Professor's Virtual Collection

The Professor's Virtual Collection (or simply Virtual Collection) is the one the activities in the First Floor in JumpStart Adventures 3rd Grade: Mystery Mountain. It is designed to teach about art and language arts.

Description
The Virtual Collection is found in the Mountain's Art Gallery and, as the name suggests, it is a virtual museum of various famous works of art, organized in 10 categories. In this activity, Polly gives a clue pointing to a particular work of art (e.g. "Quick, Snotley! Which U.S. state is famous for its peaches?" (a reference to the photograph Georgia O'Keefe), which the user must then find and bring up onto the digital display. Pulling on the lever will change to a different category. Clicking on any of the thumbnails provides a small of info about it; clicking again brings a full-sized photo to the display. Once the correct work is found, the user will have to play another activity where several pieces must be rearranged so that all their sides match. For this game, the user will have to use art, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, compound words, or mathematical problems to match the sides. Puzzle pieces can be swapped by clicking on one to lift it off the display, then clicking on another piece. Using the rotate button at the bottom of the display changes the position of the pieces. Once the puzzle is solved, the Clue or Invention Points will be revealed.

Difficulty level differences

 * Level one: The puzzle consists of six tiles.
 * Level two: The puzzle consists of nine tiles.
 * Level three: The puzzle consists of twelve tiles.

Botley

 * "Okay! Polly hid a mission clue in here. We just need to find it. Mrs. Beasley, can you give us a hand? (And I don't mean applause)"
 * "We need to find the right work of art to collect the mission clue. Mrs. Beasley?"
 * "Polly hid the mission clue in the painting, so we have to display the right work of art. Can you give us a clue?"
 * "Great! There are invention points in here if you can figure out where Polly hid them. Mrs. Beasley, can you help?"
 * "We need to find the right work of art to collect the bonus invention points. Mrs. Beasley?"
 * "Polly will give us extra invention points if we can only display the right painting. How about a clue, Mrs. B?"

Mrs. Beasley

 * "You're looking for a portrait of an artist named Georgia."
 * "You're looking for the portrait of Whistler's Mother."
 * "Look for a portrait of a king."
 * "Look for a self portrait with a little princess."
 * "You're looking for a self portrait of an artist with a mustache."
 * "Remember, we're looking for a man with a green face. Look in the self portraits."
 * "You're looking for a painting that tells the story of St. Martin and the Beggar."
 * "Find the mural in art that tells a story."
 * "Look for a vase that tells a story."
 * "Look for an embroidered tapestry that records a moment from history."
 * "Look for the photo recording the moment in history, when the first Trans-Continental railroad was completed."
 * "You're looking for a history painting of George Washington crossing the Delaware."
 * "You're looking for a scene from everyday life. A kitchen maid is pouring water from a pitcher."
 * "Look for a cave painting of an everyday scene from prehistoric life."
 * "You're looking for a picture of everyday life that was painted with little dots of paint."
 * "You're looking for a landscape painting of a stormy sea."
 * "Can you find a landscape painting of a river valley?"
 * "You're looking for a landscape painting with melting watches."
 * "Look for the still life with apples."
 * "Sniff out the still life painting with a plate of food."
 * "Look for a still life painting of flowers."
 * "Look for a floor decoration made with pieces of tile."
 * "Find the American quilt decorated with a beautiful pattern."
 * "You are looking for a decorated bowl made in China."
 * "Look for a symbolic artwork by Native Americans."
 * "Look for the symbolic artwork of a woman that's situated in a very visible place."
 * "Use your head to find a sculpture called "The Thinker". Take a look in the category called 'Symbolic Art.'"
 * "Can you find a religious painting of God creating man?"
 * "Can you find the beautiful colors of a religious stained-glass window?"
 * "You're looking for a cosmic dancer in religious art."

Trivia

 * Each picture is mentioned by Mrs. Beasley in which Botley is looking for in the collection.
 * The puzzle is made up of many tiles to match the sides.

Digital manual description
If you want to view any of the art in the Professor's collection, you'll first have to get by Polly - each time you click on the Virtual Collection, she'll give you a clue related to one of the Professor's works of art. She's hidden either a Mission Clue or some of those precious Invention Points there, and it's your challenge to find them!


 * Use Polly's clue and Mrs. Beasley's hints to select the right category of art from the rotating drum. To change the category, click on the lever.
 * Click once on the tiny picture to learn more about that particular piece of art.
 * Click on the tiny picture again to display the art inside the Virtual Viewer.
 * If Polly's hidden a Mission Clue or Invention Points in the artwork, she'll scramble it into a puzzle.
 * Put the pieces in the right order. Click on any puzzle piece to lift it off the display, then click on another piece to switch them.
 * To turn a piece right-side-up, click the Rotate button or press the spacebar on your keyboard.