Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? - Treasures of Knowledge - EEV

Item Description:

Eight detective mysteries challenge students' social studies knowledge.
Carmen returns! Students build their world geography and problem-solving skills while tackling challenging missions, solving mind-bending puzzles, and uncovering stolen treasures. Through rich graphics, vivid settings, and interactive content, students are immersed into world cultures and learn essential geography facts. The Teacher Resource CD includes a teacher guide and user guide as well as off-computer activities to increase accountability and extend topics introduced in the software.

FEATURES

• Fully immersive settings: students experience geographical locations firsthand, and a variety of methods are employed for uncovering clues
• Eight thought-provoking missions with realistic 3D environments and new characters
• In-depth content from National Geographic™
• 16 challenging puzzles from different countries around the world
• Explore mode, exclusive to EEV, allows students to investigate locations and research an expansive database of countries, independent of game-play
• EEV also includes student progress tracking with printable reports

LEARNING BENEFITS

• Expands knowledge of geography, cultures, and landmarks of 50 different countries
• Encourages close observation and deductive reasoning
• Develops skills in decision making, listening and following directions, data collection, database research, and map reading
• Builds critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Supports state and national social studies standards