HurkleQuest on the Number Line Game 26 at SEAS

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1 HurkleQuest on the Number Line Game 26 at SEAS by The Hurkle Hiders [ & George] HurkleHiders@aol.com Earth year 2007 Summer. Hurkle and the Hurkle Hiders ran HurkleQuest on the Number Line play-by- games for students in the Science, Engineering, and Art by the Sea (SEAS) program at Yaquina Bay Elementary School in Newport, Oregon. We played with SEAS teacher Jody Hanna (jodester91@hotmail.com) and her students who will enter grades 1 through 6 in school year SEAS is modeled after the KidSpirit program at Oregon State University and run in partnership with the Lincoln County School District. KidSpirit Youth Programs ( Lincoln County School District Oregon ( There were five SEAS sessions summer 2007: June 25-29: Biology July 02-06: Biology July 09-20: Nature & Wildlife July 23-August 03: Chemistry August 06-17: Physics/Engineering SEAS contact person: Jody Hanna (jodester91@hotmail.com) And now the story of HurkleQuest on the Number Line Game 26, played via by students at SEAS from to HurkleQuest NL Game /28/2007

2 The Hurkle Hiders send an invitation to play. To: The Hurkle Hiders invite you to play HurkleQuest on the Number Line Game 26. Hurkle's hiding place is a whole number 0 to 100. Begin by sending four guesses to HurkleHiders@aol.com.. If your first four guesses are 10, 30, 50, and 70, send them like this: Guess #1: 10 Guess #2: 30 Guess #4: 70 When we receive your guesses, we will send a color clue for each guess: RED. VERY HOT, very close to Hurkle's hiding place. ORANGE. HOT, close to Hurkle's hiding place, but not as close as RED. YELLOW. WARM, not as close as RED or ORANGE, but closer than GREEN, BLUE, or VIOLET. GREEN. COOL, not as close as YELLOW, ORANGE, or RED, but closer than BLUE or VIOLET. BLUE. COLD, far from Hurkle's hiding place. VIOLET. VERY COLD, very far from Hurkle's hiding place. Below is a color diagram of Hurkle's neighborhood, not necessarily to the scale that we will use in Game 26. <<<<<<...>>>>>> IMPORTANT HINT!!! If a guess is violet, then it is a distance of 32 or more from Hurkle's hiding place. We use a meter stick as one of our number lines. Every centimeter mark (0 to 100) on the meter stick is a possible Hurkle hiding place. Hurkle will love it if you also use a meter stick as a number line. Hurkle is hiding, wanting to be found! The Hurkle Hiders [ & George] HurkleQuest NL Game /28/2007

3 The four SEAS teams send their Turn 01 guesses. From: We have all of the same kids this week, but we are in different groups. Here are our 1st set of guesses. Thanks for inviting us to play! Grades 3 & 4 Grades 3 & 4 Grades 3 & 4 Grades 1 & 2 Guess #1: 25 Guess #2: 40 Guess #4: 73 Guess #1: 1 Guess #2: 30 Guess #4: 80 Guess #1: 50 Guess #2: 64 Guess #3: 68 Guess #4: 80 Guess #1: 10 Guess #2: 26 Guess #4: 76 We are excited to get our clues! SEAS Hurkle Questers The Hurkle Hiders respond with the Turn 01 color clues. Subject: HurkleQuest NL Game 26, Turn 01, (SEAS Teams) Ahoy SEAS Hurkle Questers, Welcome to HurkleQuest on the Number Line Game 26. Hurkle's hiding place is a whole number 0 to 100. Hurkle loves playing with you! Here are your color clues. (Grades 3 & 4) Guess #1: 25 Clue: VIOLET Guess #2: 40 Clue: VIOLET Clue: VIOLET Guess #4: 73 Clue: BLUE (Grades 3 & 4) Guess #1: 50 Clue: VIOLET Guess #2: 64 Clue: VIOLET Guess #3: 68 Clue: BLUE Guess #4: 80 Clue: BLUE (Grades 3 & 4) Guess #1: 1 Clue: VIOLET Guess #2: 30 Clue: VIOLET Clue: VIOLET Guess #4: 80 Clue: BLUE (Grades 1 & 2) Guess #1: 10 Clue: VIOLET Guess #2: 26 Clue: VIOLET Clue: VIOLET Guess #4: 76 Clue: BLUE A team named? George, who is a dragon, is a tad upset that there is no team named after him. REMEMBER: A violet guess is a distance 32 or more from Hurkle's hiding place. The Hurkle Hiders [ & George] HurkleQuest NL Game /28/2007

