PEMDAS Bomb Squad

A single-player order of operations game for grades 5–6. Every operation is a wire: cut them in the right order to defuse the bomb. Parentheses, brackets, exponents and writing expressions, with a skills report for 5.OA.A.1, 5.OA.A.2 and 6.EE.A.2.

• Single player: each student plays on their own Chromebook, laptop or tablet.
• A world map with 6 levels and 2 boss battles. Levels get harder after 3 right in a row and easier after a miss.
• Missed problems come back for a second chance. New problems every time you play.
• Ends with a skills report: every skill marked Mastered, Still learning, Needs help or Not reached, the student's common mistakes, missed problems with the right answers, and what to practice next. Printable, with a check code teachers can verify.
• No student logins. Works offline once downloaded.

Skills (6): Multiply and divide before you add and subtract (5.OA.A.1); Go left to right with operations of the same rank (5.OA.A.1); Parentheses first (5.OA.A.1); Nested brackets and parentheses (5.OA.A.1); Exponents in the order of operations (6.EE.A.2); Write expressions from words (5.OA.A.2)

Grade: Grades 5–6 · Common Core: 5.OA.A.1, 6.EE.A.2, 5.OA.A.2

What's included: the game file (opens in any web browser) and a Quick Start guide with the levels, skills, standards and how to check a report.

Single-teacher license. Use it with all of your own students and classroom devices.