Astronomy Explorer
Four comprehensive overview CD's, each with nearly all the content of the sets of 3 Discover! CDs. Lacks the Video Documentaries and one narrated test level in the Main Chapters.
Topics include:
- See the gas giants from the point of view of a space probe.
- Tour the different atmospheres, ring systems and moons of the outer planets.
- Compare Pluto to the Jovian worlds, comets and asteroids.
- Consider impact craters and make your own; see what it's really like in the far reaches of the solar neighborhood.
This CD is a comprehensive investigation of the the origin, evolution and structure of the universe, stars, galaxies, the solar system, the Earth and the Moon. The CD presents in-depth science educational material in a fun and interactive manner.
The tools and instruments used by astronomers are examined, along with fundamental science topics in physical science needed to understand astronomy concepts, including gravity, atomic theory, fusion, fission, force and motion, radioactivity, the electromagnetic spectrum and more. Hundreds of beautiful photographs of stars and planets with in-depth discussions, dozens of video clips and animations, and dozens of interactive exercises that are demonstrations, puzzles, mini-games and virtual experiments.
Approximately 225 screens with in-depth educational text and pictures, 16 interactive exercises, and 44 video/animation/slide shows of stars, planets, plus an extensive history of rocketry and satellite exploration. This is like buying the entire collection of 3 CDs in the Astronomy Edu-Tutor Series/Astronomy Home-Study Tutor Series in one CD.
System Requirements
Windows 98, ME, XP or 2000, plus multimedia capabilities;
Macintosh: any G3, G4 or G5 (including iMac), with OS9 or OSX operating system, plus multimedia capabilites.
On this CD:
3D Virtual Laboratory
Quizzes and Test Banks
Manual
ScienceSchoolHouse's new Discover!Series for grades 6-8 and 9-12, with the following features and components:
1. Interactive multimedia tutorials: Each CD includes up to 200 screens with text and pictures/illustrations plus interactive exercises and lots of video clips. All core text is fully narrated (with an on/off option). Built to pedagogically correct standards with appendices for advanced research.
2. Two text levels: Students can toggle between grades 9-12 and grades 6-8 text levels or stay at one of the two text levels throughout. All vocabulary checked for age appropriateness.
3. 3D Virtual Laboratory: Select samples, instruments, tools, planets and natural environments. Design and perform dynamic, discovery oriented experiments, then analyze and plot data to confirm or deny hypotheses. Each student learns by doing science and being a scientist. Free upgrades for one year from purchase.
4. One 30-minute, high-resolution, digital video on each CD, with content indexing and one-click navigation.
5. Quizzes for the students and Test Banks for teachers.
6. Teacher's Guides and state and national curriculum correlations on the CDs.
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