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Learning Company, The Oregon Trail 5th Edition Software
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Product Description
- Are you ready to walk in the footsteps of those courageous pioneers? Catch a glimpse of a sunset over Chimney rock? Explore Fort Laramie and ford the Platte River? With The Oregon Trail 5th Edition, you can almost smell the dust from the wagon train! Kids will build real-life decision-making and problem-solving skills as they choose their wagon party and supplies, read maps, plan their route, and guide their team through the wilderness. Develop solutions to help your friends and family survive the dangers of the long journey, including raging rivers, buffalo stampedes, sickness, and starvation. Discover a learning adventure that's greater than fiction; about real people with real dreams, facing and overcoming real challenges
- Ages 9 and up
- NEW characters, graphics and 3-D environments
- NEW storytelling feature combined with compelling simulation adventures
- Builds on the skills and simplicity of previous versions
- Play out a different scenario everytime
- Enjoy updated fishing, foraging and rafting activities
- Award-winning Oregon Trail expands your child's knowledge of: History, Geography, Social Studies
- Count on Oregon Trail to help your child develop skills in: Problem-solving, Decision-making, Critical thinking, Logical reasoning, Following directions, Map reading, Reading, Managing a budget, Handling emergencies
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Average User Rating:
4.2
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Number of Ratings:
5
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User Reviews for
Learning Company, The Oregon Trail 5th Edition Software
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Oregon Trail 5th Edition
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Reviewed
March 3 2007 9:24:50 PM
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Ratings:
4
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Pros:
Fun, educational, interactive game |
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Cons:
It may be too realistic for younger students, not every person survives the journey. This software gives your student a real feel of what the Early Settlers went through during the time of the Gold Rush. The player has to plan ahead and make decisions about what supplies are needed, how to transport them and who to team up with. Money, and supplies are limited. When the money is gone you must sell something you have to get what you need.
It is very realistic in demostrating both the triumphs and tradegies the people endured. If wrong choices were made tradegy stikes and the player is left with decisions about how to continue on or turn back.
This is good software for American History and geography.
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Excellent Overall
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Reviewed
September 4 2006 7:56:05 PM
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Ratings:
4
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Pros:
VERY FUN |
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Cons:
takes a bit to get used to As a 3rd, 4th, and 5th grader my friends and I would alwyas play this game during every bit of computer time we would get at school. We played it as a game, and not for educational purposes. And looking back on it now I relize how much I learned from it. I am now 14 and still wish I could play that game. It really is excellent.
My only problem with it might be that for a child at home, if not fist introduced as a game, it might be revoked quickly. At school it was OK it was for learning- we didn't care. But at home, I don't know if even the excellentness that is the Oregon Trail can mask the learning involved.
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Horrible
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Reviewed
November 28 2007 3:31:09 PM
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Ratings:
3
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Pros:
Great Game , Very Fun |
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Poor Poor Customer Service, Didnt even Work on Computer I purchased the game from The Learning Company and I downloaded it onto my computer. So I tryed to call and ask some questions or maybe even a Refund. Well There is No Customer Service. The automated menu over the phone brings you in circles without and live person help. Poor Poor Poor Customer Service But great game when you can get it to work.
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