JumpStart 6th Grade

by Knowledge Adventure

Product Features

• For Ages 9 - 12
• Biology & Life Science; Social Studies; Critical Thinking & Reference Skills
• Kids Learn: Reading Comprehension; Vocabulary, Spelling, & Grammar
• Geometry, Fractions, & Decimals; Ratios & Percentages; Environmental Science
• Windows 2000/XP/Vista

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• ASIN: B000R982OU
• Item model number: 1552
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,514 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #14 in Software > Children's Software > Math
  • #36 in Software > Children's Software > Activities
  • #66 in Software > Children's Software > Early Learning

Product Description

Platform:  WINDOWS 2000/XP/VISTA Publisher:  KNOWLEDGE ADVENTURE Packaging:  JEWEL CASE Rating:  AGES: 9-12 Use your 6th Grade problem-solving skills as you save the earth in this global mission quest! Pack extreme fun and exciting adventure into learning as you travel the globe chart the stars and put a stop to pollution. Master over 25 skills in Math Reading Social Studies Science and more!Kids Learn: Reading ComprehensionVocabulary Spelling & GrammarGeometry Fractions & DecimalsRatios & PercentagesEnvironmental ScienceBiology & Life ScienceSocial StudiesCritical Thinking & Reference SkillsContinuous Challenge:Auto-leveling helps children learn at the pace that suits them.Endless Fun:Creative games challenging activities and exciting adventures keep children involved for hours of learning fun.System Requirements for Windows Windows Vista XP 2000Pentium II 266 MHz or faster processor (300 MHz for XP Vista)64 MB RAM (128 MB for XP Vista)10 MB free hard disk space640x480 resolution 16-bit colorWindows-compatible sound card & speakers12X CD-ROM drive

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars holding the child's interest, September 18, 2009

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Tom O. "brushing up" (saint louis, mo) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: JumpStart 6th Grade (Software)

I purchased this jumpstart 6th grade cd the summer before school started. Came in the mail and installed it in the laptop . My daughter seemed to have an immediate interest in the subject matter- we began going over science subjects.. I rememeber her finding interest in the geology questions like type of rocks.
Many of the questions had me guessing - guess a loss of memory is to blame.. and some of the questions seemed to be above a 6th grader's mindset - like names of chemical bonds.
The software's interface was about a 3 out of 5 stars. The reason for this is because the user has to manuever an object over a location on the screen and drop - cant remember what it was- something... The program then starts a new set of question and answer table, but only only 1 at a time - so one has to do this manuevering everytime for a new question to appear. I'm not sure if the entire cd is like this or if it was just in the science section.
A complaint i had to my daugther about the software was when a correct answer was chosen the original question text would immiedialtly disapear - not allowing one to reread the question and correct answer. The software needs a simple time delay of some sort to allow the user to re-read the original question/correct answer combo.

We had fun using the software and we seemed to learn much during or short time using it.

10 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jumpstart 6th grade, August 26, 2010

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schoolmom - See all my reviews

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This review is from: JumpStart 6th Grade (Software)

Overall, we are satisfied with this game. We have all Jumpstarts from Preschool to this one. Disappointed in 1 item. Evolution is stated as fact in this game. Only place where it was found is in the introductory, as you type in your name to begin game. Statement made is random, so you never know when you log in. We would not have bought this if we knew in advance on a matter of principal belief that God is the creator of all life.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Review, October 6, 2011

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M. Bennett - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JumpStart 6th Grade (Software)

This provides a great review of info that your child might have forgotten or never really learned in the first place. The graphics are okay, not anything like XBox of course, but good enough for a child who should be concentrating on the learning and not on the gaming! I would recommend, and I plan on getting Jump Start 7th grade next year, if it is available!

Loading it onto my computer that runs Windows7 was problem free, and I am not a computer person at all.

Mary B
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