  
Students engage their higher-order thinking skills as they solve the Sky
Island mysteries. Students practice skills that will help in their daily lives,
such as how to prioritize tasks, manage time and resources, and communicate
using multimedia elements.
Observation, research, experimentation, and reasoning skills are exercised as
students sleuth their way through the activities. The understanding and
application of these skills help students think critically and build their
problem-solving abilities.
Thinkin' Things Sky Island Mysteries is TouchWindow-compatible. Build research,
experimentation, inquiry, and analytical skills. Prioritize tasks and multitask.
Practice conditional reasoning. Strengthen inductive and deductive reasoning.
Provide divergent thinking opportunities. Use the rebus activity for a
leisure-time option, social opportunity, or reward.
Sky-High Thinking Fun!
- Solve 14 Mysteries
- Tackle Hundreds of Critical Thinking Problems
- Boost Reading Comprehension Skills
- Prioritize and Multi-Task
Clue Central
Examine your clues for hints, then search a file of 3,000 suspects. Was the
scoundrel who stole the Orange River someone who likes kumquats? Only you can
solve the mystery!
Airshow Island
Make multiple planes do loops, dives and rolls. Help them land before their fuel
tanks run dry. Only careful planning gets each show off the ground!
Stadium Island
Can you make Fripples work together, based on their individual behaviors? Order
must prevail or confusion erupts!
Rebus Island
Can you decode riddles, fun facts and phrases made only with sounds, pictures,
and animated mini-movies?
- 14 intriguing mysteries
- 4 islands full of interesting challenges
- 3000 suspects to investigate
- Dozens of skill levels - choose how hard you want to think
- 3 modes of play: Q&A, exploration and challenge
- Windows 95/98 - enhanced mode (not XP compatible)
- 486/66 MHz, Pentium or better
- Hard disk with 12 MB free
- 8 MB RAM
- 640x480, 256 colors
- Double speed (2X) or faster CD-ROM drive
- Windows-compatible output sound card
- System 7.0.1 or later
- 68040 PowerPC or later
- 8 MB RAM (RAM), 5000K unused (for PowerPC, 16MB RAM, 7000K unused)
- 640x480, 256 colors
- Double speed (2X) or faster CD-ROM drive
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