About Cyberchase

In the world of Cyberchase, the dastardly villain Hacker is on a mad mission to overthrow Motherboard and take over Cyberspace with the help of his blundering henchbots, Buzz and Delete. But Motherboard enlists the help of three curious kids, Inez, Jackie, and Matt, and their cyberpal, Digit, to stop him. Their weapon: brain power. In For Real, the live-action segment following each animated episode, Harry and Bianca show kids how math can help solve life’s wacky problems in the real world. Developed for kids ages 8 to 11 and packed with mystery, humor, and action, Cyberchase delivers positive messages about math by teaching concepts in a fun way that kids can understand.

Cyberchase shows kids that math is everywhere and everyone can be good at it! The series and supporting web games and activities encourage kids to see, think and do mathematics in their world. In addition to being tons of fun, all content has been carefully designed to support math education and reflect national curriculum standards.

Targeted at children aged 6 to 8, the overall goals of Cyberchase are:

• To foster enthusiasm for math in the critical years when too many children decide they do not like or are not good at the subject;
• To model math reasoning and help children improve their problem-solving skills;
• To demonstrate the usefulness of math; and
• To inspire all children to approach math with confidence and a “can-do” attitude.

Cyberchase’s educational philosophy is based on research and supported by evaluation through the entire development process. More than 20 formative studies and several summative studies have tested our:

• Characters and stories
• Sample programs
• Outreach and family activities
• Website and games
• Children’s math attitudes and skills
• Cumulative benefits of the series, website and activities

The results? Cyberchase increases children’s knowledge, understanding and enthusiasm for mathematics.