Educational Content

Essential learning | For teaching | Sample Questions | Curriculum

Volcanic Panic is based on the Curricula for all Australian States and is designed to develop fluency in basic maths skills across the Number Strand, strengthening both computational skills and conceptual understanding.

Learning numeracy basics will put your child on the pathway to success with a solid maths foundation.

Volcanic Panic questions challenge the mathematical processes that students need to apply their content knowledge – this enhances reasoning skills and develops flexible problem solving strategies.

Essential topics and fun learning

• Maths content covers Numeration (including Counting and Place Value), Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Fractions (including Decimals and Percentage), Ratio & Proportion.
• Players practise number facts and problem solving skills; question types include number problems, algorithms, number quizzes, multiple choice questions and maths patterns.
• All Ages and Stages – Players can choose the most appropriate level for themselves and compete against up to three other players, with anyone having a chance of winning!

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For Teaching

• Variety of learning styles: Volcanic Panic caters for a variety of learning styles. Different question formats ensure topics are covered from various angles.

• Maths activities have been created to help teachers assess whether students have met specific curriculum and teaching outcomes for the Numbers Strand.

• User-management & record keeping: The game-save option enables multiple game sessions, networkable administration and record-keeping covering up to 2,048 users and up to 512 groups!

• Custom Content: Specific maths categories or levels may be selected to drill individual players (eg Subtraction & Division). Practice one level or category of maths questions, or choose as many as you want. All categories and levels can be separately activated or deactivated.

• Each player works from their own specific set of maths questions. This means that Jenny (Grade 2) can challenge Alvin (Grade 6) in the same game and have the same chance of winning.

• Questions may also be presented outside gameplay in the 'Questions Only' section.

A small sample of the 7,500 Questions

Numbers Up Volcanic Panic conatins over 7,500+ questions over 26 Levels! Here's a small sample to give you an idea of their scope and diversity

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Category 7, Level 15	Category 2, Level 16
Category 3, Level 12	Category 4, Level 16
Category 2, Level 8	Category 1, Level 2
Category 7, Level 26	Category 5, Level 23

Note: Quality of images is far lower than actual program as images have been reduced in colour to enable a quicker online download time.

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Curriculum References

National Curriculum Teaching Objectives = Outcomes-based content
The Mathematics Syllabus documents for each Australian State and Territory were analysed with the outcomes determining the Maths Content within the Volcanic Panic.

For teacher and parent reference, State Syllabus outcomes are provided with the program. These are listed together with the Game Level at which the relevant Content can be found. Click the relevant link to download the pdf for your state. Below are generic documents relating subect to age and Numbers Up! Volcanic Panic level.

Australian Curriculum Documents

• New South Wales (part 1)
• New South Wales (part 2)
• New South Wales (part 3)
• Northern Territory
• Queensland
• South Australia
• Victoria
• Western Australia (part 1)
• Western Australia (part 2)
• Tasmania
• Australian Content Design

General Curriculum Documents

• Maths Content
• Scope and Sequence

Curriculum Scope & Sequence
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