CARING FOR MATHSHARK MathShark ™ Battery Installation 1. Open the battery compartment door by carefully loosening the screw CONTENTS with a screwdriver. 2. Install two fresh AA alkaline batteries, following the illustration inside the battery compartment. Introduction to MathShark ......2 •...
MathShark Why is MathShark an Important Learning Tool? ™ Mathematics skills are useful throughout our lives. Teaching strategies may Guide for Teachers and Parents change, yet most educators agree that acquiring mathematics skills means learning to: • apply math skills outside the classroom Congratulations! You have chosen MathShark, the calculator and •...
MathShark‘s Special Features LIGHTS SCREEN A flash of the green light means Greetings, selection menus, examples, math the answer is correct; a flash of problems, skill level, and elapsed time appear on the red light means it is incorrect. the screen. Problems in LEARNING will show in either vertical or horizontal format.
HOW TO USE MATHSHARK 5. After choosing SKILL and LEVEL, screen displays EXAMPLES. 6. Press ENTER to start a game, or CLR to choose a different SKILL or MathShark is two fully functional learning tools in one! Press ON to start LEVEL.
MathShark Content Level 5 by Skill Levels 51 + 34 = Add 2-digit addends to 2-digit + 12 + 34 addends without regrouping. The MathShark Skills Scope and Sequence Chart on pages 20–21 gives an 11 + 11 = overall look at content in each skill and on each level. Level 6 The following pages provide a definition of the content for each skill and level, plus some example problems.
SUBTRACT MULTIPLY Level 1 Level 1 Basic subtraction facts 0–9 in Basic multiplication facts sequential order. Player selects – 2 – 2 1–12 in sequential order. Player number to drill. selects number to drill. Level 2 Basic subtraction facts 0–9 in 16 –...
DIVIDE Level 7 Level 1 47 x 3 = Multiply 2-digit numbers Basic division facts 1–12 in by 1-digit numbers with 2 ÷ 2 = 4 ÷ 2 = sequential order. Player selects 58 x 2 = regrouping. number to drill. Level 2 Basic division facts 1–12 in non- You might want to encourage players to use their...
DECIMALS FRACTIONS Before beginning work in the DECIMALS skills, make sure player knows how Before beginning work in the FRACTIONS skills, make sure player knows how to use the button to enter a decimal: enter the whole number, press the to use the A/B button to enter a fraction: enter the numerator, press the A/B button, then enter the decimal numbers.
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