It is the classic good vs. evil adventure as the dastardly Hacker attempts to overtake Cyberspace, but is continuously outsmarted by three curious kids and one cyberbird pal determined to stop him. Join forces with the CyberSquad – Matt, Inez, Jackie and Digit – in their quest to save Cyberspace as they zoom into Cyberchase – The Chase Is On! TM, an out-of-this-world exhibit now at the Long Island Children’s Museum.
Based on the Emmy® winning PBS Kids Go! math mystery cartoon “Cyberchase,” the exhibit – which runs through May 1 – presents math in a fun, kid-friendly environment, allowing children to make use of their critical thinking skills and approach math with an investigative, positive attitude.
“Long Island Children’s Museum is delighted to welcome Cyberchase: The Chase Is On! to our traveling exhibit gallery,” said LICM Executive Director Suzanne LeBlanc. “The exhibit‘s ability to make math fun and accessible will resonate strongly with teachers and parents, while children will love the opportunity to interact with favorite characters.” LeBlanc noted that the exhibit’s arrival coincides with both the busiest visitation period for school field trips, as well as popular family visit times, including the spring break school holidays. “It all adds up to a wonderful experience for the community,” she noted.
Arriving at the exhibit, children enter Cyberspace through a special portal to explore favorite cybersites, including the Control Central, the Grim Wreaker and Poddleville. Visitors can help the CyberSquad protect the virtual universe from the villainous Hacker while exploring math concepts such as place value, algebra, geometry, fractions and probability. As they make their way through the exhibit, kids will find a variety of activity stations that will entice everyone to explore math in a new way.
“The game-based approach of the exhibit offers children and math-phobic adults the opportunity to succeed at math,” said LICM spokesperson Maureen Mangan. “The brightly colored exhibit and familiar cartoon figures have kids racing into the museum to do math – go figure! Cyberchase is a big hit and Digit is making lots of friends here at the museum. The exhibit really does a great job of making math fun – for folks of all ages – and providing real life examples of how math comes into play in our every day lives.”