Space Invaders

Get kids excited about math with this fun hands-on collaborative project. Typically done during a Family Math Night event, this project can also be done in the classroom. The best part is, each person is individually represented in the final product!

In this blast from the past, participants will be designing cubes and plotting them on a coordinate grid to create a 3-D alien from the popular 1978 video arcade game Space Invaders.

Along with the pdf, you'll recieve a link to the video version of the lesson where I share samples and offer tips.

Items included:
• list of materials needed
• math and science background
• mathematical vocabulary
• Space Invaders activity sheets: Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced
• Space Invaders Collaborative Project table tents (2)
• Space Invaders coordinate grid aliens (3)
• table tents: Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced
• Space Invaders coordinates (3)
• Space Invaders title (individual letters)
• Design Your Own Space Invader activity sheet