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IDENTIFIERS *Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego

ABSTRACTThese materials are intended to be used with the

computer program "Where in the U.S.A. is Carmen Sandiego?" to helpstudents learn about U.S. geography and databases. The activitiesdescribed involve students pursuing criminals throughout the UnitedStates, following clues about the location, and identifying thecriminals. The activities include the use of problem-solving andcritical thinking skills. These materials feature an overview, goalsand objectives, course outline, resource materials, bibliography,sample worksheets, sample maps, and sample student work. (DB)

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CARMEN SANDIEGO IS IN YOUR CLASSROO

BY

V\LEN MAYLAND

* An Idea Packet *

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IMPACT II * IDEA CATALOG1991-1992

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Miami Lakes Middle School6425 Miami Lakeway North

Miami Lakes, Florida(305) 557-3900

Carmen Sandiego is in your Classroom

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For information concerning IMPACT I1 program opportunities, includinginterschool visits, staff development workshops and Adapter andDeveloper grants, please contact:

Dade Public Education Fund21 S. E. 1st Rue. , Suite 701Miami, Florida 33131(305) 377-3733

You will find formal Adapter grant applications in the center of the

Idea Catalog. Use the Adapter grant application, if you are interestedin applying for a $200 grant to adapt this program.

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Table Of Contents

Overview 1

Goals and Objectives 2

Course Outline 3

Resource Materials List 4

Bibliography 5

Sample Worksheets Appendix A, pages 1 and 2

Sample Maps Appendix B, pages 1 and 2

Computer News article Appendix C

Miami Herald article Appendix D

Sample student work Appendix E, pages 1, 2, 3 and 4

Overview

The computer program Where in the U.S.A. is Carmen Sandiego? Tucan

be the beginning, middle or ending of a variety skills and objectives inyour classroom. You are limited only by your imagination!

The use of computers and a software package helps prepare the studentsfor the age of technology that is sweeping the nation. This can beaccomplished in an entertaining and educational manner through the use ofcomputers in all subject areas. There are a multitude of packages that canbe adapted across curriculum areas.

This unit focuses on using the program as a motivating instructional toolthat reinforces information about the United States. In the computerclassroom the program reinforces the use and purpose of data bases. Thestudents had spent sometime developing data bases in various topic areas,famous sports heroes, Presidents of the United States, the United States,and their own personal address file. The state data base developed fromthe Carmen Sandiego game include facts about the states, the geographicalsectioning of the states and the location of capitals and key cities. Thecriminals are also part of a data base, they include Gypsy Rose Lasagna,Polly Esther Fabrique, Venus H. Pencil, and 13 others. The students mustdeduce who committed the crime. The program involves problem-solvingand higher order thinking skills. Additionally it encourages the studentsto use tqference and research materials.

Students will pursue criminals throughout the United States, followingclues about the location and the identity of the criminals. They formulatetheir search and must include issuing a warrant for the correct criminal.They will use those problem-solving and critical thinking skills toapprehend the criminal in an entertaining manner.

The program allows for multi stations with appropriate number ofsoftware or might be used with one program and one computer as a classactivity. This unit is planned for a 5 to 7 day unit, though my studentsinsist they need more time to play!

Goals and Objectives:

1. To reinforce the geographical locations of the 50 states andtheir capitals.

2. To identify map symbols.

3. To trace routes on maps.

4. To use reference materials.

5. To collect data from various sources.

6. To recall and use information.

7. To analyze and evaluate data.

8. To use data to make decisions and solve problems.

9. To use critical thinking skills to plan detective strategies.

10. To take notes.

11. To review purpose and use of data base.

12. To work in cooperative groups.

13. To increase vocabulary.

14. To identify supporting details.

15. To predict outcomes based on prior knowledge.

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On the Sleuth's Trail

Brief Course Outline

Activities:Visit Media Center to learn how to use the almanac, the atlas, thegeographical dictionary and Fodors Guide.

