Math for the Real World
 | Platform: Windows Knowledge Adventure, CD-ROM |
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Hit the road with your cool new band and discover how much math plays a part in everyday life! Build key math skills as you manage money, buy food, use maps and more to help your band climb the charts. With Math for the Real World you can master all the math skills you need to succeed in real life!
Who cares about cosines — how much should we tip the waitress? Math for the Real World from Kaplan presents teens and preteens with the math they'll actually need to get through the day. The program is set up as a narrative game; as you hit the road with your band (the Arithmetones), get ready for problems: How much should you pay for a new guitar? Which month did you make the most money? What size frames do you need for your posters?
Over 4,000 crazy developments haunt your tour and force you to use your brain to keep following the beat toward your final destination. Online help is always available if you get stumped, and the difficulty level constantly adjusts to your successes. Once you've completed your tour, you can enter the studio and make your own music video along with one of the songs provided — you can even jam along with the musicians if you like!
The creative problems are all based in the reality of the story, rather than dry, random textbook scenarios, and there's enough variety that you rarely see the same one twice. Even the most obsessive teen will find the music wearing thin after a while, but by mixing up the songs a bit you should be able to keep playing and jamming until you've got the subject covered. It might not make you a rocket scientist, but Kaplan's Math for the Real World will help you cover your financial bases and keep waitresses happy for the rest of your life. — Rob Lightner
Finally, a program that shows kids why math matters! Hit the road with your hot new band on one of two 10-city U.S. tours. Build math skills and use common sense to help your band climb the charts and earn the chance to produce an amazing multimedia music video! Math for the Real World teaches kids the practical uses of math, including time, money, weight, measurement, and much more.
Title: Math for the Real World
Sales Rank: 9704 in Software
Publisher: Knowledge Adventure
Platform: Windows, CD-ROM
Item Dimensions: 0.31 pounds
Package Dimensions: 10.25 x 8.75 x 1.75 inches, 1.65 pounds
- Very engaging, fun and entertaining.
- My students loved this game. They were eager to learn the math in order to complete their tours. This game really helps students to strengthen problem solving skills. I would recommend this to any K-8 student and teacher. Also check out Grammar For The Real World. More reviews
- Math For The Real world Yo
- This game is of the hook, the graphics are better than in half-life, or doom 3. The band names are awesome. Mine is beat 2 beat. The back ground is amazing. The video maker is awesome. The math problems are like ones i haven't even learned yet,and i am in College. The best game for all those crazy gamers out there!!!! More reviews
- A little boring, but you learn
- this game was very confusing when i first installed it, but after about five minutes i figured out how to play it. it's a good game but it gets boring after 30 minute periods. There are parts that i don't understand how they have to do with math at all, but all in all a good game, i would recomend it for fourth and… More reviews
