Watch out for the rhombus is a fun collaborative game in which children aged 8 and up discuss geometry to implement the best game strategy and win!  They reason about formulas, name the characteristics of polygons, solids and fundamental geometric entities.

An inclusive game in which everyone is invited to speak freely to decide the best game strategy, justifying their choices which will soon be evaluated by their fellow players.

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The box contents

42 cards, 6 for each family

6 family marker cards

6 (brill) fish cards

24 formula cards

1 synoptic table with formulas and families

Instructions

Teaching objectives

• Consolidation of polygon characteristics
• Consolidation and storage of formulas
• Collaboration

How to play

There are 4 game modes:

Watch out for the rhombus
The objective of the game is to form the 7 families of geometric figures before the brill fish appears.

Hunt for the formula
The objective of the game is to quickly associate geometric figures and their corresponding formulas.

Solitaire game
The objective of the game is to independently consolidate the classification of flat and solid figures.

Memory
The objective of the game is to memorize the arrangement of the cards on the work surface.

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THE AUTHOR

Claudia Costantini, A mathematics and science teacher who, after directing the European Life Natura environmental conservation project “Aurora System,” started dedicating herself to teaching, with a great fondness for laboratory teaching, flipped class and inquiry-based learning. She builds board games, card games and uses numerous gamification software and apps, continuously researching and experimenting with teaching stimuli that promote active, engaging and motivating learning for all pupils. She is involved in teacher training through online and on-demand webinars, runs the Facebook page “Matemagica” where she provides ideas for both teaching workshops and activities addressed to different school orders. The page currently has about 8,300 followers.