Maths
Circus
Act
5
An extended version of Maths Circus Act 2, with twice as many levels, new graphics and more!
Years K to 6
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maths software
Best-selling software Maths Circus and Maths Circus Act 2 and Act 3, its sequels, are among the most popular educational software packages to have been written in Australia. They are now used in many countries around the world.
Maths Circus Act 5 presents twelve new puzzles, each with twice as many levels as before. Twice as many puzzles The puzzles in Maths Circus Act 5 each have ten levels — five basic and five advanced. The basic levels are especially designed for children in the early years of schooling.
The advanced levels are suitable for the middle and upper primary years and beyond, with the hardest of these advanced levels providing a real challenge to people of any age.
Range
of skills
Each
puzzle starts out at a very simple level which introduces the
controls and helps the student identify the problem. More
elements are added as the level gets higher.
The highest level puzzles have been designed to challenge even the most experienced problem solvers.
Maths Circus: Act 5 places emphasis on developing spatial, logical and sequencing skills, as well as including problems which encourage facility with numbers.
Even if students are unfamiliar with some of the terminology when they first see a puzzle, a few moments of experimenting will reveal how different devices affect their strategies.
Teacher
facilities
Teachers
can control which puzzles and levels are available, and can inspect
or print students’ progress.
Worksheets are provided which can be photocopied for classroom use; they are also on the CD in PDF format. The manual includes hints and solutions for each puzzle.
Format
Pricing
within
Australia
CD for Windows and Mac
Single user: $132.00 (inc GST)
Site licence: $264.00 (inc GST)
IMPORTANT: If a school already owns a site licence for Maths Circus: Act 2 it needs only to purchase one copy of Act 5 to obtain a site licence.