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Science Seekers: The Changing Earth (Mac / Win)
Students are faced with the challenge of finding the best place to look for fossils in an as-yet unexplored area called Vastland. They must learn about land formations and rock types, and about basic Earth processes like plate tectonics and erosion to pick the best fossil-hunting site.
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Science Seekers: Safe Groundwater (Mac / Win)
Students are faced with the challenge of finding out who is polluting the groundwater of Fairview. To find the culprit, they must learn about groundwater -- what it is, how it gets underground, and how it behaves underground.
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Science Seekers: Ecosystems in Balance (Mac / Win)
Students are on a mission to discover why the sea otter population of Ocean Edge is declining. To find the reason, students must study the kelp forest ecosystem to find out how the interactions among the living things there might be affecting the sea otters.
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Learn About Earth Science: Astronomy (Mac / Win)
Students explore the night sky, discovering our sun, the planets in our solar system, and the earth's moon. Through visually exciting narratives, students learn about telescopes and the other tools used by astronomers to explore space. Students develop an understanding of the achievements in space travel through our solar system, and they visit deep space to learn more about stars, black holes, and constellations.
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Learn About Earth Science: Weather (Mac / Win)
Students investigate the weather to learn about the climate and the seasons, how animals adapt to weather changes, how clouds tell us about weather conditions, and how weather plays a part in our everyday lives. Lively extension activities include a concentration–type matching game, and a sequencing game that gives students practice dealing with weather concepts. The Weather Calendar has students record and write about the conditions outside their school.
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Learn About Life Science: The Senses (Mac / Win)
Students discover how their five senses help them learn about the world around them! By identifying the relationship between the eyes and sight, the ears and hearing, the skin and touch, the nose and smell, and the tongue and taste, students learn how the different parts of the body send important information to the brain. Students also discover how animal sensory systems differ from our own.
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Learn About Life Science: Plants (Mac / Win)
Students explore the world of plants! From small seeds to tall trees, students learn about what plants are, what their parts are called, and what conditions they need to grow! Three extension activities include simple and part/whole matching exercises, a sequencing activity involving the dimension of time, and a creative Build-A-Plant game that engages to students to write descriptions about the plants they have designed.
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Learn About Life Science: Human Body (Mac / Win)
Students learn about what's inside their bodies. They study the major systems and see how their heart, lungs, nerves, skin, bones, muscles, and stomach work together. Nine clear and simple content presentations help students learn the different body processes and ways to keep healthy. Three extension activities build matching and sequencing skills as students identify the organs of each system. In the Body Puzzle, students become familiar with the general location of the basic body parts.
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Learn About Life Science: Dinosaurs (Mac / Win)
Students discover the habitat, size, diet, and prey of the dinosaur. They learn about fossils and the ways paleontologists use clues to understand these long-ago creatures. Nine easy-to-grasp content presentations are colorful and animated. Three extension activities reinforce learning and build students' matching and sorting skills as they engage in a simulated dig. In Designer Dinosaurs, students create and write about their own ‘terrible lizards.'
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Learn About Life Science: Animals (Mac / Win)
Students investigate animal habitats on land and in the sea. They learn about animal classification, adaptation to climate, domestication, and special relationships between humans and animals. Extension activities include matching and sorting games. A Habitat Builder lets students create and build realistic dioramas for a variety of habitats. Teachers manage pre-selecting the lessons for individual or groups of students. A global management feature allows teachers to monitor each student's progress and review student notebooks. The complete teacher's guide helps you easily incorporate this program into your classroom or science lab curriculum.
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