Mia's Math Adventure: Just in Time!
Third title in the Mia's Big Adventure Collection.
Mia's Math Adventure: Just in Time! is the third game in Kutoka Interactive's Mia's Big Adventure Collection series. It was released in Canada and the United States in 2001, and is designed to teach math to children aged 6 to 10.
The story follows Mia as she travels back in time to stop a fire that destroys her home. She first helps Marty collect the pieces needed to build a time machine, then journeys to the past to find out what caused the blaze and prevent it.
The game features 12 educational activities covering arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division), geometry (including circles, squares, rectangles, triangles, and closed and broken lines), logic, place value, fractions, and measurement.
Critics gave the game positive reviews, with praise from the National Parenting Center, USA Today, MacAddict, ReviewCorner.com, Maccentral.com, the Houston Chronicle, the Chicago Parent, and the Los Angeles Times. It also won awards from Parents' Choice, the National Parenting Center, the Coalition for Quality Children's Media, and the iParenting Media Award.
- developer
- Kutoka Interactive
- release_year
- 2001
- region
- Canada and the United States
- genre
- Educational mathematics software
- target_age
- 6 to 10 years old
- series
- Mia's Big Adventure Collection
Lore & Background
In the game, Mia must travel back in time to prevent a terrible fire that has consumed her house. After helping Marty gather the parts to build a time-travelling machine, she returns to the past to discover the cause of the fire and prevent it from ever happening. The adventure serves as the narrative framework for the educational content.
Reader's Guide
Mia's Math Adventure: Just in Time! is significant as an educational software title that integrates mathematics learning into an engaging time-travel story. Its 12 activities cover arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), geometry (circle, square, rectangle, triangle, closed and broken lines), logic, place value, fractions, and measures. The game received positive reviews from outlets including the National Parenting Center, USA Today, MacAddict, and the Los Angeles Times. It also earned awards from Parents' Choice, the National Parenting Center, the Coalition for Quality Children's Media, and the iParenting Media Award. The game's legacy lies in its successful combination of narrative and curriculum for young learners.
Did You Know?
- Mia's Math Adventure: Just in Time! is the third title of the Mia's Big Adventure Collection.
- The game teaches mathematics to children between 6 and 10 years old.
- It was released in 2001 in Canada and the United States.
- The game received awards from Parents' Choice, National Parenting Center, Coalition for Quality Children's Media, and iParenting Media Award.
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