Age: 14 and up

Window Requirements:

Single User - Use in schools, colleges, and public libraries, or on a network is prohibited.

• Windows 95/98/Me
• 486DX/66 or higher
• 16MB of RAM
• 2X CD-ROM drive or greater
• SVGA, 256 colors
• Mouse
• Sound card recommended

Macintosh Requirements:

Single User - Use in schools, colleges, and public libraries, or on a network is prohibited.

• 33MHz 68040+ Macintosh
• System 7.1+
• 8MB RAM
• 6MB free RAM required
• 2X CD-ROM drive or greater
• SVGA, 256 colors
• Mouse
• Sound card recommended

This is a 7 CD-ROM Set

Packaging: Flat Pack in Plastic Sleeve

The CD Home High School & College Collection that educates, elevates and enlightens!

Give your children a head start in school and enrich your own knowledge!

These cover the highlights and include pictures, narration, and text with links to further information.

Educational software for the entire family!
Includes:

1. The Five Kingdoms of Life
2. Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
3. Zane Publishing's Complete Multimedia Course for the SAT  Volume 1
4. Zane Publishing's Complete Multimedia Course for the SAT Volume 2
5. The Western Heritage Interactive Edition
6. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary with Collegiate Thesaurus and Encyclopedia
7. 3D Atlas Version 2.0

Product Overview:

The Five Kingdoms of Life

Outlines the rationale for the five kingdom taxonomic system and the criteria for determining its divisions.

This program covers monerans, protists, fungi, animals, and plants in an exciting multimedia format that entertains while it teaches.

Study the life cycles, ecological connections, and ecological importance of each kingdom.

Includes an 85-minute multimedia presentation and 650 photos.

 

Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson's novella remains the indelible literary portrait of man's struggle with his divided nature -- a topic as current as today's headlines.

This comprehensive and interactive disc, written by educator Stephen B. Hauge, features more than 75 minutes of multimedia presentations, 100 interactive questions, many previously unpublished photographs and movie stills, and dozens of primary and secondary sources.
 

Zane Publishing's Complete Multimedia Course for the SAT (Vol 1&2)

This multimedia course for the SAT is a great way to get ready for the SAT college entrance exam. 

Effective preparation helps students do their best on standardized tests like the SAT.

The program interface is simple, so you can focus on building your test-taking skills. Take advantage of the explanations, tips, dictionary, and strategy notebook links that are available directly from the question window.

To use this course, you need a multimedia PC with a double-speed or faster CD-ROM drive, and speakers or headphones.

The Western Heritage Interactive Edition

Take a journey through history from the birth of Western civilization in the ancient Near East through the dawn of the New Europe of the twenty-first century.

Based on the best-selling text, The Western Heritage, Fifth Edition, by renowned scholars from Harvard and Yale Universities, this fascinating CD-ROM offers more than 120 minutes of multimedia presentations, 320 historical photos, 600 interactive study questions, and 120 interactive essay questions.
 

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary w/ Thesaurus and Encyclopedia

America's most trusted reference tool.

Features over 214,000 definitions and 160,000 entries. To further enhance this reference tool, it also includes the Collegiate Thesaurus, with nearly 250,000 synonyms, antonyms, and idiomatic phrases, and the American Concise Encyclopedia, with more than 1,500 entries.

 A great tool for students!
 

3D Atlas Version 2.0

Ever wonder where things are located on the globe?  3D Atlas allows you to select cities, continents, countries, groups, map pins, mountains, ocean depths, rivers, seas & lakes, and volcanoes and by clicking on the selected name it will put it on the globe for you identifying the location.  Globe views can be seen with or without the grid.

You can view the globe in an environmental, physical, or political view.  The climate globe section provides information on biosphere, ocean currents, precipitation, temperature and range, and wind patterns.

Geographical globes include continental drift, Earth's crust, tectonic plates, Earth by night, and world clock.

