Oregon Trail History Learning System (PC & Mac) | 
 enlarge | From: Encore Software
Category: Software
List Price: $19.95
Buy New: $4.72
You Save: $15.23 (76%)
New (4) from $4.72
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1389
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows Xp, Mac Os X
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 11.6 x 10.2 x 2.2
Model: 10401
UPC: 705381104018
EAN: 0705381104018
ASIN: B000BYM5SU
Release Date: October 25, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Walk in the footsteps of courageous pioneers; catch a glimpse of a sunset over Chimney Rock or explore Fort Laramie and ford the Platte River | | • | Build decision-making and problem-solving skills as kids choose a wagon party and supplies, read maps, plan a route and guide their team | | • | Develop solutions to help friends and family survive the dangers of the journey, including raging rivers, buffalo stampedes, sickness and starvation | | • | Interact with more than 30 famous heroes like Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and Paul Revere | | • | Your child will learn American history, geography, social studies, map reading, managing a budget, problem solving and critical thinking |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
your child will learn American history and U.S. geography as they travel the Oregon Trail and interact with more than 30 famous heroes from history
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| Customer Reviews:
 If you have a MAC OSX December 30, 2008
This is a good game, but one word of caution......If you have MAC OSX and not OS9, you need to download a font called New York 18, or else the program won't run. You cannot find this download free anywhere, but it's possible to ask friends who have OS 9 capabilities on their computer to let you download the font onto a CD and then transfer it to your own computer. That's what we had to do to get the Oregon Trail part to run. The Liberty Kids part of the whole game is good, too.
 Excellent educational software June 10, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a great educational game for kids learning about the westward expansion. You play as a group of people going west in a wagon train, along the way you will need to deal with problems such as getting across rivers and mountains, getting food, dealing with sickness and encounters with Native Americans. My daughter, age 8, can't quite do everything by herself, but we play it together. It also came with a Liberty Kids CD that is fun as well and teaches about the American Revolution. With Social Studies getting put on the back burner in schools these days this is a great tool. As a teacher not only does it build the kids social studies knowledge it also builds vocabulary and background knowledge that will help them in school.
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