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  • Sharpen your math skills with CarrotSticks

    April 21, 2010

    BY JASON DON FORSYTHE

    Back in my day, it was Math Blaster! for our classes’ Apple IIe, and I couldn’t get enough. But these days, client side games are so 2000s — everything is browser-based as internet connectivity becomes more universal. Such is the case with the free-to-play, internet-based CarrotSticks. It’s a pretty straightforward math game that rewards players for correctly answering mathematical questions of varying difficulties.

    The free version only includes addition, and you can pay an annual or subscription fee to unlock subtraction, division, and multiplication. The website claims that the program is free for classroom use and you merely need to contact them to find out more about that offer.

    CarrotSticks works quite well and the ability to challenge other online players to math competitions can really motivate certain students to practice and hone their math skills.

    CarrotSticks

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