| Grade Level | System Requirement | Product Number |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | Apple 48K | A125 |
| When kids put their minds to solving whole-number addition problems, they will be treated to fun computer competition. They match wits with the computer as they play challenging games of logic. | ||
Introduction
Curriculum Area: Mathematics
Subject: Arithmetic
Grade Level: 3
Topic: Whole-Number Addition
Description: Addition Logician combines whole-number addition drills with motivational games. The games match the student against the computer in contests of logical thinking, memory, and speed. The five programs are sequenced according to difficulty. Records of individual student performance are kept.
Computer Rationale: The random generation of problems within the stated objectives ensures a different set of problems each time a program is used. Immediate feedback is also provided for each problem.
Features:
• Management Options are provided to transform the games into ordinary drills, to adjust the difficulty level of the games, and to adjust the time allowed for the drills in the RACE TIME program
Menu Options:
THREE IN A ROW – Try to be the first. to place three markers in a row while drilling on addition problems with two addends_ and regrouping.
ZEBUG NIM – Compete with the computer in Zebug’s version of the ancient game of Nim while drilling on addition problems with two addends and regrouping.
THE FENCE GAME – Try to complete more fences than the computer does while drilling on addition problems having four 2-digit addends and regrouping.
REPEAT AFTER ME – See how many notes of a growing sequence you can repeat while drilling on addition problems having up to four addends and regrouping.
RACE TIME – Race against the computer’s car as you review problems of all the types previously presented.