Reinforce almanac skills with filmstrip.

Read and review data base of criminals of Carmen Sandiegon", to infuse

clues to be used during the games.

Distribute and discuss how to work on worksheet/map package (how

search proceeds, new vocabulary, mark the states they visit on maps asinvestigations proceed)

Discussion and demonstration of how to use the reference table. Tableincludes almanacs, geographical dictionary, dictionary, atlas, large USAmap, and Fodors Guide.

Classroom demonstration of procedures for playing and scoring during theCarmen Sandiego game.

Assign detective teams and responsibilities. Team decides their teamname.

Play the game, catch the criminals, and record the data.

Recognition of each class team winner.

Completion of worksheet/map packages.

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Speakers:

Resource Materials List

Media Specialist provided almanac filmstrip and classdiscussion on use of reference materials.

Audiovisual:Almanac FilmstripCarmen Sandiego video(available from Broderbund Software)

Equipment/Material:Hardware1 disk for 1 computer can be used as a class activity but thisactivity was with 8 disks and 8 computers.

SoftwareWhere in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? TM available in lab paks(5) which provide teacher manual. Lab pak $87.95 (each diskis 43.95)

Reference BooksBorrowed from Media Center (see bibliography)

Supplemental materials:Carmen Day Kit (stickers, poster etc) from Broderbund is$10.00

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Bibliography

Reference Books for use in the classroom during unit.These books were checked out from the school media center, a minimum of

2 copies of each.

Fodgr's USAThe World Almanac and Book of FactslatateLISagggal 1-akaLkatjusiuWorld Atlas

"How to use an Almanac" filmstripEducation System Inc. 1983Newspaper Enterprise Associates(also checked out from media center)

Recommended Resources

Broderbund Software Inc., Where_kthe U.S.A. is Carmen Sandiego TM lab

pak, 17 Paul Drive, San Rafael, California, 94903-2102, 1987

Miller, Samuel, and Michael Caley, Where in the U.S.A. is CarmenSandiegoTM, Teacher's Guide, San Rafael, California, Broderbund Software,

1987

Slavin, Robert, Ed. Learning to Cooperate, Cooperating to Learn. N.Y.:

Plenum Press, 1985.

Slavin, Robert, Cooperative Learning., New York, Longman, 1983

Carmen Sandi egoState Check Off List

Captains:As each state is profiled on the

Data Base Form Part 1, check it off below so your group members can keeptrack. Put the initials of the person who does each state next to thecheckmark.

Alabama Montana

Alaska Nebraska

Arizona Nevada

Arkansas New HampshireCalifornia New JerseyColorado New MexicoConnecticut New York

Delaware North CarolinaFlorida North Dakota

Georgia Ohio

Hawaii Oklahoma

Idaho Oregon

Illinois Pennsylvania

Indiana Rhode Island

Kansas South CarolinaKentucky South Dakota

Louisiana Tennessee

Maine Texas

Maryland Utah

Massachusetts VermontMichigan VirginiaMinnesota Washington

Mississippi West VirginiaMissouri Wyoming

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Player or Team:

Clue ChecklistAs you play the game, circle each clue you uncover. When you're satisfied that youhave enough clues, Visit Interpol and use the crime computer to obtain a warrant.

SEX HAIR FOOD SPORT HOBBYMale Blond Seafood Baseball Gambling ClassicalFemale Red Creole Football Spelunking Country

Brown Tex/Mex Basketball Fortunes RockBlack Southern Hockey Auto Repair Opera

Predicted Suspect:

Actual Criminal: Caught? YES NO

afaMaleFemale

HAIRBlondRedBrownBlack

Predicted Suspect:

Actual Criminal:

FOOD SPORT MUSICSeafood Baseball Gambling ClassicalCreole Football Spelunking CountryTex/Mex Basketball Fortunes RockSouthern Hockey Auto Repair Opera

Caught? YES NO

SEX HAIR FOOD HOBBY MUSICMale Blond Seafood Baseball Gambling ClassicalFemale Red Creole Football Spelunking Country

Brown Tex/Mex Basketball Fortunes RockBlack Southern Hockey Auto Repair Opera

Predicted Suspect:

Actual Criminal: Caught? YES NO

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Where in the U.S.A. is Carmen Sandiegord Clues Checklist 17

Color each state of one investigation

as you travel.

