Pondering Problems with Easy Track

Item Description:

Pondering Problems is an early problem solving program for grades 2 to 5. Pondering Problems is published by Micrograms Software and is available in different configurations to fit your needs.

In Pondering Problems, there are hundreds of interesting math word problems set at Walnut Pond are available to sharpen analytical thinking skills. Program controls allow the teacher to determine the types and difficulty of problems to be presented.

Each exercise set consists of three problems. After each set, a summary chart illustrates how the student has performed in the categories of Finding Data, Choosing the Operation, and Solving the Problem. After every nine problems completed, the student can admire one of Hubert Hedgehog's artful hedge sculptures.

Math word problems can offer a meaningful and effective method to broaden children's problem solving skills. Word problems challenge students to apply their basic computation skills to non-structured problems. Because many children are confused by the lack of structure provided in story problems, Pondering Problems is designed to guide students through the necessary steps toward a solution.

Ferdinand the Frog presents story problems based on life at Walnut Pond. He asks, "What data do you need?"; and, children must answer with care. A quantity not needed for a problem's solution frequently appears within the story. After students determine what data is necessary, they must select which operation they will use to solve the problem. Ferdinand and his cheerful helpers let children know whether or not their answers are correct.

Once children have identified the data needed and determined the correct operation to use, they are ready to solve the problem. Ferdinand asks, "What is your answer?"; and, a built-in calculator is available to help with calculations. If students press H for help, they can view the equation that expresses the solution to the story problem.

Pondering Problems contains:

Program Requirements for Windows: Windows Vista, XP, 2000, 98 running on PC's < 6 years old.

Program Requirements for Macintosh: Programs with Easy Track Mac OS 10.5.3 Leopard to OS 9 running on Macs < 6 years old, including Intel Core Duo machines with Rosetta.

Programs without Easy Track Mac OS 10.2.8 Classic to OS 8.6 running on PowerMacs or above

Using Windows 7, Vista, XP, and 2000
Micrograms products compatible with Easy Track run under all the Windows operating systems listed above. Network versions can be served off of Windows 2008, 2003, 2000, NT, and Novell (>3.x) servers; or they can be run from the local hard drives of individual workstations and/or stand-alone machines. We offer nothing, at present, designed for Cytrix, NComputing environments, other terminal servers, or the "CD tower" environment. We offer no web-based products

Using Macintosh
Micrograms products compatible with Easy Track run on OS 10 native and on Intel Core 2 Duo machines with Rosetta. This means OS 10.2 thru OS 10.6. Snow Leopard initially requires that Rosetta be downloaded free from Apple. Network Macintosh program versions can be served off of Windows 2008, 2003, 2000, and Novell servers with Macintosh partitions, as well as from Macintosh machines running OS 10 Server. They also can be run from the local hard drives of individual workstations and/or stand-alone machines. Micrograms programs run fine in hardwired Macintosh computer labs, and they run better with newer versions of AirPort than with old.

Easy Track Updates
Easy Track is designed to be easily updated from time to time. When new programs are released by Micrograms, Easy Track will be updated to accommodate them. Suggestions from users may be added to Easy Track, and if any issues are discovered regarding Easy Track's operation, updates can resolve the problems. So before you begin importing student names into the Easy Track management system, we strongly suggest you download Micrograms latest Easy Track update for free from www.micrograms.com. And, from time to time we suggest you revisit the update page of www.micrograms.com to keep your school up to date with the latest Easy Track version.

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