Get those calf muscles pumped to pedal across the United States!
Don't get too worried, it's strictly interactive! The "GeoCycle" is a piece of cake to operate... with your mouse.
For students learning about US geography, this software is THE way to experience the United States without setting foot outside the classroom! Teachers can put the textbooks down and fire up classroom computers as their class gets a "bird's eye view" and "fly through" the United States like never before!
A wonderful way for students to learn their states, this colorful CD-ROM has high-quality photography and graphics to get kids warmed up to challenging geography game play! In fact, you even get the sensation that you're up in the air and flying! Be sure to have a barf bag handy!
Two thumb's up to EdVenture Software's development team for this wonderful geography title! We're including this CD-ROM in The Review Zone's Best of 2001 software winners!
Whether kids are racing the clock putting together Mystery Photos; practicing state abbreviations; or unscrambling words in Word Scrambles; they're sure to beef-up their critical thinking and navigational skills while getting the skinny on individual states, capitals, cities, natural features and famous sites. In fact, if your students are navigationally-challenged, this software is a fun-filled way to help them learn directional skills and important map-reading skills. Kids yearn to earn the highest Flight Class as they solve GeoChallenges and dish up correct answers to some very challenging content.
Four regions of the United States are nicely identified by colors; making it less intimidating for kids to take a chunk of the United States and study it in detail! From the tip of Alaska to the rugged coasts of Maine, it's all captured on this CD-ROM including political and satellite maps.
You will definitely get your money's worth in this entertaining approach to learning US geography! Be sure to watch out for alien "sinister" spaceships as you're getting a Bird's Eye View of the USA! This software sure beats the old-fashioned flash-card approach to learning states and capitals!
This software would work well in the traditional classroom, as well as in home schools or at home for geography fun and learning. Don't forget your helmets!
