Explore outer space and collect different objects to earn space badges as you warp between galaxies with every correct answer. Each correct response launches students further into the stars, rewarding accuracy and focus as they master essential maths skills!

In this version, students solve multi-step equations that include addition, subtraction, and brackets. They’ll apply their understanding of the order of operations to answer correctly – learning how brackets affect calculations and how to solve problems in the correct sequence. This game is perfect for building confidence with more complex number work.

Let’s Explore – Order of Operations: Addition, Subtraction & Brackets is ideal for students in upper primary who are ready to level up their problem-solving skills. Use it as a challenge station, revision task, or independent activity using the QR code to bring fun and rigour together in one galactic adventure.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Apply the correct order of operations to solve equations with brackets
• ✅ Solve multi-step problems using addition and subtraction
• ✅ Understand the role of brackets in grouping operations
• ✅ Develop fluency and confidence in solving number sentences
• ✅ Engage with problem-solving in an interactive, space-themed game

How to Play:

1. Students are shown a number sentence that includes addition, subtraction, and brackets.
2. They must solve the equation using correct order of operations.
3. Each correct answer earns a space object and warps them to a new galaxy.
4. All objects collected contribute to the student’s final badge tally.
5. At the end of the game, students view their completed badge collection from their space journey.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during upper primary number lessons to consolidate order of operations
• 💡 Great for Year Foundation - Year 1 students practising more complex equations
• 💡 Add to maths rotations for focused fluency or challenge practise
• 💡 Follow up with whiteboard modelling or a worksheet version of the problems for deeper exploration

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Let students personalise their experience by choosing from six characters before the game begins
• 💛 Select the number of players or teams at the start of the game to suit individual, paired, or group play
• 💛 Send the QR code home for students to play as a homework or revision task

Let’s Explore – Order of Operations: Addition, Subtraction & Brackets gives students the chance to boldly calculate where no one has calculated before – strengthening logic, fluency, and problem-solving along the way!