| SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK
creates the perfect combination of education and entertainment for 1st
and 2nd grades! This comprehensive 2 CD-ROM program for ages 6-8 is
loaded with over 50 challenging activities covering a full two-year
curriculum for 1st and 2nd grades. Your child will develop essential
early learning skills in math, science, reading, grammar, geography, and
history while having a blast playing fun-filled games and activities. On
Disc 1, your child builds essential math skills, learns important
science concepts, and conducts exciting experiments in 7 fun-filled
activity areas. Then go on a rock 'n roll adventure with Lucky as you
answer word problems and beat the calculator. On Disc 2, get your brain
in gear for fun-filled games that develop reading and language arts
skills critical to school success. Learn about history and geography as
you collect coins to help Interplanet Janet get back to her planet.
SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK features Learning Buddies technology that keeps your
child challenged by adjusting the program continuously to just the right
level of difficulty. Plus you get report cards, printable activities for
off-computer time, and real-life learning that includes problem-solving,
strategy, creativity, and cultural awareness. SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK includes
multi-player games, multiple difficulty levels, 17 hit Schoolhouse Rock
videos, over 60 printable activities, and a parent's and teacher's
guide. Skills addressed include addition, subtraction, simple
multiplication, place value, problem solving, coordinate systems, word
problems, reading comprehension, phonics, spelling & vocabulary, parts
of speech, sound & light, electricity, plants & animals, earth science,
the solar system, weather, geography, history, and creativity. |
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CD Is Not
Recognized |
| After inserting the CD
into the CD-ROM drive when prompted, the CD is not recognized. Any
number of the following conditions may cause this issue: wrong CD is
being used, CD needs cleaned, CD-ROM drive settings require changes,
or the CD-ROM driver is corrupted, outdated, or the wrong one. |
- Verify that the correct CD is being used when
prompted to insert the disc.
- Clean the CD. Place a small amount of
nonabrasive, liquid soap on the shiny side of the disc. Using your
fingertips and warm water, gently rub the soap on the disc in a
circular motion. Rinse the disc thoroughly and dry it using a
clean, soft T-shirt or lint-free towel. Do not use paper towels or
tissue paper.
- Change the Read Ahead setting in the following
manner:
- Return to the desktop and right click on the
My Computer icon.
- Select Properties from the menu that appears
and click on the Performance tab in the Systems Properties
window.
- Click the File System button and click the
CD-ROM tab.
- Locate Optimize Access Pattern For:.
- Click the arrow to the right of the
information field and select the No Read Ahead option.
- Restart Windows®.
- Verify that the computer is utilizing a 32-bit
file system. In the Systems Properties window (found in Step 3
above), click the Performance tab. Verify that the File System
reads 32-bit. (If it reads anything else, contact the computer
manufacturer for installation of the proper CD-ROM or hard drive
drivers.)
- Verify that the most current version of the
driver for the CD-ROM drive is being used. Contact the computer
manufacturer for additional information.
- Try to use a different disc in the CD-ROM drive
to see if it can be read.
- If possible, insert the CD that is not being
recognized into the CD-ROM drive of another computer to see if the
issue remains.
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256 Colors Required |
| School House Rock
Thinking Games requires that the Colors (Windows® 98) or Color
Palette (Windows® 95) setting be set to 256 Colors. (This is a
minimum requirement of the program.) Following a step-by-step
procedure will allow changing of the setting, or verification that
256 Colors is chosen as one of the Display Settings. |
Complete the following
procedure to change the color settings to 256 colors.
- Click Start, choose Settings and then click
Control Panel.
- Double-click the Display icon.
- In the Display Properties window, select the
Settings tab.
- Near the bottom-left portion of the window,
under Colors (Windows® 98) or Color Palette (Windows® 95), click
the drop-down menu and choose 256 Colors.
- Click Apply near the bottom-right portion of
the window.
- Choose Yes if asked, "Do you want to restart
the computer?"
NOTE: If 256 Colors
is not an available setting, contact the computer manufacturer for
additional assistance and information. |
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Auto-Installation Does
Not Begin |
| After inserting the
School House Rock Thinking Games disc into the CD-ROM drive, the
Auto-Run feature of the computer does not start the installation.
Installing the program manually will resolve the issue. |
Follow the steps below
to complete a manual installation of the program.
- Verify that the proper CD is inserted into the
CD-ROM drive.
- Click Start and select Run. The Run dialog box
will open.
- Type X:\SETUP.EXE in the Open: field, where the
X represents the letter that identifies the CD-ROM drive.
- Click OK. The installation of the program
should begin.
- Follow the prompts to complete the
installation.
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Mac |
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Platform: |
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OS 7.1
or later |
| CPU: |
PowerPC or 68040 processor |
| Hard
Disk: |
16MB |
| RAM: |
8MB |
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CD-ROM: |
2X |
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Monitor: |
SVGA,
640x480, 256 color |
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Sound Card: |
yes |
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Optional: |
Speakers, color printer |
| Other: |
Mouse |
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Win |
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Platform: |
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Win 3.1/95/98 |
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CPU: |
486/66MHz or faster |
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Hard Disk: |
16MB |
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RAM: |
8MB |
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CD-ROM: |
2X |
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Monitor: |
SVGA, 256 color |
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Sound Card: |
16-bit win-compatible |
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Optional: |
Speakers, color printer |
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Other: |
Mouse,Quicktime v2.1.2.59 or higher |
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