A basketball shooting game where you solve exponent rules to score. Play solo against a computer defender, or head-to-head with a friend. Controls: WASD or arrow keys to move, space or enter to shoot or answer questions, mouse to click menu buttons.
Teaching Notes for Educators
Exponent Hoops covers the same core exponent rules as Exponent Racer - multiplying powers, dividing powers, a power raised to a power, and the zero-exponent rule - but with variable bases (x, y, a, b) instead of just numbers, so it doubles as a bridge into algebraic exponent expressions. Every shot is a fresh application of one of those rules, solo against a defender or head-to-head against a friend.
Differentiated shot by shot. A 2-point shot asks an easier, positive-exponent question. Stepping back for a 3-pointer raises the stakes with a harder mixed question that can include negative exponents - so students choose their own challenge level in real time, every possession.
Rule-based feedback, every single shot. Whether a shot is made, missed, or blocked, the explanation screen shows the full equation and states the exponent rule used to solve it (for example, "Rule: Add exponents"), reinforcing why an answer is correct instead of just whether it was.
Icon-based answer choices. Solo-mode answers are shown with simple directional arrows instead of text labels, so students can play and read feedback without needing strong English reading skills.
Solo or versus. Play solo against a computer defender for self-paced, low-pressure practice, or head-to-head with a friend for competitive, motivating peer practice.
Low-stakes practice. No accounts, no logins, and no permanent record of mistakes. Students can play as many rounds as they need without it feeling like a graded test.
Works on any device. On-screen joystick and action-button controls appear automatically on phones and tablets, so it's just as playable on a school Chromebook as it is at home.