Discovery Channel School's CD-ROM Science Collections
© 2001 The Discovery Channel
Six new CDs are available in the Discovery Channel's Science Collection, including Health, Structures, Forensics, Mapping the Earth, Protists & Fungi, and Invertebrates. Each topic-based CD offers a library of reference material, an activity lab, a theater with 5-10 minutes of Discovery Channel videos and a studio where kids can create multimedia presentations. Also included is a printable teacher's guide. On the positive side, these CDs offer a variety of activities (Venn diagrams, writing assignments, research opportunities, etc.), plus interesting video. Weaknesses include long wait times in the brain teaser games, problems with ease of use (it's not easy to go back to a previous screen, for instance) and no built-in record-keeping (kids must save to disk). Still, for a school district with some money to spend, these programs will nicely supplement the science curriculum. Health, ISBN: 1-58738-139-7 Structures, ISBN: 1-58738-147-8 Forensics, ISBN: 1-58738-141-9 Mapping the Earth, ISBN: 1-58738-144-3 Protists & Fungi, ISBN: 1-58738-132-X Invertebrates, ISBN: 1-58738-135-4
$49.95, Win, Mac
Teaches: science, health, engineering, forensics, maps, plants, invertebrates