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Adventure Workshop 6: 1st-3rd Grade



Recommended Age: 5 - 9
Publisher: Encore Software


Enhance learning at home in a fun interactive way with 4 full version titles!

Product Information

Kids will love learning with Adventure Workshop 6! They’ll have funtaking a class with SpongeBob SquarePants, solving mysteries and exploring andsaving an island!  Help your child build upon his or her grade schoolskills and prepare for years of fun learning.  Adventure Workshop 6 will entertain your first- throughthird-graders as they learn important foundations of typing, math, science andmore!


Product Title Included

  • Zoombinis Island Odyssey
  • ClueFinders Adventures: Mystery of Mathra
  • Reader Rabbit Personalized Math Ages 6-9
  • SpongeBob SquarePants Typing


Product Features

  • Ride the wave to keyboarding with SpongeBob SquarePants Typing for kids and adults. Plus, learn fun ocean facts as you complete each level!
  • Show your child how his or her third grades skills, such as reading maps and building bridges, are put to work in the real world to solve problems in ClueFinders 3rd Grade Adventures Mystery of Mathra.
  • Teach kids core science and math, including astronomy and life sciences, as they save the Isle and the Zebles in Zoombinis Island Odyssey.
  • Join Reader Rabbit and friends as they explore Pi-Rat Island and improve their math skills through nine activities in Reader Rabbit Math Ages 6-9.


Product Overview

Zoombinis Island Odyssey

Return to Zoombini Isle in another puzzling odyssey!  Life continued to begood for the Zoombinis. That is, until they received word about the homelandthey had left behind. The dastardly Bloats had destroyed the natural habitat andthen evacuated, leaving the Zerbles and other wildlife struggling for survival.Join the Zoombinis and develop math, logic, and scientific-thinking skills on acourageous expedition to save the Zerbles!

Features:

  • 7 perilous puzzles
  • 3 levels of challenge
  • Practice mode
  • Helpful puzzle clues
  • Parent's Guide
  • Puzzle Reformulation - a new game each adventure!

Skills Learned:

  • Thinking Skills
  • Logic
  • Collecting Data
  • Data Analysis
  • Decoding Complex Processes
  • Graphing and Mapping
  • Logical Reasoning
  • Modular Arithmetic
  • Pattern Finding
  • Problem Solving
  • Theory Formulation and Testing

Science Concepts:

  • Astronomy
  • Mechanics
  • Cryptography
  • Ecology
  • Genetics
  • Life Cycles




ClueFinders Adventures: Mystery of Mathra

Whenexotic animals disappear, the ClueFinders are called in to unravel theastonishing mystery.  The famous scientist Dr Pythagaras has suddenlyvanished. Rumors say an ancient monster has returned and is responsible. What isgoing on? Joni Savage and her team of curious kids are going to find out. Jointhem and together you'll trek into the mysterious jungle.

Skills Learned:

  • Language Arts
  • Science
  • Geography
  • Problem Solving Skills




Reader Rabbit Personalized Math Ages 6-9

Reader Rabbit Personalized Math builds children's elementary math skills aschildren help sam the Lion, Penelope the Parrot, and Reader Rabbit explorePirate Island.  Sam the Lion has entered his brand-new boat - The Sea Lion- in a race and has invited Reader Rabbit to join him and his crew. Together they set sail along with the other boats in the race.  However,they become lost in a storm after trying to take a shortcut, and the two friendsfind themselves shipwrecked on Pirate Island.  The Sea Lion is destroyed,so Sam must search the island looking for parts that Reader Rabbit can use tobuild a new boat.  Luckily, Sam and Reader Rabbit run into their oldfriend, Penelope the Parrot, who offers to show Sam around the island.

The nine included activities are designed to improve children's math skillsin a fun and engaging way.  Arcade activities use fast action to givechildren practice in rapidly recognizing the correct answers, thereby helpingchildren to memorize basic math facts.  Exploration activities encouragechildren to experiment with math concepts as they solve problems in the contextof the program.

Each activity in Reader Rabbit Personalized Math has multiple levels, so theprogram can move from simple to more complex concepts at a pace that suits eachplayer.  Players can tackle more challenging problems even if they haven'tmastered all skills or concepts in the program; each skill area adjusts itslevel up or down independently from the others, thereby creating a tailoredlearning experience that addresses each player's specific needs. Carefullytracks players' responses to each level's activities, using that information toadjust the type of puzzle presented.

Skills Learned:  

  • Addition and Subtraction
  • Multiplication and Division
  • Patterns
  • Counting Money




SpongeBob SquarePants Typing

Kids become seaworthy typists thanks to the skill-building adventure featuringBinkin bottom's favorite denizens.

Features: 

  • Kid friendly fun
  • Independent learning through 17 lessons
  • Five levels of challenge
  • Nifty facts about nautical nonsense



Windows Requirements

  • Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 SP4, XP SP1
  • Pentium 300 MHz processor or faster
  • 64 MB RAM (128 MB RAM for Windows XP)
  • 420 MB of free hard disk space
  • 8X CD-ROM drive or faster
  • 16-bit monitor capable of 800 x 600 resolution
  • 4MB DirectX compatible video card
  • Windows compatible 16-bit sound card and speakers
  • Windows compatible keyboard and mouse
  • Microsoft DirectX 8 (included on CD)
  • QuickTime 5 (included on CD)
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher
  • Printer Support: Works with most popular printers (Monochrome and color) supported by Windows
  • 33.6 Kbps modem or faster and Internet service provider account required for Internet access

 *Administrator privileges are required to properly install the programon Windows 2000 and Windows XP


Availability: Usually ships the next business day.

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