Follow the prompts. You need a mouse and a keyboard to follow all the instructions. Read carefully. If you click too many times or too soon, it can be confusing. Just start over with the green flag if that happens. It is a work in progress so I'll build in a more robust user interface over time. Use simple numbers like 10 and 20 for length and width to start off and get an understanding of the problem. The MUSIC makes this FUN!!! Turn on your speakers or listen with headphones!!! I teach Algebra 2. One of the topics is Cubic Equations. There is a classic "real world" problem that applies cubic equations. Given a rectangular piece of metal, one can cut out squares in the corners to make a box. What is the length of the side of the square that one would cut to create a box with the maximum volume.
Music is "Boo Hoo" by Guy Lombardo and the Royal Canadians from around 1940. Microsoft Mathematics Calculator 4.0 (free!!!) was used for screen captured images of graphed cubic equations. Scratch project by mandostop1 - Rhode Island USA Type 'p' for music credits etc.. (Type 'm' followed by up arrow for a scratchling dance party at any point. But you'll probably have to restart the problem with the green flag.Up arrow alone will restart music also.)