Name each state

June 1989 COMPUTER NEWS

Geography, databases taught with_

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Students using maps and a databasenals have found one of Carmen'sby Valen Mayland, Miami Lakes MiddleSchool

A week of playing Where in the U.SA.is Carmen Sandiego? was a great way toillustrate the use of data bases as well assneak in some geography lessons. TheComputer Applications students at Mia-mi Lakes Middle School competed asteams having fun as well as learning.

Alter intensive study of AppleWorks,playing Carmen Sandiego was a treat.Each class was divided into teams with 4to 5 students per team. (The lab pack wehad purchased had five disks; we bor-rowed another from the library.) We setup a reference table with an atlas, alma-nacs, geographical dictionaries, a diction-ary of words, and Fodor's USA, which

i;comes with the software.All were used extensivelyby the students.

Day 1: Using AppleWorks,students created a databaseon the criminals to famil-iarize themselves with thetraits of each one and re-view creating a database.The information, obtainedfrom an appendix in theTeacher's Guide, alsohelped them learn some ofthe program's words thatwere new to them.

Day 2: I demonstrated on abig screen monitor how toplay the game, teams were

of crimi- assigned, and we discussedthieves. how to use the reference

table.

Days 3, 4, 5: Teams accumulated scoresby catching criminals. Scores were auto-matically saved by the program and accu-mulated by giving each team the samedisk each day.

During the competition, students had apackage of worksheets to complete; thesecame from the teacher's guide: They in-cluded a report for each criminal investi-gation, a crossword puzzle, and two mapson which to plot and color cities andstates visited during each investigation.

Day 5: Each class ended competitionwith an award ceremony with each mem-ber of the winning team receiving a"Computer Whiz Kid" certificate with a

Educators win national awardsDr. Rita Oates has been chosen a Distin-guished Achievement Award winner inElectronic Learning's 1989 "Educator ofthe Year" awards program.

Nominated by the staff of Computer Edu-cation and Technology, Dr. Oates was se-lected for her outstanding leadership in ad-vancing education through technology. Abrief summary of her achievements andher picture will appear in the September1989 issue of the magazine.

Another Dade winner is Mark Hill, whomanages the music lab at New World-School of the Arts. Mr. Hill is a Certifi-cate of Merit winner for his success in

using computers and synthesizers to en-hance music instruction. A majorachievement is keying software to themusic theory instructional program andusing this to prescribe computer pro-grams matched to individual needs.

Dr. Oates and Mr. Hill will receive theirawards June 20 in Boston at the NationalEducational Computing Conference.

Electronic Learning, published by Scho-lastic, presents news, applications, andreviews on technology in education. Asubscription-costs $19.95 per year fromElectornic Learning, P.O. Box 2041,Mahopec, NY 10541.

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Carmen Sandiegofree game day. On such a day, they canchoose to play any of the educationalgames, such as Oregon Trail, that wehave available.

Our exciting week, with fun and learningfor all, was a great way to complete aComputer Applications unit.

Product:Where in the U.SA. is Carmen Sandie-go?, gr. 5-up, $44.95. Broderbund Soft-ware, 17 Paul Dr., San Rafael, CA94903, 800-521-6263.

Computer ContactsComputer educationin general

Technical assistant,Imedware pumbrei

Curriculum, congerliteracy matarials,MECC productsCompute, lab visits,educational softvnae,booksample 1 majects,nasniah, maim days

Technology in diescience marimbas.Compote contests

Software catalogs,order forma,curriculum guides, etc.

