Fizz & Martina

Fizz & Martina
Genre(s)	Edutainment
Developer(s)	Tom Snyder Productions
Publisher(s)	Tom Snyder Productions
Platform(s)	Windows, Macintosh
First release	Buddies for Life 1992
Latest release	Project Sphinx

Fizz & Martina's Math Adventures is a collection of five math-related educational video games for the Windows and Macintosh platforms, developed and published by Tom Snyder Productions. The games were incorporated with the California Learning Assessment System (CLAS).^[1] The series consists of Buddies for Life, Blue Falls Elementary, Caves of Blue Falls, Lights, Camera, Fractions! and Project Sphinx.

Development

Educational goals

The series teaches arithmetic, story problems, estimates and operations. The main idea was to teach math as part of a storyline within a narrated slideshow.^[2] The movie sequences and challenges catch students' interest and the math problems are meaningful so that they can be used to simulate real life solutions. The material covers four math strategies for assessment, namely Open-ended Problems, Enhanced Multiple-choice Questions, Investigations and Portfolios.^[1] They are also designed to reinforce math and to motivate students to learn.^[3]

Reception

The Journal felt the series was "mathematically and educationally sound".^[4]

Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
	Fizz & Martina's Math Adventures	EdPress Distinguished Achievement Award	Won[5]
	Fizz & Martina's Math Adventures	Software & Industry Association Codie Award Finalist - Best New Curriculum Software for Early Education	Won[5]
	Fizz & Martina's Math Adventures	Technology & Learning Award of Excellence	Won[5]
	Fizz & Martina's Math Video Kits	Parents' Choice	Won[6]

References

1. Vaille, John; Kushins, Harold (1993). "Creative Math Assessment" (PDF). Massachusetts: United States Department of Education: 1, 3, 5–8, 13. Retrieved May 1, 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. Sarah Ditkoff (March 13, 2015). "FableVision Says Goodbye to Soup2Nuts Animation Studio". FableVision. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
3. "Tom Snyder Productions' Fizz & Martina's math adventures". EBSCO Publishing. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
4. "Tom Snyder Productions' Fizz & Martina's Math Adventures -- THE Journal". THE Journal. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
5. "Fizz & Martina Awards". Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
6. "Peter H. Reynolds CHS Class of 1978". Chelmsford High School Alumni Association. Retrieved May 1, 2018.

External links

• Official website