The goal is for each students to complete Wing 1 in the alotted time. Wing One: IN THIS GAME:

Players have to feed exactly the right proportions of food to a group of very hungry monsters.

Cooldown: (Writing) What parts of the game did you like? What parts of did you not like? What concepts that we studied today did you notice in the game? How did you apply what we learned today while playing the game?

Homework: Play more at home. Introduce the game to a parent and explain how proportions are used throughout Wing 1.


 * Game Overview**
 * Labyrinth**


 * In the Lure of the Labyrinth game the goal is to complete a maze of math puzzles and games to complete a storyline. The story is about finding a pet using a monster avatar that the student can create. The pets that are lost in the game are lost in a mysterious place called the Tasti Pet Factory. In the labyrinth are math games and puzzles that will lead you to more information about the location of the pet. In the game you must outsmart the monsters in the game using your monster avatar disguise to navigate the labyrinth. The objective is to have your created avatar monster use the resources within the labyrinth to plant pet food to lead your pet back to you. This is a fun way to introduce math concepts and integrate strategies within a lesson while improving problem solving skills.**

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