Rita OatesSupervisor305-376-1915Bruce Raskin305-376-1917Bill Fleischman305-376-1916Joanne Ihrutia305-376-1975

Wily Weeks305-376-1973

John lavindAmy Simpson305-376-1395BIB Fleisdaman

Bill FleischmanMolly WeeksNonni Akan305-376-1915

Telephone prefixes will be changed over therummer, probably to 995 nwnbers with thelast four digits unchanged. Effective July 27,call 995-1000 for information.

Discounted computers(Continued from page 8)Mb fixed disk drive, and Windowsl386.The discounted cost -is $4,449; list priceis $8,412.

Dealers:Take your order form to one of the fol-lowing dealers, participating as CertifiedEducation Specialists, in Dade and Bro-ward counties: AC3 Computing ProductsCenter, Caber Systems, Computerbanc,Entr6 Computer Center, Inacomp Com-puter Centers, Microline Computer Cen-ter, Nynex Business Centers, and Micro-age Computer Store.

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This software mite*geography fun &gas*?Ow Yorii Ttnies News snot

One of the classics in educational asware is nee is Ms World Is Cam*

&Wisp? It. hersince bees Menialby Where

USA Is Carmel Saleduce- and. Wham mEurope Is Carmen Smedley?

Carmen Salaam), in this software perggram, is a former secret agent gone 501She is now the ringleader of- a ere*centric provocateurs who roam thpasil glebecausing trouble, usually by stealing a am&sure of local significance. -

The player assumes the role at Inter*,detective, tracking Sandiego or 1 bends-men from city to city and country to camstry on the basis of clues provided by wit-nesses.

"He drove away in a limousine flying ared and white flag," one witness might say;or, "She changed all of her matey for zlo-tys'°: or, He asked about books on ship-building."

A check at the airport or rail statioe re-yule that the thief could have departedthat day for any of three countries. Theplaya. looks in a standard almanac under"Fgs" and finds that one of the threecountries has such a red and white banner

Poland.Looking under "Poland" in the almanac

reveals the zloty is the local currency andshlildmg is the primary industry.

detective goes in pursuit and isgreeted upon arrival in the new countrywith a short description and history of theland, overlaid on a scenic view. Then morewitnesses appear to give clues to thethief s identity and next destination.

In tracking the thief and gatheringenough information for an arrest warrant,which usually takes the detective to atleast a half -dozen new locales, the playerdevelops research and reasoning skills andis gently guided to a greater understandingof geography, customs, governments, Lis-tones and economies.

It is widely held that American studentshave a poorer grsp- of geography thantheir counterparts in other countries. Whyin the world doesn't everyone use CarmenSandiego to remedy that?

The program is recommended for stirdents in grades 4 to 9. It is rmilabit forIBM PC and compatible computers; AppleII, Up and Macintoshes; and Commodore64 and 12$ systems.

It costs $39.95 to $49.95 for home ver-

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skew depending on the type of computer,$49.95 to $59.95 for a teacher's maim:.and $89.95 to $119,95 for a Lab Pack.which includes a teacher's guide and fin:more disks.

To order, write or call BrOderbund, 17Paul Dr., San Rafael. Calif. 94903; (415)492-3200.

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Physics? Calculus? Geometry? A fineway to explore these disciplines is througha series of programs from Sensei Software,distributed by Br0derbund. Used u a sup-plement to classroom exercises, the com-puter-based interactive experiments en-able students to do hands-on tests of themajor concepts at their own pace.

The computer :makes calculus almostfun, or at least relatively painless, which ishardly the way most adults remember itfrom high school. Geometry and physics,which seemed fun at the time, are evenmore enjoyable now with the computertransformed into a magic blackboard.

All these products require a Macintosh,except Geometry, whick.comes in an AppleUp version as wed. Price is $99.95 eachfor the skagis-user version ($79.95 for theUp version of Geometry). A teacher's ver-sion costs $109.95 ($89.95 Up),and* LabPack costs $219.95 ($179.95 Up) perProgram.

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