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The New York Hall of Science Brings Popular CYBERCHASE Math Mystery Cartoon to Life
9-05-07
 Queens, N.Y. – Join the CyberSquad in a classic good vs. evil adventure at the New York Hall of Science as the dastardly Hacker attempts to overtake Cyberspace. From September 15 – January 21, Cyberchase – The Chase Is On! allows visitors to team up with Matt, Inez, Jackie and Digit, in their quest to save Cyberspace.
Based on the Emmy-winning PBS KIDS GO! math mystery cartoon Cyberchase, the bilingual (English/Spanish) exhibition presents math in a fun, kid-friendly environment, allowing children to make use of their critical thinking skills and approach math with an investigative, positive attitude.
In the exhibition, children will enter Cyberspace through a special portal to explore favorite cybersites, including the Control Central, the Grim Wreaker and Poddleville. They will help the CyberSquad protect the virtual universe from the villainous Hacker while exploring math concepts such as place value, algebra, geometry, fractions and probability.
Motherboard, the peace-loving leader of Cyberspace, will greet children in Control Central as they investigate the interactive computer stations. They will discover that fractions are fun with Restore the Power, where they can reinstall the “power circuits” that the villainous Hacker has removed. Children will be challenged to use their “brain power” to store a million energy units by pedaling 100 times before “sending” the energy to a central holding center in the Cyber Cycle. They also will receive requests from Motherboard to complete in other areas of the exhibit.
In the Grim Wreaker, children can explore spatial relationships while playing Flip, Rotate, Fit it In and use their deductive reasoning skills to figure out where Hacker is hiding. Using clues provided and the process of elimination, children will be able to discover his whereabouts in Find Hacker. Children will also have the opportunity to prevent Hacker’s rocket from reaching Control Central in Stop the Launch. They will explore the principles of probability as the try to activate the combination of buttons and levers to stop the rocket from lift off.
Moving on to Poddleville, children will explore the basic foundations of algebra, in which both sides of an equation must have the same value. They will attempt to discover the unknown value of Poddle people against known weights on a scale in Poddle Identity.
While engaging in Poddle Family Patterns, they will match up baby Poddle eggs to the correct Poddle family by using critical thinking skills and recognizing the pattern in each Poddle family. Poddleville Lineup encourages children to look closely at shapes and consider how an object can look different depending on the point of view. They will use light to look at shapes from different angels and compare them with “clues” provided by witnesses of “suspect” shapes.
Throughout the exhibit, children will not only “do” math, but be able to experience it firsthand through the many activities and interactive components. Children will use two-dimensional shapes to create three-dimensional structures in Build a City encouraging play and experimentation. They develop navigation skills in Trailing Icky using grids and landmarks as reference tools to locate Icky.
While playing Kahuna-huna Race-A-Runa, children must complete a racetrack by placing track segments that represent decimals in its proper place. Once the track is complete, the race can begin. Children can challenge a friend to Dragon Dilemma, where they must use their problem-solving skills to strategize a winning combination to defeat their opponent.
By the end of their visit, children and parents alike will have a better understanding and knowledge of math. By interacting with the familiar characters of the exhibit, they will be able to approach math with a positive attitude. And, special take home activities will allow the learning to continue long after the Museum experience.
CYBERCHASE: The Chase Is On! was created by the Children's Museum of Houston in partnership with Thirteen/WNET New York with major funding from the National Science Foundation. Presented in New York by Chase. Cyberchase is produced by Thirteen/WNET New York in association with Title Entertainment, Inc.
CYBERCHASE © 2007 Educational Broadcasting Corporation. All rights reserved. The PBS KIDS GO! logo © 2004 Public Broadcasting Service. The PBS KIDS GO! logo and wordmark are service marks of the Public Broadcasting Service.
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Media Contacts: Mary Record 718.699.0005 ext. 323
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