Single User Version - W54-6300
Allows installation of the Multimedia Lesson on a single computer.
Multi-User Version - W54-6500
Allows installation of the Multimedia Lesson on an unlimited number of computers within a single school building.
Mac and Win Compatible.
Developed in partnership with National Institutes of Health (NIH) and thoroughly researched and extensively tested in the classroom to ensure the maximum positive impact on student comprehension, NewPath’s Multimedia Lessons offer a proven method for ensuring student success!
Perfect for individual student instruction on any computer and for classroom presentation on any Interactive Whiteboard, each title contains a comprehensive array of multimedia lessons and activities along with an inquiry-based Student Activity Guide –
- Lesson Presentation – Consists of a series of narrated, visual presentations – each featuring highly-detailed graphics and illuminating animations.
- Interactive Activities – Includes a variety of interactive whiteboard resources, a virtual lab investigation and a Lab Activity Guide.
- Visual Resources – Provides additional images as well as the individual graphics from the Lesson Presentation module.
- Vocabulary – Features an illustrated view of key vocabulary, allowing you to choose any of the terms along with their corresponding images and definitions.
- Assessment – Consists of a series of assessment/review questions for use in either a Quiz Mode, Practice Mode or Play Mode.
Includes the following 10 complete lessons:
1. Minerals
Covers:
• Properties of Minerals
• Identifying Minerals
• How Do Minerals Form?
• Uses of Minerals
Virtual Lab Investigation: Mineral Identification
2. Rocks
Covers:
• Classifying Rocks
• Igneous Rocks
• Sedimentary Rocks
• Metamorphic Rocks
Virtual Lab Investigation: Rock Identification
3. Plate Tectonics
Covers:
• Earth’s Interior
• Continental Drift
• Sea-Floor Spreading
• Theory of Plate Tectonics
Virtual Lab Investigation: Tectonic Plate Boundaries
4. Earthquakes
Covers:
• How Earth’s Surface Changes
• Types of Seismic Waves
• Measuring Earthquakes
• Earthquake Damage & Safety
Virtual Lab Investigation: Earthquake Simulator
5. Volcanoes
Covers:
• Volcanoes & Plate Boundaries
• Volcanic Eruptions
• Life Cycle of a Volcano
• Volcanic Landforms
Virtual Lab Investigation: Volcano Simulator
6. Earth’s Surface
Covers:
• Landforms
• Topographic Maps
• Weathering & Erosion
• Cycle of Erosion & Deposition
Virtual Lab Investigation: Topographic Maps
7. Earth’s Atmosphere & Weather
Covers:
• The Atmosphere
• Weather Factors
• Weather Patterns
• Predicting the Weather
Virtual Lab Investigation: Weather Forecasting
8. Earth’s Climate
Covers:
• Causes of Climate
• Climate Regions/Types
• Causes of Climate Change
• Global Warming
Virtual Lab Investigation: Earth’s Seasons
9. Our Solar System
Covers:
• Formation of Solar System
• The Sun
• The Inner Planets
• The Outer Planets
Virtual Lab Investigation: Planet Exploration
10. The Sun-Earth-Moon System
Covers:
• How Earth Moves
• Phases, Eclipses & Tides
• Earth’s Moon
• Missions to the Moon
Virtual Lab Investigation: Simulating the Sun-Earth-Moon System