Microsoft Pricing VideoDiscovery VideoDiscovery designs primarily science and math products on CD-ROM and Laserdisc. Listed below is a brief description of the programs and a pricing guide for each. Science Sleuths - This series uses humorous science mysteries to engage students in the process of problem solving and critical thinking. Each CD contains one complete episode that challenges students to solve science-based problems by investigating clues and evaluating the evidence. A class garden, hands-on science activities, and a laserdisc form the core of this program.
Students investigate life cycles, energy, weather, animals, habitats, food webs, and much more.
Grade level packages include the resource book, student lab books, posters, and a laserdisc. Engaging lessons cover life, earth and physical sciences. Reproducible blackline masters for activities and a teachers manual are included. An innovative program in which students research issues and develop positions on real-world problems as the greenhouse effect, mass transit, and nuclear waste disposal. This program immerses students in ealistic ethical dilemmas based on recent advances in biology, genetics, and biomedical technology.