4 The SEAS teams send their Turn 02 guesses. No offense meant, George! Some of our teams made guesses using your hint as an additional clue. Here are our guesses: Guess #5: 83 Guess #6: 85 Guess #7: 90 Guess #8: 97 Guess #5: 90 Guess #6: 95 Guess #7: 86 Guess #8: 99 Guess #5: 89 Guess #6: 95 Guess #7: 96 Guess #8: 98 Guess #5: 90 Guess #6: 93 Guess #7: 82 Guess #8: 87 Our guesses last time left us feeling a little cool (like the weather today). Maybe today's guesses will be a little warmer. SEAS Hurkle Questers The Hurkle Hiders send Turn 02 color clues. Subject: HurkleQuest NL Game 26, Turn 02, (SEAS Teams) Ahoy SEAS Hurkle Questers, Zowie! One team has already found Hurkle's hiding place. Guess #5: 83 Clue: GREEN Guess #6: 85 Clue: GREEN Guess #7: 90 Clue: YELLOW Guess #8: 97 Clue: HURKLE!!! Guess #5: 90 Clue: YELLOW Guess #6: 95 Clue: ORANGE Guess #7: 86 Clue: GREEN Guess #8: 99 Clue: ORANGE Guess #5: 89 Clue: GREEN Guess #6: 95 Clue: ORANGE Guess #7: 96 Clue: RED Guess #8: 98 Clue: RED Guess #5: 90 Clue: YELLOW Guess #6: 93 Clue: YELLOW Guess #7: 82 Clue: GREEN Guess #8: 87 Clue: GREEN Congratulations,. You found Hurkle's hiding place in only 2 turns. Hurkle says, "Please keep my hiding place a secret. We'll play games until the other teams arrive. I know lots of games!" The Hurkle Hiders [ & George] HurkleQuest NL Game /28/2007

5 The SEAS teams send their Turn 03 guesses. TaDa! Say the. They are ecstatic to be first, but they are closely followed by some other great guesses! Guess # 9: 92 Guess #10: 96 Guess #11: 97 Guess #12: 100 Guess # 9: 100 Guess #10: 99 Guess #11: 97 Guess # 9: 95 Guess #10: 96 Guess #11: 97 Guess #12: 100 Each group is confident that this set of guesses will find Hurkle! The assure you that they can be trusted to keep Hurkle's hiding place secret! SEAS Hurkle Questers All teams found Hurkle's hiding place! A happy ending for Game 26. Subject: HurkleQuest NL Game 26, Turn 03, (SEAS Teams) Ahoy SEAS Hurkle Questers, Abracadabra! Alakazam! All four SEAS teams have found Hurkle's hiding place. Found Hurkle in Turn 02. Guess # 9: 100 Clue: ORANGE Guess #10: 99 Clue: ORANGE Guess #11: 97 Clue: HURKLE!!! Guess # 9: 92 Clue: YELLOW Guess #10: 96 Clue: RED Guess #11: 97 Clue: HURKLE!!! Guess #12: 100 Clue: ORANGE Guess # 9: 95 Clue: ORANGE Guess #10: 96 Clue: RED Guess #11: 97 Clue: HURKLE!!! Guess #12: 100 Clue: ORANGE Congratulations,, and. You found Hurkle's hiding place. Hurkle and all SEAS teams are playing together, learning together, and singing Funiculi, Funicula! Lyrics and Music ( 97 is a special number. It is a prime number. A prime number is a number that has exactly two different factors. The factors of 97 are 1 and 97. Other prime numbers are: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, et cetera, et cetera. Question: What are the next three prime numbers after 23? The Hurkle Hiders PS. Hurkle wonders, "How do you pronounce ''?" HurkleQuest NL Game /28/2007

