Code Cracker

A single-player spy game for 6th grade. Decode intercepted messages by turning word phrases into algebraic expressions and back, name terms and coefficients, and finish with a skills report for 6.EE.A.2a and 6.EE.A.2b.

• 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): One-step phrases: sum, difference, more, less (6.EE.A.2a); One-step phrases: product, quotient, times, divided (6.EE.A.2a); Two-step phrases (6.EE.A.2a); Phrases that need parentheses (6.EE.A.2a); Read an expression in words (6.EE.A.2b); Name the parts: terms, coefficients, constants (6.EE.A.2b)

Grade: Grade 6 · Common Core: 6.EE.A.2a, 6.EE.A.2b

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.