DragonBox Algebra 5+ app for iPhone and iPad

4.0 ( 4480 ratings )

Games Puzzle Education Educational Family
Developer: Kahoot DragonBox AS

4.99 USD

Current version: 1.3.7, last update: 3 years ago
First release : 10 May 2012
App size: 128.56 Mb

DragonBox Algebra 5+ - The game that secretly teaches algebra

DragonBox Algebra 5+ Is perfect for giving young children a head start in mathematics and algebra. Children as young as five can easily begin to grasp the basic processes involved in solving linear equations without even realising that they are learning. The game is intuitive, engaging and fun, allowing anyone to learn the basics of algebra at his or her own pace.

DragonBox Algebra 5+ covers the following algebraic concepts:

* Addition
* Division
* Multiplication

Suitable from age five and up, DragonBox Algebra 5+ gives young learners the opportunity to get familiar with the basics of equation solving.

DragonBox uses a novel pedagogical method based on discovery and experimentation. Players learn how to solve equations in a playful and colorfull game environment where they are encouraged to experiment and be creative. By manipulating cards and trying to isolate the DragonBox on one side of the game board, the player gradually learns the operations required to isolate X on one side of an equation. Little by little, the cards are replaced with numbers and variables, revealing the addition, division and multiplication operators the player has been learning throughout the game.

Playing does not require supervision, although parents can assist them in transferring learned skills into pen and paper equation solving. It is a great game for parents to play with their kids and can even give them an opportunity to freshen up their own math skills.

DragonBox was developed by former math teacher Jean-Baptiste Huynh and has been heralded as a perfect example of game-based learning. As a result, it is currently forming the basis of an extensive research project by the Center For Game Science at the University of Washington.

Features

* 10 progressive chapters (5 learning, 5 training)
* 200 puzzles
* Learn to solve equations involving addition, subtraction, division and multiplication
* Multiple profiles
* Dedicated graphics and music for each chapter
* supported languages: English, français, norsk, svenska, dansk, español, 한국어, italiano, português, Deutsch, русский, 简体中文, 繁體中文, suomi, Nederlands, Eesti, Euskara, Türkçe, Čeština, Lietuvių, Magyar, 日本語...

Awards:

Gold Medal
2012 International Serious Play Awards

Best Educational Game
2012 Fun and Serious Games Festival

Best Serious Mobile Game
2012 Serious Games Showcase & Challenge

App of the Year
GullTasten 2012

Children’s App of the Year
GullTasten 2012

Best Serious Game
9th International Mobile Gaming Awards (2012 IMGA)

2013 ON for Learning Award
Common Sense Media

Best Nordic Innovation Award 2013
2013 Nordic Game Awards

Editors choice award
Children’s Technology Review

Media:

DragonBox is making me reconsider all the times I’ve called an educational app "innovative."
GeekDad, Wired

Step aside sudoku, algebra is the primordial puzzle game
Jordan Shapiro, Forbes

Brilliant, kids dont even know that they are doing Math
Jinny Gudmundsen, USA today

These guys are shaping the future of education
Brian Brushwood, TWiT

Awesome integration of algebra and gameplay!
Famigo

My eight year old son immediately sat down and ran through the first two banks of problems without hesitation. It was amazing.
Christopher Wanko, CoolTools

You will be surprised at how much you can learn in a few hours with this app.
Geeks With Juniors

Pros and cons of DragonBox Algebra 5+ app for iPhone and iPad

DragonBox Algebra 5+ app good for

This game is a masterpiece. The developers are awesome and I love them. My daughter is 4 and a half, I taught her numbers and to sum or subtract big numbers, but since we played this she learnt how to solve equations, what negative numbers are. The games make algebra fun and easy. The bad side: stealth algebra should be sold also to adults, I know many people whod benefit from such an app! Whatever age you are, get this game.

Got me looking forward to future math homework. My five year old is excited about algebra, now thats cool.

Im an elementary school teacher of over 20 years and Im always looking for educational games for my boys. My SIX year old devoured this game in about 3 days! By the last level he was solving multi-step algebraic equations mostly on his own! Im blown away. I will have him use the app from time to time so the concepts can be reinforced, but believe me when I say that I wont be forcing him. He was completely engaged the entire time. I had to tell him time was up a few times and to put the iPad away! I will definitely be recommending this game to my students and their parents. I will look for more "games" from this developer. If they are as good as this one, I will get them all.

I bought the bundle of four dragon box apps this summer, and I told my 4 year old son that we could start Algebra 5+ after he finished Numbers (which was fantastic too). We have been playing 5+ for about a week now, and he loves it. He asks everyone who visits to "play algebra" with him, but at this point he doesnt really need the help. When we play together I just ask him "where should we start?" and he takes it from there, saying things like "should we simplify this fraction first?" or "f over f equals one whole, so these cards are unnecessary." Wow. Highly recommended for adults too who might, like me, need a reminder of how algebra works before teaching their 4 year old.

I am 50 years old and for at least 46 of those years I thought I couldnt do math. Kind people told me nobody is good at everything. Unkind people told me I was undisciplined and stupid. Dragon Box is the first time ever, I understood that the point of algebra is something other than torture. I had FUN playing the games. Who knew you could do math and not cry?

My 5 and 12-year old boys really like this app. Now I do too! When my husband first introduced it to me, I hated it. Got every problem wrong. But when I restarted from the BEGINNING rather than somewhere in the middle, I learned the rules and techniques of the app and began solving the equations. What a fun way to learn algebra!

Some bad moments

I still dont get it? Maybe if i was 5?! Ill try again. Could use a help button.

I wouldve given a higher rank but I cant go into it so I dont know what its like so can you fix it please thank you

I enjoyed the first level on my iPad. When I solved the last puzzle the music continued, but all the icons on the screen stopped being interactive. A bug to be fixed?

This app is equally entertaining for my 4.5-year old, my 9-year old and me. Never thought of algebra as a fun puzzle, but here you have it! This app is fantastic.

This app is seriously amazing - what an incredibly unique way to teach a very complicated system. My 7 year old struggles in math at school but has not only picked up on this algebra easily but is completely addicted to it!!!

Where was this app when I was teaching pre-algebra?!? My 7 year old just rocked it.

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