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+ 3001: A READING AND MATH ODYSSEY .............. EPIE # 070743
SUBJ: Mathematics - Basic Skills ...............GRADE(S): 4-12
English and Language Arts - Literature
Utilities / Other - Cross Curriculum
TYPES: Skills practice, educational game
GROUP: Indiv.
USES: School, Home for regular curriculum

Students embark upon a journey which in the process of engaging them in the adventure, enhances their knowledge of math and Greek mythology.

The guest is to save the planet Zarpharon from ecological ruin. Students travel back in space and time to Ancient Greece. They must retrieve the missing parts of the Gratia machine, which is crucial to the planet's survival. As they carry out their mission, students read myths and perform various mathematical operations.

Math topics include: arithmetic, fractions, mixed numbers, decimals, percent, simple equations, powers, roots, perimeter, circumference, area.

Provides practice in reading comprehension, teaches Greek mythology, builds logic skills, and develops a foundation in . Contains thousands of math problems in three difficulty levels; 57 Greek myths; four levels of game play; tutorial screens for help in math; animations; 3D graphics, and music.

Lab Packs (5), $ 1995.95; (10), $ 349.95; (25) $ 399.95

REL: 1995
CAT #: 0065031-0001
AVAIL: Gen Media, $ 49.95 on disk
CONFIG:
CD-ROM Macintosh, 8 MB, Double-Speed, CD-ROM, 256 SVGA
card / monitor; Sound card, Windows 3.1
IBM PC & Compatibles w/Windows, 8 MB, Double Speed CD-ROM

Positive review in CD-ROM Today, 9/95, pp 91
Positive review in Children's Software Review, 10-11/95, pp.10

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