Description
Ages 8 & UP
Logical Journey...An Epic Adventure of Math and Logic! Embark
on a dangerous quest to a new Zoombini homeland. Trek across treacherous terrain
strewn with perilous mind-bending puzzles. Learn important life skills such as
deductive reasoning, pattern recognition, hypothesis testing, and more as you
lead the Zoombinis to freedom.
Jinny Gudmundsen of Choosing Children's Software
rates Mountain Rescue 4-1/2 stars!
Features:
- 12 Perilous Puzzles
- 4 Levels of Difficulty
- Practice Mode
- Helpful Puzzle Clues
- Parent's Guide
- Puzzle Reformulation-A new game each adventure!
- Printable Activities-including printable dominoes, Zoombini bingo,
guessing games, logic activities and more
- Immersion TouchSense™-feel the adventure through your mouse*
Skills:
- Algebraic Thinking
- Data Analysis
- Graphing and Mapping
- Logical Reasoning
- Pattern Finding
- Problem Solving
- Statistical Thinking
- Theory Formulation
Problem Solving, Zoombinis Style:
- Captivating gameplay...Enjoy hours and hours of perplexing puzzles.
Lose yourself in all the fun and learning.
- Math without numbers or equations...Solving Zoombinis puzzles uses
the process of mathematical thinking. This process includes organizing
information, reasoning with evidence, and testing systemically. Educators
rate these skills as more important than simply practicing computations
alone.
- Information age math and topic...Develop mathematical thinking
skills that are used in writing computer programs, organizing spreadsheet
data, and searching for information on computer networks.
Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP
200 MHz+ Pentium® processor
32MB RAM
40MB of free hard disk space
8X CD-ROM drive
High color 16-bit display
Sound card, speakers
Keyboard, mouse
*Tactile Mouse and Windows® 98/Me/20000 required to use this feature
Macintosh®
180 MHz+ Power PC processor
System OS 8.6 through OS X
32MB RAM
40MB free hard drive space8X CD-ROM drive
High color 16-bit display
640x480 res
Sound card, speakers
Keyboard, mouse
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