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Greygum Software
Too many maths games, even some so-called
“educational” ones, are little more than mindless
target practice.
The Land of Um provides a much more positive challenge with a range of
difficulty to suit every age group.
What’s an Um?
Um
is a woolly-headed little creature whose task is to find a way out of
each of many worlds. The Um must find out what each object in the world
actually does—and some do quite unexpected things!
Players need
(and will develop) reasoning and clear thinking skills, rather than the
exhaustive trial-and-error needed in many games.
Look out for the baby Ums!
One
of the challenges is to protect the baby Ums that inhabit some worlds.
These babies have the unfortunate habit of wandering off and getting
into trouble unless the Um keeps a careful eye on them.
Build your own puzzles and learn
An
additional feature of great educational value is the Um Editor,
included in the package. It allows children (and adults) to design
their own worlds.
Older students find it’s a very rewarding
challenge to create problems, learning even more as they watch others
try to solve problems they have created.
Resources for teachers
The
Land of Um package includes a special teacher’s guide which
details an
easy approach to making problem-solving a high point of your
students’
learning.
High praise from educators
The Land of UM receives consistently high
praise from educators and reviewers for its wide range of educational
features.
To
solve Um worlds, children need to call on a wide range of
problem-solving techniques and to synthesise these skills in a
systematic way. The software gradually introduces each necessary skill
during the first dozen or so rooms in each Um world without the child
even being aware that they are learning powerful problem-solving skills.
Perhaps
the most rewarding aspect for children is the ability to create their
own puzzles using the Um Editor. Feedback from their peers is a great
stimulus for Um world creators to achieve new heights of intrigue,
cunning and humour.