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Trivia that puts your brain to the
test with math, science and technology
Product Information
Are you a Zoog genius? Power up your computer and get ready
for a wild ride through the Zeether with all your Zoog Disney friends
in Zoog Genius: Math, Science & Technology. It's the CD-ROM game
for kids ages 9-12 that turns your PC into a twisted educational game
show and makes you and your friends the stars! Features hundreds of
rapid-fire, multiple-choice questions, based on curriculum supplied by
renowned educational experts McREL.
Skills Learned
Math:
- Strategies to solve problems
- Properties of numbers
- Procedures for performing
computation
- Properties of measurement,
geometry, statistics, data analysis, probability, functions, and
algebra
- Nature and uses of mathematics
Science:
- Basic features and processes of
the Earth
- Composition and structure of
the universe and the Earth's place in it
- Diversity of life, the genetic
basis of inheritance
- Structure and functions of
cells
- Interdependence of species and
the environment
- Cycles and energy flow through
the living environment
- Evolution of the species
- Basics of the structure and
properties of matter
- Types, sources, and conversions
of energy and the relationship to heat and temperature
- Nature of scientific knowledge,
scientific inquiry, and the scientific enterprise
- Motion and force
Technology:
- Computer hardware and operating
systems
- Computer software programs
- Relationships among science,
technology, society, and the individual
- Nature of technological design
- Nature and operation of systems
Product Features:
- Fast-paced, twisted quiz show
style questions.
- One and two player game action
that lets you match wits against your friends.
- Three levels of difficulty for
all of you braniancs.
- Fun trivia based on match,
science and technology that will put your brain to the test.
- ZeeBase custom question tool
with text-to-speech technology that allows you to create your own
questions and e-mail them to your friends.
- Curriculum supplied by renowned
educational specialists, McREL.
Additional Features:
Fascinating Factoids
Factoids from Adventures "Weird Yet True" column.
Cooperative Game Play
In a two-player game, if you and a friend both select the category for
your next round of questions, your Z.Q. points value increase in the
next round.
Collect Z.Q. Points and Earn the Title of "Genius"!
Your Z.Q. Points are tracked, so each game you play gets you closer to
the ultimate goal of becoming a Zoog Genius! And the game actually
grows as you play! When you reach special milestones, new questions in
the ZeeBase database are unlocked.
Download Additional Questions Packs Online!
For all you brainiacs that crave new Zoog Genius questions, you can
download additional questions packs at the Zoog Web site (requires
existing Internet connection).
Create Your Own Questions
Using the ZeeBase, you can create and save your own questions! Enter
custom quizzes, add questions from school subjects or just create some
crazy brainteasers. With text-to-speech technology, the questions you
enter will actually be read aloud during game play!
Windows Requirements
- Windows 95, 98, Me, XP
- Pentium Class Processor 166MHz
or faster
- 32MB of RAM
- 80MB free hard drive space
- 8X Speed CD-ROM Drive
- 16-bit DirectX compatible sound
card
- 640x480, 16-bit DirectX
compatible video card
- Optional: Java compatible Web
Browser (e.g., Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator versions 4.0 or
later
Macintosh Requirements
- OS 8.6 through OS X (In Classic
mode)
- G3 processor 233MHz or faster
- 64MB of RAM
- 80MB free hard drive space
- 8X Speed CD-ROM drive
- 640x480, thousands of colors
video display
- Optional: Java compatible Web
Browser (e.g., Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator versions 4.0 or
later)
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