Mighty Math Calculating Crew
Improve upper elementary math skills with these exciting adventures
Students accompany the adventurous Mighty MathHoughton Mifflin Learning Technology Calculating Crew in four challenging activities as they tackle multiplication and division of whole numbers and decimals, number line concepts, 3D shapes and their properties, and money transactions.
- Combined with Mighty Math Number Heroes, both cover all major topics in the grades 3-6 math curriculum
- Students can print creations they make in Dr. Gee's 3D lab
FEATURES
- Immerse Yourself in a Nautical Number Line with Wanda Wavelet - Dive in and recover treasure hidden along an underwater number line. Estimate, round, add, subtract, and multiply numbers from hundredths to thousands, and work with whole numbers, fractions and decimals to locate the valuable treasure. Includes 2-player option!
- Master Your Money Math in the Superhero Superstore - Help Superheroes buy the items they'll need to save the city from disaster! Compute the total cost of the Superheroes' gear, then accept payment and make change so they can save the day!
- Explore 2 and 3 Dimension with a Superhero Scientist - Work with 10 solids and their flattened "nets" and learn to think in 2 and 3 dimensions as you assist the ingenious Dr. Gee with her shape-shifting experiments!
- Multiply and Divide with Captain Nick Knack, Supertrader! - The citizens of Planet Havarti depend on Captain Nick Knack for essential supplies. Master multiplication and division, from the basic facts to long division, as you help Nick distribute his cargo to the Havartians.
- Special Features - Two on-screen calculators break down the steps required to solve complex problems such as converting between fractions and decimals and performing division with remainders.
- Mighty Math's unique Grow Slide feature automatically records your child's progress and adjusts to guide your child's learning. The activities in Calculating Crew offer dozens of math topics and thousands of problems. Grow Slides help your child get the full benefit of the four years of math learning in every activity. As your child learns and progresses, the Grow Slides advance, offering more challenging problems. You or your child can also set the difficulty of each activity or choose a specific topic related to schoolwork.
Learning Opportunities
- Problem Solving
- Inductive & Deductive Reasoning
- Estimation & Rounding
- 3D Geometry & Spatial Thinking Skills
- 1- to 4-Digit Addition & Subtraction (with Carrying & Borrowing)
- 1- to 3-Digit Multiplication & Division (Concepts & Facts Through Long Division)
- Money Transactions (Computing Cost & Making Change)
- Whole Numbers, Fractions & Decimals on a Number Line
Universal Access
This product contains Universal Access features including TouchWindow and Single Switch compatibility to address a variety of learning styles and abilities.
Packaging:
- School Editions will have two program CDs and one Teacher Resource CD.
- Lab Packs will have six program CDS and one Teacher Resource CD.
- Networks will have one Network CD, one Standalone CD, and one Teacher Resource CD.
- All packs will contain a printed Quickstart Guide.
- Teacher and User Guides in pdf format on a Teacher Resource CD.
- Flexible Site Licenses require a minimum of 25 CD (Workstation) purchase - per site.
System Requirements
WindowsHoughton Mifflin Learning Technology Requires:
Win 95/98/XP
486/33MHz , Pentium or better
8 MB RAM
5 MB available disk space
SVGA, 640x480, 256 colors
2X CD-ROM
Win-compatible sound card
Optional:
MacintoshHoughton Mifflin Learning Technology Requires:
OS 7.5.6-9.x, X native
68030/25MHz, 68040 or PowerPC
8 MB, 4.2 MB unused RAM
5 MB available disk space
640x480, 256 colors, 13" monitor
2X CD-ROM
Optional:
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