Here are some reviews on Tux Math games.
You "shoot" meteorites that are falling down by answering math problems
(type the problem's answer and press Enter/Return). If you can't answer
one, the meteorite does some damage to one of the penguin's igloo. Then
after enough damage, the penguin in that igloo leaves (walks away).
But, once you answer a red "fiery" question that falls down real quick, you can get a cloud that comes and fixes the igloo. Then your penguin comes back! I think that's so cute!! You can only lose if all your penguins go away.
The background is always an image from space.
The options include any of the four operations, or have them mixed. You
can practice specific times tables for example, which is good for my
younger daughter at this time. As you go along in a game, then the
questions start coming down quicker. At first they come down quite slow.
There's a training section, and there's a section where it gives you
random questions. In that one, you play as long as you want, and when
you stop, it'll tell you if you are in the top ten highest scores for
you. If so, then you go in the "hall of fame."
Once you finish any particular type of problems (for ex. addition 0-5 or
multiplication by 4), the star for that turns glowing yellow, and
that's what my kids are after--they want to turn all those stars
yellow. That's only in the training part, though. In the training part
you have to answer a certain amount of questions.
You can make as many new "accounts" as you want and fill the "hall of fame" with you and your various nicknames.
It's just simple free game for math practice; there are no special
features such as reports or training the facts you answer wrong.
Tux Math, or Tux of Math Command is software that is available as a free download for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Download it here.
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