Sam Slarskey, principal at East Falmouth Elementary School in East Falmouth, Mass., created a game they call PlinkoBall last fall to bring exercise, math and fun together for students on the playground. PlinkoBall consists of four Drop Shot Basketball Hoops, which each have three chutes, staggered at varying heights. As students toss up the basketball, they wait to see which hoop it enters and then which chute it comes out. Both of these factors affect the players' scores, as can the space on the PlinkoBall court from which the ball it shot.
Scoring systems vary--some kids use it to hone their addition skills, but more advanced players can multiply their points. The PlinkoBall court itself offers more advanced math lessons. Painted on the blacktop is a ring of nine concentric circles, 50 feet in diameter. Each ring represents a different number, from one (the innermost ring) to nine.
If a player standing in the outermost ring shoots the ball into the highest funnel and the ball filters through the other two, the player scores six points (two points per funnel). Then, because the ball was shot from the nine ring, the player can multiply 9 x 9 x 9 for a score of 729. Then the player adds 6 + 729 to get a total score of 735.
See more examples of scoring possibilities here.