Geology - Grades 9-12, Ages 14-18
This CD-ROM engages the user to learn science while having fun, experiencing geological concepts rather than memorizing them. It will improve test results and increase students' attention and involvement in geology topics.
This CD-ROM product presents several topics including:
-Minerals and rocks - matter, atoms, mineral identification
-Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks
-Weathering and soils - Physical and chemical weathering, soil uses and conservation
-Rivers and groundwater - hydrologic cycle, how water moves
-Earth through time
-Volcanoes and earthquakes
-Landforms on Earth - faults, folds, craters, volcanoes, glaciers
-Comprehensive text providing full explanation of science terms
-Full movies showcasing geological phenomena
-Customized animations, teaching aspects of science difficult to explain through text and impossible to capture on film (e.g. continental drift, erosion)
-Several dozen interactive exercises, science experiments, projects, and virtual labs, allowing students to learn science through experimentation and analysis rather than through memorization
Geology Explorer TM is a multimedia, interactive study of the whole planet from core to crust. The geological time scale serves as the historical backbone of geological evolution as the student explores the comprehensive yet fascinating, interactive world of Geology.