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This activity encourages students to use collaborative learning skills, whilst being able to effectively implicate mathmatical techniques.
Students buy and sell fish in trading markets in a range of Australian and New Zealand cities. They compare market prices, get to know other traders and use supply and demand to find the best deals and discover new markets. The aim is to acquire a rare fish and maximise profit and reputation as a smart trader. This is the more challenging of a series of two objects.
· Students identify opportunities for profitable trading.
· Students estimate market value by comparing supply and demand.
· Students explore the value of networking to identify market opportunities.
The learning object:
· Students operate a business in an international environment
· Students review business options and make decisions to increase profitability.
· The pace and variety of trading opportunities encourages active engagement.
· Students search for a rare, prized fish.
· There is an option to print a summary of business outcomes.
This activity recquires students to use their knowledge on money, and trade and essentially make a profit from buying and selling fish.
This activity is a value tool, and and exceptional online-activity as it’s visual, and encourages independent, and group learning.
It’s fun, appealing, and facilitates well for the mathematics syllabus!
Overall, i had a GREAT time playing the game myself- the inner child in me went on a rampage- and i would definately use this digital game in the classroom!
Take a look yourself, it’s fabulous!
Thank you Joe, for the wonderful experience, i’ve thoroughly enjoyed our tutorials, and hope to see you again in the future!
All the best,
Anna Vardas
