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Stop the Monster Madness!
Product Information
The dastardly Hacker has taken control of Castleblanca - a
site full of monsters, mummies, and vampires. Help Jackie, Matt, and
Inez use measurement concepts and estimation on their dangerous mission
to save Castleblana. The chase is on! Math and brainpower to the
rescue! Monsters, vampires, and mummies need their gloomy weather in
Castleblanca. Hacker has stolen their Gloomy Weather Chip and has
flooded the site with sunshine. You must build a device large enough to
cast a shadow and recover the chip. Join the Cyberchase Squad as they
use problem solving and estimation skills to collect the right parts to
build the device and restore gloomy weather in Castleblanca! Based on
the award-winning PBS Kids Series!
Skills Learned:
- Strategic Thinking
- Approximation
- Spatial Reasoning
- Trial and Error
- Problem Solving
- Planning and Decision Making
Fun Activities Include:
Goop Zapper
Expand or shrink goop-blocks before they melt.
Scary Scales
Estimate how many mummies are needed to balance the scales.
Lights Out
Use spatial reasoning to help Matt close all the window shades so
Dracula can sleep.
Monster Dive
Help the monsters dive by changing the depth of the water in their
pool.
Disco Deflector
The monsters want to dance - change the mirror angles to make the disco
ball glitter.
Haunting Hang Gliders
Help the monsters plan for a long hang-gliding trip.
Product Features:
- Eight activities
- Video footage and full screen
animation
- Tracking feature allows parents
to monitor progress
- Two modes of play: adventure
and practice
- Three levels of difficulty
Product Reviews:
"A cool new show for kids - earns high grades in math!
- TV Guide
Windows Requirements
- Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP
- Pentium 233MHz processor or
equivalent
- 30MB free hard drive space
- 64MB of RAM
- Video card, 16-bit DirectX
compatible 2MB memory
- Windows compatible sound card
- 8X CD-ROM Drive
Mackintosh Requirements
- Operating System 8.6 to 9.x
- 266MHz G3 processor
- 64MB of RAM
- 32MB of free hard drive space
- 8X CD-ROM Drive
- 16-bit color video card
- 800x600 16-bit display
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