Cyberchase is an animated show for children ages 8-11 that makes math fun! Three earth kids Jackie, Matt, and Inez are recruited by Motherboard, a benevolent and visionary leader, to thwart the dastardly villain Hacker, in his mad quest to take over the cyber-world. In each episode the kids take on a thrilling adventure driven by a different math concept -- from tackling time in ancient Egyptian tombs to making sense of numbers in a fractured fairy tale world. In their quest, these everyday kids use math and brain power to solve problems. Each episode ends with a catchy live-action segment that explores the show's topic in the real world.

Cyberchase meets the math standards set by the National Council of Teachers in Math while helping kids recognize that math is useful to them outside the classroom.

How can you help your children "Do Math, Cyberchase Style"?

• By 'talking math'
• By building a 'can-do' attitude, using everyday math experiences to develop their self-confidence and problem-solving skills
• By showing kids that 'being wrong' can lead to 'being right' if we talk about it
• And by modeling persistence and excitement when using math.

For a list of books recommended by Cyberchase that inspires mathematical thinking, log on to http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/classroom/readinglist.html.

Recommended Web sites:

• www.eduplace.com/math/brain
• www.domath.org
• www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/

We also have a new CyberChase-inspired activity.