Information covering important topics for today's educators and parents. In the activities, individual students experiment with researching, designing, and building products using different combinations of the machines. Then, in the shipping phase of the program, students use spatial ability to place orders in the properly-shaped crate. And in the delivery phase, students practice skills with area formulas, estimation,and computation are as they play a strategy game to be the first to deliver their product. A special feature of the software is a journal option that allows students to save pictures of selected products and to record observations.
Teachers can customize software to meet student needs and keep records to chart student progress.
A teacher's guide with detailed information about the program and overviews of the activities is included with the software. EdPress Distinguished Achievement Award, Middle School Curricular, 1998. Codie Award Finalist, 1998. Link to California Instructional Technology Clearinghouse evaluation text. Rated 4.2 stars out of 5.