Interactive Science Programme on CD
The ultimate reference tool. Information, on-screen experimentation, and documentation - all in one !
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Animation, photos, video, and sound effects encourage active learning and energetic exploration in this easy-to-use, innovative program. Learners can answer questions, research topics, conduct experiments, take notes, write reports, and have fun doing it!
- Six ways to get articles from the main menu! Learners choose A-Z Articles, Timeline, Labtime, Topics, Search or Fun Facts.
- Hundreds of Fun Facts written especially for the encyclopedia! Learners read an interesting fact each time they open the encyclopedia. Learners can choose a new fact or go to the related article as they wish.
- 50 animations, 50 video clips, and 75 sounds created or selected specifically for the CD encyclopedia! Learners watch videos, see animations and listen to sounds that extend scientific concepts as presented in the encyclopedia
- 30 interactive activities and 10 projects! Learners experiment on screen to enhance their understanding of key scientific concepts and perform experiments
- Audio support for article headwords! Learners hear the correct pronunciation of each article name.
Science Encyclopaedia Demo - HQ (about 16MB)
Science Encyclopaedia Demo - LQ (about 6MB)
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Interactive Space Encyclopedia on CD
Explore the boundaries of the universe, marvel at the most spectacular achievements of technology and share in the discoveries of the great space pioneers and scientists.
Take an exhilarating voyage of discovery into Space history.
- 1700 stunning photographs of the Solar System and beyond
- 50 spectacular video sequences
- 150 2D and 3D animations illustrate scientific principles
- Powerful word and phrase search with Bookmark facility
- Over 1,000 articles with interactive keywords
- Dictionary with 500 entries
Timeline: a complete history of space exploration from the 1940's to the present. Learn about the events & people - from Sputnik to the Shuttle and beyond.
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Tutorials: 3D animated sequences and spoken tutorials explain the science behind the discoveries - including Satellites and Orbits, The Scale of Space, Gravity, Light, Radiation and Telescopes.
Topics: carefully structured themes narrated by the British astronomer Patrick Moore - including the Solar System, the US, Russian and European Space Programs, Space Probes and Space Stations.
Space Travel: fly your own spacecraft anywhere in the Solar System. Let Voyager 2 take you on a grand tour of the outer planets. Experience Apollo 11's mission to the moon or a typical Shuttle flight to launch a satellite.
Includes the Hubble Telescope images plus video and text.