Other information provided includes stories, globes, time lapses, pictures, and more!

Packaging: Flat Pack in Plastic Sleeve

Price: $19.95

Age: 13 and up

System Requirements:

Platform: Windows 95/98 or Me

Media: CD-ROM

CPU : 486/66Mhz or better

RAM : 16MB

Hard Drive: 25MB

Video : Super VGA (640x480x256 color)

CD-ROM: 2X or better

Sound : Windows compliant sound device

Additional Requirements:

Printer: to print practice tests

Modem: for online access

Acrobat Reader: to access Manual and Practice Tests online.

Packaging: Plastic Sleeve

 

If you're nervous about taking the SAT, PSAT, or ACT, Score Builder will prepare you with one-on-one tutoring targeted to your strengths and weaknesses. Personalized, proven, and powerful, Score Builder's easy-to-use features will help take your scores higher with:

interactive lessons

100's of practice questions

Personalized skills assessment

Customized study plans

Full-length practice tests

Automatic progress tracking

Detailed scoring analyses

College admissions planning guide

Learn from the Pros
Score Builder unites two of the most respected leaders in test preparation - Gary Gruber and Barbara Budinger. With more than 25 years of test preparation experience and 26 books on test-taking strategies, Gary Gruber knows the SAT and PSAT. Barbara Budinger is a leading ACT expert. Together they've helped thousands of students increase their scores. Put their time-tested techniques to work for you!

Tailor Your Study Plan to Your Skills
Score Builder uses five unique assessment tests - Math, Verbal Strategy, Math Strategy, English, and Science Reasoning - to measure your knowledge. This measurement of your strengths and weaknesses designs your comprehensive, personalized study plan. Tutors teach only the skills and strategies you need, so no study time is wasted!

Interact with Tutorials & Lessons
Whether you need to review math problems, brush up on your vocabulary or review general test-taking tips, Score Builder will give you the edge.
 

Packaging: Plastic Sleeve

Price: $15.95

Age: 13 and up

5 CD-ROMs

Language: English

System Requirements:

Windows 95/98/Me
486DX/66MHz or Higher
8MB RAM (16MB recommended)
28MB Hard Drive Space
256-color SVGA display graphics
Double speed CD-ROM drive
Speakers
Windows compatible Sound Card
Modem (optional Internet feature)
 

(5 CD-ROMs)

Packaging: Box

The Princeton Review's High School Edge provides a solid collection of learning tools to help you get higher grades.  These interactive programs explore core high school subjects in-depth and form the ideal study system to complement your high school class work and prepare you for college entrance exams.
 

Product Features:

Algebra I (Disk #1)
Boost your grades or get help on tough homework assignments!

• Strengthen math skills with step-by-step lessons and hundreds of practice problems.
• Reinforce concepts with interactive activities and animated audio-visuals on 50+ algebra topics.

Geometry (Disk #2)
Practice as you progress through three levels of information.

• Reinforce learning using a step-by-step approach that helps you visualize and learn.
• Delve into 50+ topics and hundreds of practice problems offering you easy access to all formulas and definitions.

Spanish (Disk #3)
Speak like a native and develop ease and confidence.

• Master pronunciation with record and playback, photos, audio and video featuring Spanish guides.
• Follow your progress as you learn to pronounce and use 2,300+ words and phrases.

Test Prep & Vocabulary for the SAT (Disk #4)
Raise scores while building test-taking confidence!

• Learn special tips and techniques and practice them on full-length tests based on actual SAT questions.
• Learn the "Hit Parade" of words that appear mot often on the SAT.

Anatomy and Health (Disk #5)
Take a fantastic voyage through the human body and learn how it works.

• Explore live-action video and rotatable 3-D models with animated demonstrations from Dr. Bodyworks.
• Export text and graphics to homework and reports.

The Comprehensive Approach to High School Success all at a personalized learning pace!

Packaging: Box

Price: $19.95

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