1. Roots – Square & Cube – Shootout!
Students compete (1v1 in pairs or in teams, at their tables or at the front) to
answer questions the quickest.
Students could write on your whiteboard or their own.
Delete too difficult/easy question slides beforehand.
Click anywhere to start the music, then click ‘Go’ to show the question,
then click again to show the answer.
This game has sound!

2. Shootout!
Square & Cube Roots

3. Correct Answer = 1pt
Fastest! = 1pt

4. Ready?
Go!

5. List the possible answers.
16 =
+4 and −4

6. Ready?
Go!

7. A square field has an area of 25 m2
How long is each side?
25 m2 ?
5 m

8. Ready?
Go!

9. List the possible answers.
100 =
+10 and −10

10. Ready?
Go!

11. List the possible answers.
3 27 = +3

12. Ready?
Go!

13. A square field has an area of 144 m2
How long is each side?
144 m2 ?
12 m

14. Ready?
Go!

15. List the possible answers.
−25 =
Impossible!

16. Ready?
Go!

17. List the possible answers.
3 125 = +5

18. Ready?
Go!

19. A cube-shaped fish tank has
a volume of 216 cm3
How long is each side? ?
216 cm2
6 cm

20. Ready?
Go!

21. A square field has an area of 36 m2
How long is each side?
36 m2 ?
6 m

22. Ready?
Go!

23. List the possible answers.
64 =
+8 and −8

24. Ready?
Go!

25. A cube-shaped fish tank has
a volume of 8000 cm3
How long is each side? ?
8000 cm2
20 cm

26. Ready?
Go!

27. List the possible answers.
3 −8 = −2

28. Ready?
Go!

29. A square field has an area of 81 m2
How long is each side?
81 m2 ?
9 m

30. Ready?
Go!

31. List the possible answers.=
+10

32. Ready?
Go!

33. A square field has an area of 49 m2
How long is each side?
49 m2 ?
7 m

34. Ready?
Go!

35. List the possible answers.
3 −64 = −4

36. Ready?
Go!

37. A cube-shaped fish tank has
a volume of 729 cm3
How long is each side? ?
729 cm2
9 cm

38. Ready?
Go!

39. A cube-shaped fish tank has
a volume of 3375 cm3
How long is each side? ?
3375 cm2
15 cm

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