Land of Discovery!

Title: Land of Discovery!
Subtitle: Dig Deeper: Summer Reading - Ages 10+
Release Date: 02/01/20
Type: Launchpad Pack
Type: Theme-Based
Audience: 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10sth Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

Launchpad Description: Kids will build confidence all summer long as they master early literacy skills with interactive games, challenges, and storybooks. Summer Reading helps kids to:

- Stay motivated to read
- Maintain reading skills and avoid summer slide
- Get excited about using the library
- Keep discovering and learning all summer long
This Launchpad contains the following apps:

6th Grade Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension (App)
Improve your reading skills! Designed for the student looking for an advantage in solidifying their reading and understanding skills: This collection of 10 original stories was written specifically for this app Read and test your comprehension with a variety of questions about the selected passages Study anywhere and learn at your own pace Each passage and question set takes approximately 5-8 minutes to complete Specifically appropriate content chosen at the 6th grade level Increase student reading comprehension and their scores! Aligned with CCSS - Common Core State Standards for 6th Grade: Read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text User feedback: "I like how it highlights where the answer was in the p

Astraware Word Search, Nature Vol. 2 (App)
Astraware Wordsearch (also known as Word Sleuth or Word Finder) is a quick and easy word game with lots of free puzzles for you to play - find all the words hidden in the puzzle! Play against the clock or take your time and just enjoy finding them all! You get free unlimited access to play two new Daily Wordsearch puzzles each day, and you can see how your time compares on the global leaderboard!. There's also a free Weekender puzzle available each week for everyone to play! There are 60 built-in and unlocked puzzles with a range of categories, so you can play offline and have fun right away. With over 20 categories, and more than 100 different word lists, there's lots of variety as you play through the free puzzles each day - and perhaps learn something new too. Many of the puzzles have a different theme, so you might see cute paw-prints on the cat breeds wordsearch, a cascade of leaves on the nature puzzles, a sparkle of stars on the space theme, and much more!

Booksy: My First Social Studies (App)
Think of Booksy as training wheels for books. It gives kids independence and security while providing help and support. Watch them glow with pride as they are able to read by themselves and gain independence. Booksy is at its heart a library of age appropriate level-readers. We believe kids WANT to read when to give them fascinating and interesting books. That is why we partnered with experts to create books on topics kids will love. They will not only dive into reading, but with our nonfiction series also learn. Many books are written by experts and PhDs. Beautiful full-color images and illustrations. Common Core aligned! Books on science topics, social science, math and everyday activities. But BOOKSY is so much more. It has amazing features that make learning to read simple and fun. And, it includes powerful tools for parents and teachers to track kids' progress.?? Booksy requires Android 3.0 or higher. For full functionality, it requires a microphone.?It's a TABLET ONLY APP. It

Dr. Girder's Bones (App)
Dr. Girder’s Bones is a quiz game for medical students, professionals or anyone who wants to learn about the human skeletal system. The user may get three answers incorrect before their play session is ended. While playing, the user may utilize lifelines to help with the questions. There are flash cards, which allow the user to quickly study bones before entering the game or a test. The local high scores allow the user to save their top 25 scores to show their improvement over time.

Farm Fest (App)
Critical Thinking|Casual Game

Gigabytes of Disaster - Internet Safety (App)
While checking his email, Ben sees a quick way to bring his family some much needed cash to pay bills. See how Ben learns a valuable Internet Safety lesson the hard way. The Neon Tiki Tribe books use a patented, award-winning font that is almost unnoticeable to the average reader, but was designed to help some children who struggle to read due to dyslexia.

Hidden Objects: Ancient Ruins (App)
Hidden Objects – Ancient Ruins is an artistically crafted Seek & Find game with 30+ Ancient monuments and Artifacts! 100’s of Objects to Find! Explore Egyptian Pyramids, Thai Temples, Mayan Cities, Chinese Monuments, Greek Ruins, Italian Artifacts, Secret Temples, Ancient Times & more! Search for Ancient Artifacts like sculptures, jewels, religious symbols, broken pottery, scrolls, hieroglyphics, statues, Pharaohs and more. Travel the Globe finding Ancient Ruins! Levels vary from easy to difficult. A fun, object quest challenge for Hidden Object, Puzzle, Seek & Find, Spot the Difference, Brain & Word fans! Brain Challenging Adventure! A World Travel Quest! Hidden Objects –Ancient Ruins features: Gorgeous, Crisp Graphics of Ancient Times 3 Game Modes- Traditional, Chill, Adventure Exciting Levels of Hidden Object Puzzles Artistically Crafted Levels Zoom to Find Objects Zoom in on Backgrounds and Move Around the Scene Find Objects by Picture, Word, or Collector Ch

KebraKoko Japanese Numbers (App)
This new game, now also brings the opportunity for both Japanese children as any to learn better to order numbers from 1 to 25. As you know, Japanese culture has its own writing and so we want to take Japanese children the resource adapted to your language. Thus, we believe that also anyone else interested in learning Japanese culture can enjoy this fun and challenging resource to improve their knowledge. A game that challenges your attention and reasoning ability. Puzzle education where you learn playing. This set of series is the simplest of all, since it works with sequential numbers of 1 to 25 A game where your strategic skills are put to test so you can break records and more records. There are 3 game levels (3x3 - 4x4 - 5x5), for each level you have an individual time control, thus allowing levels to be played independently. The series of games KebraKoko aims pure fun but with content that contribute to enhanced learning. Games puzzle reasoning is far more i

Magnet Mayhem (App)
SUMMARY Help an adventurer find an ancient temple deep in the wilderness, using magnets! Place different types of magnets to figure out the best way to aid an adventurer on his journey, and see how magnets and their polarity can affect the world around them. ABOUT MAGNET MAYHEM You’ll play as Robert, and join him on his quest to restore Earth’s magnetic polarity before it is too late! On the way, you’ll pass through dangerous rivers and caves until you have to get through the temple itself. You’ll be navigating puzzle levels with magnets, and have to use their polarity to get through each time. Good luck! MAGNET MAYHEM audience is all children ages 8 to 12 interested in any of the following: - Science Principles - Puzzle Games - Magnets EDUCATIONAL VALUE Magnet Mayhem is intended to provide some educational value to the players, which has been broken down in a list below: - Learn how magnets attract and repel - Learn the different polarities - Learn about their uses

Mahjong Woods (App)
Mahjong connect games have simple rule: two tiles can be connected if path between them has maximum of two turns. Your target is to clear whole board. During game you can use three types of bonuses: - hint: will show you one of next possible match, - bomb: will blast random pair on board, - reshuffle: will reshuffle all tiles on boar