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New
for Summer 2008! 
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6-8 |
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Science |
| Cost |
$70 |
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Microsoft Windows 98, 2000 or XP, Mac PowerPC or greater |
This
exciting new title in the Paws Explore series covers the themes of
‘Using electricity’, ‘Circuits and conductors’ and ‘Light and
shadows’ with a selection of fun activities.
With
the help of Kelly and Robbie (the two Paws Explore characters), children
can enjoy creating simple electric circuits, exploring the conductivity of
different materials, understanding different ways of changing a bulb’s
brightness and using switches.
The
product also explores shadows and how shadows created by the sun can
change throughout the day.
An
interactive whiteboard section, with a wealth of pre-designed screens
encourages learning, along with a wide selection of printable worksheets.
Player’s
progress can be recorded in the extensive teacher’s section, while the
title is fully narrated and suitable for unsupervised use.
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Main Menu
The Paws Explore main menu
allows the player to easily access each of the six activities.
It also provides quick access to the teacher settings and
whiteboard sections.
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Level Choice
Each activity features
three difficulty levels. The level can be preset by the
teacher or at the start of each session/activity.
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Circuit Builder
One of the six games within
the title, circuit builder allows the player to create their own
electronic circuits using components, insulators, conductors and
switches.
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Shadow Art
This activity allows the
player to create their own shadows to represent different items at
different times of the day. They can save, print or copy their
creations for use outside the program.
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Pack up
This activity requires the
player to sort items into different crates depending on whether
they are electrical or not electrical; conductors or insulators;
or batteries or mains powered.
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Working Circuit
This activity asks the player
whether a shown circuit will work, if it works and they answer
correctly the circuit will come to life!
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Shadow Stage
Decide which shadow
accompanies an item and a light and then drag and drop into into
position.
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Light Bins
Drag the items into the
correct bins depending on their opacity. Sort items into
transparent, translucent and opaque groups.
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System
Requirements
PC:
Requires Pentium 600 processor or greater, Microsoft Windows 98, 2000 or
XP, 32mb Ram, 16 bit color.
Mac:
Requires PowerPC or greater, System OSX, 32mb Ram, 16 bit color.
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