: Science
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: $
: 7-12
: Mac OS X /Win DVD & on-line subscription
EOA Discover! Science Library for grades 6-8 and 9-12, has 15 units available as 15 CDs or all 15 units on one software DVD. Now also available Online.
Learning Outcomes:
Discover! Science Library includes interactive multimedia that satisfies all learning outcomes for all topics in middle school science and many for high school general science in the following topics:
- Earth and space science
- Physical and chemical science
- Life and environmental science
The software DVD and Online versions include all 15 units—corresponding to all 15 CDs of the Library—in a friendly, integrated browser-based interface.
Grades 5-8 Curriculum Correlations
Grades 9-12 Curriculum Correlations
DISCOVER! ASTRONOMY SERIES
- Discover! Astronomy 1: Astronomy and the Universe
- Discover! Astronomy Volume 2: Earth and the Inner Solar System
- Discover! Astronomy Volume 3: The Outer Solar System
DISCOVER! LIFE, ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL SERIES
- Discover! Life in the Environment 1: Introduction to Life Science
- Discover! Life in the Environment 2: Introduction to the Environment
- Discover! Physical/Chemical Sciences 1: The Basics
DISCOVER! GEOLOGY SERIES
- Discover! Geology 1: Dynamic Earth
- Discover! Geology 2: Minerals, Rocks and Resources
- Discover! Geology 3: Carving the Earth: Soils, Erosion and Landforms
DISCOVER! OCEANS SERIES
- Discover! Oceans 1: Earth's Oceans
- Discover! Oceans 2: Oceans in Motion
- Discover! Oceans 3: Earth's Water Cycle
DISCOVER! WEATHER SERIES
- Discover! Weather 1: Weather Fundamentals
- Discover! Weather 2: Extreme Weather
- Discover! Weather 3: Weather Forecasting and Climate
Features and Components:
- 500,000 words of pedagogically well-organized science instruction
- 115 chapters, totaling 1,200 lessons-screens with text and illustrations
- Most lesson screens have narrated text in two reading levels, grades 6-7 and 10-12. Most of the rest are narrated at grades 6-7 level.
- 100 narrated interactive exercises: virtual labs, puzzles, demos, mini-games, matching exercises
- 350 video clips
- 15 half-hour narrated video documentaries
- Quizzes for self-assessment and test banks of additional questions (1,800 questions)
- Unique 3D Virtual Science Laboratory - perform experiments in a 3D game environment
Also available on 15 CD’s and Online for access by students and teachers from home.
On each CD:
- 3D Virtual Laboratory
- Quizzes and Test Banks
- Manual
- Interactive Exercises
- Movies and Animations
- Interactive Multimedia Tutorial
- xMedia Documentary Video


