Ages 10-12
After School Clubhouse Grades 5 & 6 (4 CD-ROM Set!)
Play over 60 fun-filled activities and learn critical 5th and 6th grade skills. Come and play in the After School Clubhouse with fun friends, and master critical skills while you laugh and learn. Explore new worlds and build confidence with every adventure.
Includes
- ClueFinder's Search & Solve Adventures
- Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
- Liberty Kids
- Rocket Power: Extreme Arcade Games
- Bonus Games! JuniorNet Greatest Hits Vol. 1
Skills
- Geography
- Foreign Languages
- Social Studies
- Fractions
- Decimals
- Geometry
- Probability
- Reading Comprehension
- Spelling
- Vocabulary
- Grammar
- Critical Thinking
Contents:
#1-ClueFinder's Search & Solve Adventures
There?s something suspicious in the dark night sky . . . flashing lights from an old, abandoned amusement park. Uncover the mystery at the amusement park! Join the ClueFinders as they venture into a haunted carnival on a mystery-solving quest. But watch out; you?ll need all the nerve, wits, and problem-solving smarts you can muster to crack this creepy case!
The engaging ClueFinders are hot on the trail of yet another mystery, this time in an abandoned amusement park. Apparently, someone's been tinkering around with the robots that were the theme of the park, and it's up to the ClueFinders to discover why. While searching the park, Joni and Owen will play 4 main critical thinking games that focus on patterns, visual analogies, written clues, etc., to earn keys to help advance the game. When players earn 4 complete keys, they will use them to power up the park, then go back to earn 4 more to enter the Haunted House Maze and rescue Leslie and Santiago, who are trapped. Then it's off to the final 2 challenges!
Features:
- 9 critical thinking activities (includes a short puzzle in beginning)
- Activities can be played in adventure mode, or in practice mode
- 4 difficulty levels
- Auto leveling
- Progress tracking
#2-Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
It all starts in Brazil. But who knows where it will end up. The infamous Carmen Sandiego is at it again. This time she's run off with a rare and valuable edition of the "Travels of Marco Polo." Worth millions! And this is just one of many historic heists that'll have you hopping the globe. Expand your world geography skills. Ignite your critical thinking and decision-making talents. Match wits with the elusive Carmen Sandiego as you recover the stolen treasures of knowledge!
Explore the World
Chase Carmen from country to country, as you gather valuable geographic and cultural knowledge.
Discover Intriguing New Places
Immerse yourself in different cultures as you learn about countries around the world.
Decipher Secret Codes
Solve puzzles and unlock secret codes to complete each mission and retrieve the stolen items!
Features:
- Appearances by "The Chief" from PBS
- Electronic database with key-word search
- Spectacular video, photos, and music
- Over 200 animated talking characters
- Guided tours through rich environments
- Challenging world missions
- Multiple puzzles and mind teasers in countries around the world
- 15 amazing high-tech virtual gadgets
- Talking translator with phrases from 13 different countries
- Replayable adventure provides endless hours of fun
#3-Liberty Kids
From the Boston Tea Party to the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the Victory at Yorktown, put yourself on the scene of the American Revolution?s most dramatic moments! Become one of Liberty?s Kids ? the unflappable young journalists in search of the ultimate cover story. As a reporter for The Pennsylvania Gazette, you?ll write about the events that shaped our nation, encountering soldiers, spies, Indians, Loyalists, statesmen, and townsfolk in a series of incredible historical adventures. An unforgettable hands-on lesson in American history, journalism and more! Live the adventures of the American Revolution.
Experience the American Revolution as one of Liberty?s Kids ? the fearless young reporters determined to get to the truth. Meet fascinating characters, observe great turning points, and witness ? first hand ? the birth of a nation. You?ll never look at history the same way again!
Features:
- Understand the events surrounding the birth of our nation.
- Learn valuable skills of investigative reporting such as listening, observation, and separating fact from opinion.
- Meet more than 30 interactive characters including famous heroes like Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Abigail Adams and Paul Revere.
- Experience seven replayable events, portrayed from different perspectives.
- Gather facts from an expansive reference guide to people, places, and events.
- Challenge yourself with more than 20 printable puzzles, games, and quizzes.
- Publish and print your own front-page newspaper story!
#4-Rocket Power: Extreme Arcade Games
Serious arcade action! Get in on the action with Otto, Reggie, Twister and Sam! Help Otto score bit time in Hockey Shot...get Sam awesome air in Rocket Pogo...slam it with Reggie in Sandcastle Slam...and help Twister rack it up at Roller Rocketball!
Hockey Shot
Control Otto and shoot the puck into the goal as fast as you can before the timer runs out! Use the boards and obstacles for rebounds and bank shots to get bonus points.
Sandcastle Slam
Control Reggie and try to defeat Lars and Sheri by throwing your bail at their sandcastles. Don't let them hit yours! When a sandcastle is demolished that player's turn is over.
Rocket Pogo
Sam needs to put his robot back together! Control Sam and pick up all five robot pieces before the time runs out. Avoid Eddie (the "prince of the netherworld"), bouncing beach balls, and other obstacles in your search for the five robot pieces.
Roller Rocketball
If you've been able to collect enough coins, you can control Twister Rodriguez and skate down the boardwalk! Collect the rocketballs and shoot them into each trash can for points. Reach the end of the level before time runs out or you will have to start over! Score a certain amount of goals into the trash cans to win.
Features:
- Play as your favorite Rocket Power character
- 4 arcade action games
- Voice-overs by the Rocket Power television actors
- Authentic music from the television show
#5-Bonus Games! JuniorNet Greatest Hits Vol. 1
JuniorNet is the ultimate online service just for kids! Safe and advertisement free, JuniorNet challenges kids to think, create and share with hundreds of interactive games, stories, and puzzles. Plus kid-friendly e-mail, a multimedia reference library, and a whole lot more!
Features:
- Play 10 of JuniorNet's most popular games
- Includes a free trial of the JuniorNet service
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP
Pentium II 266MHz processor
64MB of RAM
250MB hard disk space
8X CD-ROM Drive
16MB DirectX 8.0 compatible video card
16-bit, 256-colors, SVGA display
DirectX 8.0 compatible sound card
Speakers, keyboard, mouse
Modem and Internet service are required to access online features
