Inspiration
According to wastatepta.org, Washington state students in grades 4 to 8 showed a "significant decrease" in mathematics since 2019, the previous assessment year. We decided to solve this problem by trying to provide math help to specifically these grades.
What it does
It gives you questions based on your grade level. Based on how many you got correct, it will either give you a certificate or not for passing that grade level.
How we built it
We built it using HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. We had originally tried to make it in Python, then Java, but finally settled on HTML5 because of how easy it is to make a webpage and let anyone access it. We split up each grade into separate folders for organization and made sure that the code was as simple as possible.
Challenges we ran into
We got stuck trying to figure out how to make the answer boxes lock once the user inputs their answer so they cant answer the same question twice. We got stuck on trying to figure out how to make a program where if the user gets all 5/5 questions correct they will be rewarded a certificate, however if they got 4/5 or less they would have to restart.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We managed to make 5 levels of math questions from 4th to 8th grade.. We managed to code a locking mechanism so the user cannot input twice.
What we learned
Teamwork is very important, We learned alot more about how to use HTML and JavaScript
What's next for MathSpot
We currently only have 5 questions for each grade, we plan to make a program where every 5 questions, depending on how many questions the user answered correctly, the questions will get progressively harder or easier. We will also provide explanations to questions so users can learn more efficiently.
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