6 The SEAS teams send answers to the prime number question. Each team wanted to come up with their own prime numbers, so here they are: (29, 31, 37) (29, 31, 33) (29, 31, 43) The teams did not want assistance in making their guesses, but we had a great lesson and discussion on prime numbers. Team joined the other teams on this activity as they are in grades 1 & 2 and do not know how to multiply. So here's the scoop on the team. It is pronounced mystery. They couldn't decide on a name, so it became "mystery." Then they decided that to add to the mystery they had to add question marks. Their intent was to make it truly a mystery to everyone. They wanted you to know and appreciate you asking. The SEAS Teams Hurkle and the Hurkle Hiders respond to the SEAS teams answers. Subject: HurkleQuest NL Game 26, Afterglow, (SEAS Teams) Ahoy SEAS Teams, The next three prime numbers after 23 are 29, 31, and 37. (29, 31, 37). A-OK! Right on. All systems are GO. (29, 31, 33). 29 and 31 are correct, but 33 is not a prime number. A number is a prime number if it has exactly two different factors. If a number is not 1 and is not a prime number, then it is a composite number. 33 is a composite number. It has four factors. The factors of 33 are 1, 3, 11, and 33. (29, 31, 43). 29 and 31 are the next two prime numbers after is a prime number, but is not the 3rd prime number after 23. Between 31 and 43 are the prime numbers 37 and 41. The first six composite numbers are 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 12. Each of these composite numbers has three or more factors. For example, the factors of 4 are 1, 2, and 4. The factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12. Hurkle and the Hurkle Hiders love the story about how created its mysterious team name! Have fun today and the rest of the summer and next school year and so on and so on. The Hurkle Hiders [ & George] HurkleQuest NL Game /28/2007

7 HurkleQuest on the Number Line Game 26: Summary by Team Clues: R = Red, O = Orange, Y = Yellow, G = Green, B = Blue, V = Violet, H = Hurkle Entering grades 3 & 4 Entering grades 3 & 4 Entering grades 3 & 4 Entering grades 1 & 2 Guess #1: 25 Clue: V Guess #2: 40 Clue: V Clue: V Guess #4: 73 Clue: B Guess #1: 1 Clue: V Guess #2: 30 Clue: V Clue: V Guess #4: 80 Clue: B Guess #1: 50 Clue: V Guess #2: 64 Clue: V Guess #3: 68 Clue: B Guess #4: 80 Clue: B Guess #1: 10 Clue: V Guess #2: 26 Clue: V Clue: V Guess #4: 76 Clue: B Guess #5: 83 Clue: G Guess #6: 85 Clue: G Guess #7: 90 Clue: Y Guess #8: 97 Clue: H! Guess #5: 90 Clue: Y Guess #6: 95 Clue: O Guess #7: 86 Clue: G Guess #8: 99 Clue: O Guess #5: 89 Clue: G Guess #6: 95 Clue: O Guess #7: 96 Clue: R Guess #8: 98 Clue: R Guess #5: 90 Clue: Y Guess #6: 93 Clue: Y Guess #7: 82 Clue: G Guess #8: 87 Clue: G Guess # 9: 92 Clue: Y Guess #10: 96 Clue: R Guess #11: 97 Clue: H! Guess #12: 100 Clue: O. Guess # 9: 100 Clue: O Guess #10: 99 Clue: O Guess #11: 97 Clue: H! : Guess # 9: 95 Clue: O Guess #10: 96 Clue: R Guess #11: 97 Clue: H! Guess #12: 100 Clue: O About Hurkle and HurkleQuest In Earth year 1973, we invented a simple game called Hurkle and published the first primitive version of Hurkle as a computer game in People's Computer Company, April You can find Hurkle in its original form on the Internet. Do a search using hurkle or hurkle game as the search key. We have invented new versions of Hurkle called HurkleQuest that use colors of the rainbow as "fuzzy feedback" clues. We have played HurkleQuest in classrooms, by USPS mail, and by . We have played on the number line, in 2-dimensional space, on a map of the USA, and in other spaces. The Hurkle is a happy beast that lives in another galaxy on a planet named Lirht that has three moons. Hurkles are favorite pets of the Gwik, the most intelligent denizens of Lirht. Paraphrased from "The Hurkle Is a Happy Beast," a story by Theodore Sturgeon. The Hurkle Is a Happy Beast Study Guide ( Theodore Sturgeon Wikipedia ( Read the stories of other HurkleQuest games at: Play Together, Learn Together ( Curriki ( Search for hurklequest. END HurkleQuest NL Game /28/2007