• Award-winning Oregon Trail expands your child's knowledge of American History, U.S. Geography, and Social Studies.NEW characters, graphics and 3-D environments!
• Storytelling feature combined with compelling simulation adventures.
• Builds on the skills and simplicity of previous versions.
• Play out a different scenario every time!
• Enjoy fishing, foraging and rafting activities.

Educational Benefits Learned

• Problem-solving
• Decision-making
• Critical thinking
• Logical reasoning
• Following directions
• Map reading
• Reading
• Managing a budget
• Handling emergencies

ClueFinders Adventures Secret of the Living Volcano

Plunge into an island adventure with the ClueFinders! When a sudden tsunami shipwrecks the savvy sleuths on an uncharted volcanic island, they need your help to solve a mystery and escape before the volcano blows. Tackle tricky challenges in reading, math, geography and science on a bold adventure across the island, under the sea, and into the volcano!

Educational Features  

• Get to know the ClueFinders one-on-one with four great challenges that reflect each character’s personality.
• Test your cleverness and courage in Joni’s Last-Chance Labyrinth.
• Satisfy your ap pet ite for adventure in Owen’s Radical Pizza Race.
• Boost your book smarts in Leslie’s Bookerang Library.
• Bounce, flip, and zip your way to victory in Santiago’s Pinball Predicament.

Educational Educational Benefits Learned

• Multiplication
• Division
• Fractions
• Geometry
• Functions
• Reading comprehension
• Spelling
• Vocabulary
• Verb tenses
• Antonyms
• Synonyms
• Physical science
• Life science
• Ecology
• Environmental awareness
• U.S. geography
• Longitude and latitude
• U.S. and world history
• Cultural diversity
• Logic
• Visual reasoning
• Critical thinking

Carmen Sandiego   Where in the U.S.A. is Carmen Sandiego? 

Experience America's cultural and geographic diversity firsthand as you chase Carmen and her gang of gangsters through 50 thrilling adventures!  Expand your knowledge of U.S. geography as you track villains' trails through 50 beautifully painted, scrolling landscapes from around the country, each rich with regional history, culture, and music. Learn more about each state and region you visit through spoken clues from over 200 animated characters you will meet along the way.

Educational Features

• Learn more fun facts about your state
• Directly access valuable geographic resources on the Internet
• Scroll through 51 locations throughout the United States
• Comprehensive essays from Grolier's Children's Press
• Multimedia Library with keyword search
• More than 200 animated, talking characters

Educational Benefits Learned

• Geography
• Regional History
• Culture
• Music

StarFlyers Alien Space Chase

Yikes! Pets are loose at school ...help the StarFlyer!  Zoom off with the StarFlyers to distant planets and see this problem transform into an extraordinary space-hunt for Alien Ambassadors —who look a bit like pet s. Use quick-thinking and logical-reasoning skills to uncover clues and collect galaxy seeds. Celebrate by trading galaxy seeds for astro-prizes—amusing animations and printable activities. Alien Ambassadors are depending on you in this smart, fun-packed adventure. Children build critical thinking skills in a planet hopping adventure! 

Features

• 8 brain-tickling
• 12 printable activities
• 3 levels of challenge
• Kid-friendly help movies
• Smart arcade-style fun to enjoy again and again!
• Feel the Adventure with an Immersion TouchSense – enabled mouse.† (mouse not included
• In the Real World   Wellingdon School students expect a great Show-Your-Pet Day . . . until Victor Wexler strikes and all the pet s get loose.
• The Fantasy World   Alien Ambassadors are missing! StarFlyers to the rescue! Solve puzzles to rescue them - and save the intergalactic election.
• Fly the SnoozeCruiser   Collect tools and valuable galaxy seeds. Stow them in the dashboard, and trade your galaxy seeds for prizes at the Astro-Prize Center!

Educational Benefits Learned

• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Hypothesis formulation and testing
• Spatial reasoning
• Memory and sequencing
• Creativity

Arthur's Schoolhouse

Join Arthur and friends on a guided tour of the alphabet, phonics and more.  Featuring a full year of skills and lessons aimed at early reading success.

Educational Benefits Learned  

• Phonics
• Math
• Creativity
• Problem Solving
• Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 SP4, XP SP1
• Kid Pix Deluxe 3 requires XP Compatibility mode to run on Windows XP *
• Pentium 233 MHz processor or faster (Pentium II 300 MHz or better for XP)
• 32 MB RAM (128 MB RAM for Windows XP)
• 400 MB of free hard disk space
• 8X drive or faster
• 16-bit monitor capable of 800 x 600 resolution
• 2MB DirectX video card
• Windows 16-bit and speakers
• and mouse
• Microsoft DirectX 8
• QuickTime 5
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 (included on the CD)
• Microphone is needed for Sound Art and for recording sounds (not included)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher
• Printer Support Works with most popular printers (Monochrome and color) supported by Windows
• 33.6 Kbps modem or faster and Internet service provider account required for Internet access

•  *Administrator privileges are required to properly install the program on Windows 2000 and Windows XP