Turn your child's
natural curiosity into Scientific Exploration
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Your child is naturally
inquisitive
about the surrounding world. Thinkin' Science excites this
curiosity
with fun-filled activities that use scientific tools to solve problems
and
explain basic science concepts.
Everyday objects come to life to teach your child Earth, Life and
Physical Science topics covered in first and second grades.
Five environments introduce students to the scientific methods and
concepts needed to understand basic Earth, life, and physical sciences.
Introduce your child to the fun and mystery of science!
SKILLS LEARNED
- Scientific Reasoning
- Animal Tracking
- Motion and Gravity
- Logical and Sequential
Thinking
- Deductive Reasoning
- Problem-Solving
Strategies
- Observation and
Prediction
- Memory Strategies
- Manipulation of Variables
- Earth's Rotation
- Day, Night and Seasons
Activities
Include:
How
Well Can You Remember What You See?
Sharpen your observation and memory skills by returning animals to
where
you first saw them!
Physics Becomes Child's Play!
Experiment with ramps, catapults and pendulums to learn about the
physics
of motion.
Who Made This Track?
Count toes, consider behavior and habitat, and examine shape, pattern
and
size as you learn about animals.
Change Day to Night
Rotate the Earth to learn how sunlight and the Earth's rotation
interact
to make day and night! thinkin' Science helps your child use the
computer
o grasp difficult science concepts.
What's Hiding in the Mystery Cave?
Deduce what's in the Mystery Cave by using data on smell, texture,
color,
shape, size and weight.
Kid-Friendly Research Tool
Easy-to-use Science Web tells more about animals, physics and Earth
Science
Product Features
- Coverage of major topics
in
K-2 science curriculums
- Hundreds of problems
- Kid-Friendly Research
Tool
- Physics Becomes Child's
Play!
- What's Hiding in the
Mystery
Cave?
- How Well Can You
Remember
What You See
- Who Made This Track?
Requirements
- Windows
- Windows 95/98/Me/XP/Vista
- 486, Pentium or better (33 MHz or faster)
- Hard disk with 5 MB free
- 8 MB memory (RAM)
- 640x480, 256-color monitor
- Double-speed (2X) or faster CD-ROM drive
- Mouse
- Windows-compatible sound card
Requirements - Macintosh
- Mac 7.5.6 - 9.x
- 68040 or 68030 processor (25 MHz or faster recommended) or
PowerPC
- 8 MB memory (RAM), 16 MB recommended
- 640x480, 256-color monitor
- Double-speed (2X) or faster CD-ROM drive
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