A multimedia learning package to help students understand the scientific ideas behind a wide range of environmental issues, including pollution, biotechnology, global warming, habitat loss, fossil fuels and nuclear power. This comprehensive collection of CD-ROMs uses a range of interactive animations, games and learning activities to bring basic science to life. Each unit introduces key scientific terms and concepts, which are followed by exercises reinforcing the connection between the scientific topic and an environmental issue. All units contain an excellent glossary, with hypertext links. One Windows CD-ROM each. © 2002. Grades 9 and up.
Series includes the following titles:
Unit One: Matter
Unit Two: Genetics
Unit Three: Atmosphere
Unit Four: Biodiversity
Unit Five: Energy
Unit Six: Radioactivity