Natural Analyzer

Natural Analyzer is an activity in the JumpStart Advanced 2nd-4th Grade: Mystery Club series.

Description
The player must group datachips with shared attributes. Each datachip will display the name of a type of animal or plant. The instructions at the top of the screen will indicate how datachips should be grouped. The group that a datachip belongs to is also indicated by its color. By default, all of the datachips appear to be gray, but they will change to a different color when touching a datachip of the same category, or when touching one of the special question mark datachips, which can be matched with datachips of any category.

Datachips can be moved around a 6x8 grid. To move a datachip, the player must click on it, and then click on the space they want to move it to. The datachip will then travel along a path to that space. Thus, a datachip can only be moved to a space when other datachips aren't blocking its path. Each time the player moves a datachip, a new datachip will appear on a random space on the grid.

When four or more datachips that belong to the same category line up, either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, they will disappear from the board. The player must complete five sets to finish the activity.

This activity doesn't have any difficulty levels.

Digital manual description
Tap your scientific abilities to discern differences in the natural world.

Game Play Instructions

Sort and classify items of nature by their characteristics. Sort the datachips into sets of four: horizontal, vertical or diagonal. Select a datachip, then click the space where you want it to go. Putting chips of the same kind together will make them the same color. Group 4 in a row to match, create 5 matches to win. Check the window for hints on how the datachips relate to each other. You may also use the floating spark balls to remove any tile and clear a path. Completed analysis yields a clue.