Treasure MathStorm PC/MAC By The Learning Company For Ages: 5 to 9 KidSource OnLine Review Product Description Requirements Related Titles from The Learning Company

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Summary		Treasure MathStorm is a great way for your young child to develop his/her math skills. As your child finds treasures, s/he will learn about counting, time, money, relations, addition, subtraction, multiplication and more. Your child can spend many hours with MathStorm having fun and learning. My son has played with this title for over a year, has learned a lot and still has lots of fun with it.
Educational Value		Each one of the "Treasure" titles from The Learning Company has great educational value. A nice educational aspect of MathStorm is that it gradually introduces new concepts so that your child is constantly challenged yet not frustrated. Children can easily quit any activity that they've mastered and move on, or stay with a given activity until they want to do something new. This gives children control over their learning and a good balance between reinforcement and learning new skills.
Fun Factor		If your child likes adventure games and likes doing math activities, then your child will love this title. It's fun and it becomes increasingly challenging as the levels change.
Lasting Value		MathStorm covers a wide range of math skills so your child can play with it for quite a while before 'outgrowing' it. Each title in this series supports a good range of learning levels, so children can steadily (or rapidly) advance at their own pace before reaching the top. There is enough variety in the activities and levels so that children can replay the same sections over and over and continue to have fun and to learn.
Quality		MathStorm is very well done. All of the math activities are challenging yet inviting and the animation and graphics are cute. Children receive positive feedback when they have done something right and good supporting comments when they make a mistake.
Check This Out		When I asked my son what he'd tell other children about this title, he said "Watch out for the evil snowballs". They appear at an upper level and are a challenging surprise!

Description

Solve math problems and find the hidden treasure!

In this exciting alpine adventure, children search for hidden treasures while they build real-life math and thinking skills, including telling time, counting money, and making change.

A tremendous winter storm has wreaked havoc on Treasure Mountain, scattering the treasures and freezing the magic crown. The mischief must stop! Use math and thinking skills to solve the elves' math problems, set the clock in the Time Igloo, balance the scale in the Gold Room, and count the crystals in the Crystal Cave. Collect the scattered treasures on the way to the top of the mountain to unfreeze the magic crown. But watch out for the Snowbullies! Their flying frenzy adds to the fun of saving the mountain kingdom.

Key Features:

• Customization options include six math levels that automatically adjust to your child's abilities.
• Unique math problems teach your child real-world skills, including telling time, counting money, and making change.
• Drill-and-practice problems increase in difficulty, building addition, subtraction, and multiplication skills.
• Captivating arcade action encourages fast thinking, lots of laughs, and hours of fun!
• Problem-solving math questions teach your child real-life math and thinking skills.
• Nine charming, speaking characters provide feedback, helpful hints, and messages.

Requirements

PC System Requirements

• Operating System WIN 3.1, W95, DOS 5.0+
• Processor 486DX/33MHz+
• Minimum Memory 8 MB
• CDROM Speed 2x
• Graphic Requirements SVGA 256 color
• Other WIN-compatible sound card

Macintosh System Requirements

• We've tested it on a PowerMac and it worked; however specific requirement details have not been provided by the manufacturer.

Related Titles from The Learning Company

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Treasure Seekers	3 action-packed CD adventures. Treasure Cove: Reading and Science, over 300 spoken problem-solving puzzlers, experience the amazing wonders of marine life. Treasure Mountain: Reading and Thinking, over 350 spoken problem-solving puzzlers, outwit the Master of Mischief in a quest to master the Mountain. Treasure Mathstorm: Math and Problem-solving, solve real-life math problems, hands-on learning to tell time, count money and make change, 6 intriguing math levels.
Treasure Cove	The Master of Mischief has destroyed the Rainbow Bridge, leaving its shining jewels hidden at the bottom of the ocean. To find the gems and rebuild the Rainbow Bridge, children use their best reading, science, thinking, and math skills to answer the sea stars' riddles about the sea. With more than 300 problem -solving questions, children are exposed to a variety of scientific facts and principles, especially those of marine life
Treasure Mountain	The Master of Mischief has stolen the magic crown and is using its power to gather all of the mountain's magic gold. To win back the crown, children must find treasures hidden along the trail and lock them away in the mountaintop castle.They'll need to avoid mischievous elves and answer their reading, thinking, math, and science questions. More than 350 spoken problem-solving questions and automatic leveling make playing easier for prereaders and beginning readers.