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SCIENCE FOR KIDS

"Simple Machines"
on CD-ROM

For students ages 8-14
Recommended by the National Science Teacher's Association

INCLUDES
  • CD ROM Version 1.1
  • Lesson Plans manual with Student Journal Blackline Master
  • Science Kit - includes a spring scale, two pulleys, a weighing pan, and a weighing carrier
  • License to photocopy Student Journal
Perfect for Mac and IBM users!
This program is designed for students to explore how work is accomplished and demonstrates the mechanical advantage of simple machines. Many problem-solving and discovery opportunities are provided throughout the program. The students venture around the world to explore the modern and ancient applications of each of the six simple machines - the inclined plane (in Egypt), wedge (in France), lever (in Lebanon), screw (in Italy), pulley (in Sicily), and the wheel (in China). Students will learn how different cultures and civilizations adapted and progressed with the use of these simple machines. The program concludes with the students exploring an interactive "Museum of Machines" designed to show ancient tools, animal adaptations, and combinations of simple machines and compound machines.

Minimum System Requirements:

Windows
Windows/MPC System,
640x480 256 color video,
4 MB RAM

Macintosh
Mac II or LC families,
12" monitor,
System 6.0.7 or later,
CD ROM player,
2.5 MB available RAM

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