Demolition Division

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Demolition Division
Demolition Division Manual Cover
Demolition Division Manual (Front Cover)
Publisher(s) Developmental Learning Materials (DLM) with Texas Instruments (TI)
Original Retail Price $39.95 (USD)[1]
Programmer(s) Brenda Lehman, Debbie Perich, and Mary Anne Six
Part# PHM 3116
Format(s) Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module
Release 1983 (1st Quarter)[2]
Genre(s) Educational, Mathematics

Demolition Division is an educational software title aimed at students learning simple division facts with answers ranging from 0 to 9. Demolition Division is a collaborative effort between Developmental Learning Materials (DLM) and Texas Instruments (TI). DLM created several educational titles they termed Arcademic software, an amalgamation of the words arcade and academic. The intent of these Arcademic titles was to make the program entertaining enough to keep the learners playing for long periods of time. It was released in the first quarter of 1983 on Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module cartridge. It originally retailed for $39.95 (USD) and was co-programmed by Brenda Lehman, Debbie Perich, and Mary Anne Six.

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From the Front Cover

An arcade game format provides fun and challenge while increasing math skills in division of problems with answers from 0 to 9. Suitable for children from grades 3 through 11.

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A Note To Parents

Developmental Learning Materials and Jerry Chaffin and Bill Maxwell of the University of Kansas have developed six programs to help your child learn the four basic math operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Four programs emphasize each of the math operations, and two programs develop discrimination between math operations by presenting problems in both addition and subtraction or in multiplication and division. In all six programs, an arcade game format uses colorful graphics and lively action to create an exciting, involving atmosphere for learning.

Demolition Division, one of the six Solid State Cartridges, can help your child increase speed and accuracy in division problems with answers from 0 to 9. Demolition Division is learning combined with fun. By playing the game, your child learns and improves essential division skills. The arcade game format of Demolition Division is a fast-paced, battleground version of attackers versus defenders. Green tanks that have division problems on their sides are the attackers. The defenders are a battery of four blue guns, each controlled by your child, that "equalize" the tanks with the correct answer. Different levels of skill and problem difficulty challenge your child to improve speed and accuracy. Demolition Division's colorful graphics and "electronic" sound effects enhance the action and add to the excitement.

As the game is played, the total of "hits" (correct answers) and "misses" (incorrect answers) is continuously updated and displayed at the bottom of the screen. At the end of the game a RECORD YOUR SCORE screen appears, giving the totals for that game and the lowest and highest game totals for the session. But whatever the score, your child is gaining valuable practice in solving simple division problems each time she or he plays Demolition Division.



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