EdAlive Numbers Up! Volcanic Panic

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Numbers Up! Volcanic Panic v1

You and your party have just crash landed on a volcanic island, only to discover that the volcano is active and about to erupt. The race is on to reach the one and only Escape Pod that will take one passenger off the island before the volcano erupts. Discover the best route, use the right gadgets and answer all the math challenges to be the one to ride away to safety!

With over 7,500 questions across 26 carefully-sequenced levels covering Preschool through Grade 8, students will all face questions that will challenge and stimulate them.

Supports up to 4 players per game.

Overview

Numbers Up! Volcanic Panic is all about learning, practicing and using number facts in a challenging, strategic board game environment that covers numeration, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals & percentage, ratios and more.

Like any great board game, Numbers Up! Volcanic Panic allows for multiple players so children of all ages can join in the fun. The difference with Volcanic Panic is that everyone plays at their own level. With a library containing over 7,500 questions across 26 levels, each player will face math challenges that will challenge and stimulate them.

The Scenario

• You have crash landed on an active volcano island - and it's about to erupt! You need to escape in the jet-powered Escape Pod, but there's only one - so it's a race against other players and against time!
• With a little bit of luck and some sneaky strategy, you can be the one who grabs the most fuel and gets the Escape Pod! The other players have to try their luck in the inflatable boat...
• So roll the dice, earn credit to buy fuel and gadgets from the Shop - and use your gadgets to slow down the other players.

Curriculum-Aligned Content

• 7,500 math questions arranged in 26 carefully sequenced and integrated levels
• Covers Preschool through Grade 8 curriculum for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals, fractions & percentages, ratios & proportions and numeration.

Key Features

Engaging Gameplay Features

• Fun narrative and intuitive, classic board-game set-up is easily understood and universally appealing
• Players can choose different game board layouts - the paths around the fiery mountain range from simple to extra interesting!
• Things get interesting when in the Gadget Shop. Players can choose from 10 gadgets that let them do sneaky things to other players. Steal fuel from another player, swap positions on the board, protect yourself from other players' gadgets, triple your dice roll, and more... Use them to your advantage but watch out because your rivals have the same gadgets!
• Math activities are customized to each players' individual level so that questions are appropriately challenging
• Players can be assigned the most appropriate level for themselves and compete against up to three other players, each at their own levels, with anyone having a chance of winning!
• Content can be customized for individual players to practice specific levels or categories of math questions
• Elements of chance and strategy within the game mean that anyone can win - not necessarily the best mathematician

Learning Objectives

Curriculum Coverage

• Numbers Up! Volcanic Panic is carefully sequenced from Preschool to Junior High levels (and beyond), with a whole range of learning experiences for every different type of learner
• Contains activities that address a full spectrum of core math curriculum including:
  • Numeration
  • Addition
  • Subtraction
  • Multiplication
  • Division
  • Decimals
  • Fractions & Percentages
  • Ratios & Proportions

Stimulating Math Challenges

• 7,500 math questions arranged in 26 carefully sequenced and integrated levels covering Preschool through Grade 8
• Content covers NCTM Principle and Standards for all math operations and core concepts including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals, fractions & percentages, ratios & proportions and numeration.
• Activities first establish foundational concepts, then test understanding and application
• All the Math questions have been designed by teachers to be motivating and engaging to learners of all ages and different learning styles
• Multi-player options allow every player to compete at their own math ability and experience math success
• Administrative Tools means that Volcanic Panic suits both math group work and individual students

Activity Design

• Players face a a wide variety of question types including number problems, algorithms, number quizzes, multiple choice questions and math patterns
• Activities are designed with a high level of integration between math and language outcomes appeals to language-oriented learners and stimulates learners whose language skills are not so strong
• Students may be drilled on certain areas that need work with the option to present specific categories

Awards

EDDIE Award Winner - Best Early Elementary Math Software

BESSIE Award Winner - Best Upper Elementary Math Software

The National Parenting Center Seal of Approval

Leave it to our friends from Down Under to come up with a novel and wholly engaging approach to getting kids excited about math. - Review by The National Parenting Center

System Requirements

PC
Windows 98 or later (including XP/Vista), 233MHz Processor or faster, 800x600 capable screen.

Mac
OS X (PowerPC or Intel Mac) 10.3/10.4/10.5 or later, 300MHz Processor or faster, 800x600 capable screen.