Thinkin' Things - Sky Island Mysteries

Package: jewel case.
Planet Price: $6.99 plus S&D
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Systems: Windows Vista/XP/98/2000 and MAC
Product Code: pc16318
Only 43 left in stock!
Thinkin' Things Sky Island Mysteries
Students engage their higher-order thinking skills as they solve the Sky Island mysteries. Students practice skills that will help in their daily lives, such as how to prioritize tasks, manage time and resources, and communicate using multimedia elements.
Observation, research, experimentation, and reasoning skills are exercised as students sleuth their way through the activities. The understanding and application of these skills help students think critically and build their problem-solving abilities. Thinkin' Things Sky Island Mysteries is TouchWindow-compatible. Build research, experimentation, inquiry, and analytical skills. Prioritize tasks and multitask. Practice conditional reasoning. Strengthen inductive and deductive reasoning. Provide divergent thinking opportunities. Use the rebus activity for a leisure-time option, social opportunity, or reward.
Sky-High Thinking Fun!
Skills Learned
- Solve 14 Mysteries
- Tackle Hundreds of Critical Thinking Problems
- Boost Reading Comprehension Skills
- Prioritize and Multi-Task
Product Features
- Clue Central
Examine your clues for hints, then search a file of 3,000 suspects. Was the scoundrel who stole the Orange River someone who likes kumquats? Only you can solve the mystery!
- Airshow Island
Make multiple planes do loops, dives and rolls. Help them land before their fuel tanks run dry. Only careful planning gets each show off the ground!
- Stadium Island
Can you make Fripples work together, based on their individual behaviors? Order must prevail or confusion erupts!
- Rebus Island Can you decode riddles, fun facts and phrases made only with sounds, pictures, and animated mini-movies?
Additional Features
- 14 intriguing mysteries
- 4 islands full of interesting challenges
- 3000 suspects to investigate
- Dozens of skill levels - choose how hard you want to think
- 3 modes of play: Q&A, exploration and challenge
Minimum System Requirements:
Systems: Windows Vista/XP/98/2000 and MAC
Windows Requirements 486/66 MHz, Pentium or better
Hard disk with 12 MB free
8 MB RAM
640x480, 256 colors
Double speed (2X) or faster CD-ROM drive
Windows-compatible output sound card
Macintosh Requirements System 7.0.1 or later
68040 PowerPC or later
8 MB RAM (RAM), 5000K unused (for PowerPC, 16MB RAM, 7000K unused)
640x480, 256 colors
Double speed (2X) or faster CD-ROM drive
Product Code: pc16318
Package: jewel case.
Only 43 left in stock!
Thinkin' Things - Sky Island Mysteries
Planet Price: $6.99
Compare at $29.99 retail.
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Software Packaging:
Jewel case CD-ROM is in the original jewel case. Includes the paper inserts originally packaged with the product, unless otherwise stated in our online catalog. Sleeve CD-ROM is in a new plain paper sleeve. (Help files and/or a user manual can be accessed from within the program after installation.) Sleeve with manual CD-ROM is in a new plain paper or cardboard sleeve. The original manual or instruction sheet is included.
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