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Title Author
Call Number
Resource Type: Software
Snootz Math Trek
Theatrix Interactive, Inc.
110 .173 THE
The plot of this offbeat adventure revolves around the crash landing in the town of Seaviewz of two cartoon
characters from the planet "Snoot." "Flarn" and "Foozle" are on a Great Trek to collect items on the Big List. "Al's
Dog," who witnessed the landing, serves as a guide as students help the Snoots find the items by completing the
following activities:
1) Hide and Seek - Flarn or Foozle hides somewhere in town, and students must find it. Students learn about
graphical representation and compass directions as they click on squares of a grid that represents Seaviewz.
2) Street Music - Students can click on a sequence of objects and play back the symphony they have created, or
they can match a sequence created by Flarn as they test their auditory and visual memory.
3) Frumptz Elevator - The elevator takes students to different departments in Frumptz' Store as they attempt to
match articles of clothing, colors, and patterns.
4) Bump the Bumptz - the goal is to capture seven of the other player's Bumptz from the board or to trap the other
player's Bumptz so they can't move.
5) Al's Garage - Students help buy the parts Al the mechanic needs to repair their spaceship. Students practice
spatial relationships/transformations and recognizing geometric shapes as they select and rotate the shapes to
duplicate the puzzle.
6) The Translator - Snootz do not speak English, and their garbled speech is represented by symbols. The
Translator decodes their messages into English, and it allows students to have their messages encoded into
Snootian.
7) The Library - Here students can find books which provide detailed instructions for each activity. They can also
read up on Snootology and learn the tale of the Snootz and their Great Trek.
Games can be saved. As they progress through the game, students are rewarded with photos of their
adventures. Clicking on the Snap Shotz booth allows them to view their photo album. Students can type captions
beneath each picture.
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