Our Universe
© 2002 EOA Scientific Systems, Inc.
Part of the Edu-Tutor series, this program provides lessons and activities on astronomy. Content is delivered through text, movies, animations, photos and 11 activities. Topics include the Big Bang Theory, galaxies, life cycles of a star, the history of rocketry, etc.. Activities include plotting a star's brightness against its color to see how stars evolve and using a spectroscope. Although the layers of content are deep, the movies and animations vary in quality. User history can be tracked, but there's no real record-keeping or skill assessment. Also, text is not read aloud. Still, the software is easy to use and would make a solid addition to science classroom libraries.
$59.95, Win, Mac
Teaches: science, astronomy