Timely ideas and information, with daily updates. Frequently Asked Questions Thousands of web sites for educators and students. Support for long-term classroom planning and professional development. Information covering important topics for today's educators and parents. This CD-ROM, developed for grades 1 and 2, is designed to help children develop observation skills and explore fundamental science concepts in physics, earth science, and life science.
Students click on a signal to enter a learning environment and begin a science challenge activity.
In Day and Night, students discover that the Earth spins on an axis and rotates once per day. Students rotate a model of the Earth to see how sunlight and rotation interact to make different times of day and night for specific places on the Earth. Fun Physics contains simulated motion experiments in which beginning students solve challenges that involve balls of different weights and adjustable straight and curved ramps. Advanced students launch balls at moving targets and adjust the length of a pendulum to knock oranges out of a tree and. The tool bar provides hints about the animals' habitats.