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Homework, Labtm

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HIDDEN PATHWAYS The entrances and exits of a tunnel are represented by same shapes. The player must find the way out through tunnels by moving the arrow keys. If the character touches the shape, it will automatically enter the tunnel and exit from the other end of the tunnel. PATTERN MATCH A pattern of shapes will scroll out from right to left. Choose the missing shape from the shapes shown on the bottom of the screen by using the arrow keys or the mouse. PAIR UP The screen will show all cards face up and the number of chances left to pair the cards. Then all the cards will face down. Try to pair up the cards by matching the same shape. Click on two cards to turn them over.If they match, the cards will disappear. If they do not match, they will turn back over. SECRET NUMBER In this activity, the player is asked to guess four secret numbers within thirteen trials. Press the four number keys of your choice and then press ENTER to confirm. These symbols will appear after each guess as a hint. ENE =MN NNE for a correct guess (both the number and its position) irn N ON ED II • • MR II means the number is guessed correctly but in the wrong position ■ for an incorrect guess means the number is correct but only used once NM HOMEWORK LABTM WORD RECALL A list of words is shown on the screen in alphabetical order. The player can choose a word by using the scroll bar and then press ENTER to confirm. After the selection, the unit will show the meaning of the word. There are 4 icons on the right side of the screen. You can click the voice icon to listen to the talking word and click on the picture icon to view an animation of the word. MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE Create your own formula and let the E-PowerTm learning aid to do the calculation for you. Simply choose operands and operators by clicking on the items or typing in and then press ENTER. Computer will compute the formula after ENTER is pressed. If the formula does not contain any errors, the formula will be shown. Key in numbers and then press ENTER key or click on  to confirm. The calculation will be done automatically and the answer will be shown. TEST TRAINER You can take a quiz on the stored letters or words that have been entered in the DATABASE activity. 17

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HIDDEN
PATHWAYS
The
entrances
and
exits
of
a
tunnel are represented
by
same shapes.
The
player
must
find
the
way
out
through
tunnels
by
moving the
arrow
keys.
If
the character touches the shape,
it
will
automatically
enter
the
tunnel
and
exit
from
the
other
end
of
the tunnel.
PATTERN
MATCH
A
pattern
of
shapes
will
scroll
out
from
right
to
left.
Choose the
missing shape
from the
shapes
shown
on
the
bottom
of
the screen
by
using the
arrow keys
or
the mouse.
PAIR
UP
The
screen
will
show
all
cards
face
up
and
the
number
of
chances
left
to pair the
cards.
Then
all
the
cards
will
face
down.
Try
to pair up the cards
by
matching
the
same
shape. Click
on
two cards
to
turn
them
over.
If
they
match,
the
cards will
disappear.
If
they
do
not
match,
they
will turn
back
over.
SECRET
NUMBER
In
this
activity,
the
player
is
asked to guess
four
secret
numbers within
thirteen
trials.
Press
the
four
number
keys
of
your
choice
and
then press ENTER
to
confirm.
These
symbols
will
appear
after
each
guess
as
a
hint.
ENE
=MN
irn
NNE
N
ON
ED
II
MR
II
N
M
for
a
correct guess
(both
the number
and
its
position)
means
the number
is
guessed correctly
but
in
the
wrong
position
for
an
incorrect guess means the
number
is correct but
only used
once
HOMEWORK
LABTM
WORD
RECALL
A
list
of words
is
shown
on
the
screen
in
alphabetical
order.
The
player
can
choose
a
word
by
using
the scroll
bar and
then
press ENTER to
confirm.
After the
selection,
the
unit will
show
the
meaning
of
the
word.
There are
4
icons
on
the
right
side
of
the screen.
You
can
click
the
voice
icon
to
listen
to
the
talking
word
and
click
on
the picture
icon
to
view
an
animation
of
the
word.
MATHEMATICS
CHALLENGE
Create
your
own
formula
and let
the
E-PowerTm
learning aid
to
do the calculation
for
you.
Simply
choose
operands
and
operators
by
clicking
on
the items
or
typing
in
and
then press
ENTER.
Computer
will compute the
formula
after
ENTER
is
pressed.
If
the
formula does
not
contain
any
errors,
the formula will be
shown.
Key
in
numbers
and
then press
ENTER key
or
click
on
to
confirm.
The
calculation will be done automatically
and
the
answer
will be
shown.
TEST
TRAINER
You
can
take
a
quiz
on
the
stored
letters
or
words
that
have
been
entered
in
the
DATABASE
activity.
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