Software:Fizz & Martina

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Fizz & Martina
Fizz & Martina Logo.jpg
Genre(s)Edutainment
Developer(s)Tom Snyder Productions
Publisher(s)Tom Snyder Productions
Platform(s)Windows, Macintosh
First releaseBuddies for Life
1992
Latest releaseProject Sphinx

Fizz & Martina's Math Adventures is a collection of five math-related educational video games for the Windows and Macintosh platforms, developed and published by Tom Snyder Productions. The games were incorporated with the California Learning Assessment System (CLAS).[1] The series consists of Buddies for Life, Blue Falls Elementary, Caves of Blue Falls, Lights, Camera, Fractions! and Project Sphinx.

Development

Educational goals

The series teaches arithmetic, story problems, estimates and operations. The main idea was to teach math as part of a storyline within a narrated slideshow.[2] The movie sequences and challenges catch students' interest and the math problems are meaningful so that they can be used to simulate real life solutions. The material covers four math strategies for assessment, namely Open-ended Problems, Enhanced Multiple-choice Questions, Investigations and Portfolios.[1] They are also designed to reinforce math and to motivate students to learn.[3]

Reception

The Journal felt the series was "mathematically and educationally sound".[4]

Awards

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| Fizz & Martina's Math Adventures 
| EdPress Distinguished Achievement Award
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| Fizz & Martina's Math Adventures 
| Software & Industry Association Codie Award Finalist - Best New Curriculum Software for Early Education
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| Fizz & Martina's Math Adventures 
| Technology & Learning Award of Excellence
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| Fizz & Martina's Math Video Kits 
| Parents' Choice
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