The Formula Club Game is an interactive program for practicing chemical symbols and formulas with teacher-edited ions and comments for student responses.
Here’s how the game works:
The Macintosh randomly generates chemical formulas from the ion list saved in the program. The name of the formula is displayed in large font so several kids can participate. The student types in and enters the formula.
If the answer is correct, a “correct answer” comment is randomly selected from the “praises” list and the next question is asked.
If the answer is incorrect, a comment is selected from the “wrong answers (teases)” list. The correct answer is then displayed so that the students can see what was wrong, and then the correct answer must be entered before continuing to the next question.
After ten formulas have been done, the score is given and another set may be done.
The Formula Club Editor is the program used by the teacher to add, delete, or change the comments or ions used by the game. We use the traditional notation for ions placing the + or - before the charge number (Al+3) so that the computer will know when to superscript it. Without the + or -, numerals are automatically subscripted. The student does not have to hassle with any scripting.
Much fun is had when the comments are school or class “in-jokes” that the students can relate with. The more comments, the better. This decreases the frequency that each one is displayed.
The program also prints beautiful study sheets made from the ions list.
Any questions? -- call "The Boom" for assistance. 408 426-2617.
Preston Boomer
60 Verde Drive
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
PS: The reason that it is called a "Club" is that I have the kids having trouble with formulas come in at lunch to practice. Hence it became known as "The Formula Club".
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