The Way Things Work: Pinball Science

The Way Things Work Pinball Science PC CD learn about ball physics gravity game! Type: Children Platform: Windows Publisher: DK Released: 1998 Media: CD Pinball Science. Build wacky pinball games packed with science facts and learning fun. Use boxing gloves, hot air balloons, gears and more to build the most fun pinball games ever. Ages 9-14.DK Multimedia's latest science offering, The Way Things Work: Pinball Science, is a program with a wealth of science facts, including subjects ranging from friction to magnetic fields. The information is presented in an Inventor's Journal, which details amusing experiments involving the inventor's friend, the Mammoth, and the inventor's subsequent discoveries. This information can be accessed by reading through the journal, or by researching answers to quiz questions.A series of mishaps, involving his Great Works, have led the inventor and the mammoth on a journey through a village, an island and finally the moon! In order to rescue them, you must fix his Great Works which have fallen into disrepair. The parts needed for the repairs can only be bought by giving the correct answers to quizzes, which pertain to the properties of each part needed. Once a part has been bought, you can then place it on the Great Work (pinball table to you and me) and play pinball! To advance to the next table, players have to place at least one of each component on the table and then successfully set off a certain component which will carry the inventor and the mammoth to another setting.For Windows (32-bit Systems) [*Please review compatibility/platform sections in 'What You Get']