HomeQuest Science for
Kids Series
Two different packages,
seven programs in all!
ADVENTURES WITH
OSLO®
Two
CD-ROM PAK
For Mac or Windows®
Adventures with OSLO® Tools & Gadgets (Ages 5-14)
Stimulate your child's creativity and have him or her learn basic science
concepts about simple machines in Adventures with OSLO® Tools &
Gadgets. Pick and choose from an exciting and fanciful array of intriguing
games, enchanting stories, silly sounds, music, art, puzzles, and more! This
program has something for every child as well as for every learning style.
Tools & Gadgets includes an Animated Storybook about a
llama-in-distress named Dolly and her rescuer, Jimmy, who does so by turning
into many shapes of simple machines; and Adventure Game that takes your
child on a search of Tooltown and the Valley of Machines; a Coloring Gallery
featuring musical markers and a tic-tac-toe game; a very colorful Maze
Arcade challenging your child to navigate five increasingly complex mazes;
and an Interactive Database which uncovers all six classes of simple
machines: The inclined plane; screw; pulley; wheel and axel; lever; and wedge.
Adventures with OSLO® World of Water (Ages 4-12)
Water is everywhere in Adventures with OSLO® World of Water as
well as pictures, videos, animation, stories, and more in the ·Winston and
the Great Water Cycle Story. OSLO's pals are up to their eyeballs in
tricks to keep your child challenged in the WarerWorks! animated 3-D
board game. But, stay with it, the fun is just beginning as the game provides
many exciting, as well as hidden, surprises! Musical squid in your computer?
That's right-the Coloring Book is full of them for your child to
use, with screen templates or with original artwork. Your child can choose his
or her best art and hang it in OSLO's Picture Gallery, or have it
become one of the four Screen Savers which will impress friends, teachers, and
parents. Play with OSLO's water friends as they swim, scoot, and swish
their way across and around your screen or play some of their favorite music for
you. But whatever you do, don't take your eyes off OSLO, because he's
up to his snorkel in water and fun!
PLAYGROUND PAK
CD-ROM
For Mac or Windows®
All Five Programs Shown
Below
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The Water Planet
(Ages 5-9) Explore the earth and its exciting water cycle with Winston the water
molecule and his pals. Winston is afraid to take the plunge, but with your
help, he and you journey to over 40 videos in an interactive drive-in theater,
80 surprise animations, 50 colorful photographs in Winston's photo album,
and more during this 28-page interactive story. But bring popcorn because this
lively story takes over 6 hours to enjoy in its entirety as you discover the
importance of water to our planet. |
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Maps & Globes (Ages
8-15) This program offers a fun and exciting way for kids to sharpen their
understanding of maps and globes. The interactive content includes information
on globes, continents, oceans, hemispheres, equator, prime meridian, latitude,
longitude, road maps, legends, symbols, compass rose, directions, and scale of
miles. This program also contains four intriguing games for practicing and
assessing acquired knowledge and skills. |
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The Machine Expo (Ages 7-11)
This playful and sometimes wacky presentation of the modern and ancient uses of
simple machines will delight the young user. Basic physics is tested in the
zany ·Rube Goldbergº contraption which advances with correct
responses. Hours of fun await you! |
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CELL Search (Ages 7-11) One
afternoon while visiting Grandma you explore her attic and encounter a
fascinating experience! You never knew living (and non-living) things could be
so exciting! Explore the exciting world of cells in an adventure you will never
forget! |
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The Great Search (Ages 5-10)
This series of brain-teasers will have you scouring your room to come up with
solutions to very challenging matching games, fill-in-the-blanks puzzles, shapes
and sounds activities, and more. Enjoy the hours of fun built into the
diversity of computer play and challenge! |
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS for
the IBM-compatible PC
33 MHz 80486SX CPU or faster
SVGA 640 X 480, 256 color display
4 MB
RAM (highly recommend 8 MB)
DOS 5.0, Windows® 3.1 or higher
MPC-compatible
CD-ROM drive and sound card
Windows® -compatible mouse
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS for the Macintosh®
25
MHz 68030 CPU or faster running System 7.0 or later
13" or larger
monitor with 256 color display
3 MB of available RAM (6 MB preferred)
CD-ROM
drive (double-speed preferred)
