Thrilling missions for math success. Learn 34 math strategies to boost your problem solving power!
For ages 8-14.
The world is in desperate need of your clever mathematical mind! Carmen Sandiego has developed a sinister shrinking device that has already taken the Mount out of Everest and the Grand out of the world’s most famous Canyon! To restore these and other cherished landmarks to their rightful size, you must embark on 12 strategic adventures to solve hundreds of skill-building word problems and equations.
You’re just in time! If our calculations are correct, you haven’t a moment to lose! Carmen Sandiego’s Quantum Crystallizer is shrinking world treasures faster than you can count them. To save Mount Everest, the Great Wall Of China, and other cherished landmarks from Carmen’s menacing machine, you must engage in12 critical missions packed with hundreds of skill-building math challenges. Otherwise, all the world’s treasures will soon fit into the palm of Carmen’s hand!
Master Math Skills:
Master essential math skills in a variety of fun filled computation activities.
Practice Mode, customise and play your own problem sets.
Practice: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division.
Convert: fractions, decimals, percentages.
Gain Number Sense: understand the relationships between whole numbers, integers, positive and negative numbers.
Use Critical Math Concepts: including place value, length & width, numerator, and denominator.
Solve Word Problems:
Develop critical thinking skills by practicing over 400 word problems.
Analyze word problems
Extract key data
Choose mathematical operations
Convert word problems into equations
Sharpen problem solving skills
Learn Geometry:
Develop core geometry skills as you explore two dimensional shapes, angles and spatial relationships.
Construct geometric models
Calculate perimeter
Measure area
Explore concepts such as congruence, symmetry and coordinate mapping
Learn and apply over 40 geometric figures and concepts including circumference, radius, line segment, acute & obtuse angles, trapezoid, polygon, degree, and many more.
34 math strategies – boost your brain power!
Learn, apply and practice the following skills and concepts that will help you succeed at numerous types of math problems.
Use simplification to break down complex questions.
Use estimation to find correct solutions.
Use modelling to visualise and solve problems.
Use pattern recognition to solve attribute puzzles.
Use conversion to compare fractions, decimals and percents.
Use math facts to calculate with speed and accuracy.
Use number sense to improve mental math skills.
And many more!
Features:
Over 250 different activities
3 levels of difficulty
Thousands of math problems
Over 400 word problems
Customisable problem sets
On-screen progress report
Strategy guide with hints and tips
Glossary of math terms
Practice mode
System Requirements:
Windows 95 / 98 / ME / Vista, Pentium 66MHZ processor or faster, 16MB RAM, 25MB hard drive space, 640x480 display 256 colours, Windows compatible sound device.
Macintosh System 7.5.1 or later, 100MHZ Power PC or faster, 16MB RAM, 20MB hard drive space, 640x480 display, 256 colours.
This software comes in a sealed CD case.
