Product Description

[Ages 9 - 12] Use your 6th Grade problem-solving skills as you save the earth in this global mission quest! Pack extreme fun and exciting adventure into learning as you travel the globe, chart the stars, and put a stop to pollution. Master over 25 skills in Math, Reading, Social Studies, Science, and more! Continuous Challenge - Auto-leveling helps children learn at the pace that suits them. Endless Fun - Creative games, challenging activities, and exciting adventures keep children involved for hours of learning fun. Varied Learning Styles - Seven different learning styles help kids achieve better understanding. Kids Learn: Reading Comprehension; Vocabulary, Spelling, & Grammar; Geometry, Fractions, & Decimals; Ratios & Percentages; Environmental Science; Biology & Life Science; Social Studies; Critical Thinking & Reference Skills.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1049 in Software
• Brand: 1552
• Platform: Windows
• Format: CD
• Dimensions: .35 pounds

Features

• For Ages 9 - 12
• Biology & Life Science; Social Studies; Critical Thinking & Reference Skills
• Kids Learn: Reading Comprehension; Vocabulary, Spelling, & Grammar
• Geometry, Fractions, & Decimals; Ratios & Percentages; Environmental Science
• Windows 2000/XP/Vista

Customer Reviews

holding the child's interest
I purchased this jumpstart 6th grade cd the summer before school started. Came in the mail and installed it in the laptop . My daughter seemed to have an immediate interest in the subject matter- we began going over science subjects.. I rememeber her finding interest in the geology questions like type of rocks.
Many of the questions had me guessing - guess a loss of memory is to blame.. and some of the questions seemed to be above a 6th grader's mindset - like names of chemical bonds.
The software's interface was about a 3 out of 5 stars. The reason for this is because the user has to manuever an object over a location on the screen and drop - cant remember what it was- something... The program then starts a new set of question and answer table, but only only 1 at a time - so one has to do this manuevering everytime for a new question to appear. I'm not sure if the entire cd is like this or if it was just in the science section.
A complaint i had to my daugther about the software was when a correct answer was chosen the original question text would immiedialtly disapear - not allowing one to reread the question and correct answer. The software needs a simple time delay of some sort to allow the user to re-read the original question/correct answer combo.

We had fun using the software and we seemed to learn much during or short time using it.