Division 1
| Division 1 | |
|---|---|
 Division 1 Manual (Front Cover) | |
| Publisher(s) | Scott Foresman |
| Original Retail Price | $39.95 (USD)[1] |
| Programmer(s) | Thomas Hartsig |
| Part# | PHM 3049 |
| Format(s) | Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module |
| Release | 1982 (2nd Quarter)[2] |
| Genre(s) | Educational, Mathematics |
Division 1 is an educational software title created by Scott Foresman for the TI-99/4 and TI-99/4A. Division 1 was distributed during the third quarter of 1982. It was distributed on Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module cartridge. The programmer for Division 1 was Thomas Hartsig who programmed other educational titles for the TI-99/4 and TI-99/4A for Scott Foresman. The original retail price for this software title was $39.95 (USD). Enhancements were supplied while playing Division 1 with the addition of the Solid State SpeechTM Synthesizer (sold separately), providing the student with verbal hints and clues.
Contents
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Division 1 challenges student in division skills through 9 different activities:
- The Meaning of Division - This helps younger students understand what division is by sorting items into even groups.
- Divisors of 1, 2 and 3 to help with simple division problems.
- Divisors of 4, 5 and 6 to grow on the earlier skills.
- Divide using ⌐ vs. the ÷ symbol.
- Practice and Paint reviews divisors 1 through 6.
- Divisors 7, 8 and 9.
- How many boxes - Introduces the concept of remainder.
- Divide with Remainder.
- Make a Picture - A complete review of divisors from 1 to 9.
By practicing these activities, the player will become more proficient in division skills in a fun way.
Advertising Blurbs
Front Cover of Manual
Enhances your child's division skills and opens the door to "The Art of Division."
Back Cover of Manual
The Division 1 module stimulates the study of base division facts with colorful graphics, challenging drills, and encouraging rewards. With Division 1, Texas Instruments is continuing its tradition of applying innovative Solid State SpeechTM technology of educational activities. The optional Solid State SpeechTM Synthesizer (sold separately) adds the features of computer speech to the graphics and musical sounds of your computer. Your child can now hear, as well as see, the instructions and problems in the module.
Division 1 module activities include:
- Meaning of Division - Demonstrates the concept of grouping objects.
- Divisors 1, 2, 3; Divisors 4, 5, 6; and Divisors 7, 8, 9 - Illustrate division by the divisors 1 through 9.
- Divide Using ⌐ - Presents division in the vertical format.
- Divide with a Remainder - Explains division with a remainder.
- How Many Boxes? Practice and Paint, and Make a Picture - Give your child challenging and creative opportunities to practice the skills presented in the module.
Manual
Note to Parents
The importance of creativity is frequently overlooked in the teaching of basic mathematical skills. The Division 1 Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module combines creative computer graphics and instructional techniques in its presentation of the fundamentals of division. With this module, the staffs of Scott, Foresman and Company and the Texas Instruments Learning Center expand their mathematics series to help the learner progress from understanding basic division to having a working knowledge of division facts.
While the activities in "The Art of Division" are presented with the stroke of a paintbrush, your child develops skills that let him or her solve the pro bl ems with a stroke of a key. Lively music and rewards help make Division 1 an exciting program.
The Division 1 module contains nine activities.
- MEANING OF DIVISION demonstrates the concept of dividing a large group of objects into equal smaller groups.
- DIVISORS OF 1, 2, 3 shows division by the divisors 1, 2, and 3.
- DIVISORS OF 4, 5, 6 builds division skills to include the divisors 4, 5, and 6.
- DIVIDE USING J transforms a division problem written with the ÷ symbol to a problem using the J symbol.
- PRACTICE AND PAINT provides a review of the divisors 1 through 6.
- DIVISORS 7, 8, 9 completes the skill of dividing by a single-digit counting number.
- HOW MANY BOXES? introduces the concept of remainders by asking your child to group a specified number of objects evenly, leaving remainders.
- DIVIDE WITH A REMAINDER explains division when there is a remainder.
- MAKE A PICTURE provides a review of the divisors 1 through 9. Your child creates a picture by answering the problems correctly.
Downloads
Division 1 Cartridge
Division 1 Manual Front Cover
Division 1 Manual Complete (pdf format)
Division 1 MAME/MESS Rom (rpk format)
