Highly motivational graphics, activities, and games encourage and reinforce students’ word recognition using vocabulary that is familiar and meaningful. The activities help students to understand that text carries meaning by encouraging them to hear, say, and match words to pictures, and move the words around on-screen – providing an exciting multisensory and interactive experience. Perfect for early learners and those with autistic spectrum disorder.

Features & Benefits Closely linked to the QCA Schemes of Work, BBC Science Simulations 1 provides a unique opportunity for Key Stage 1 children to explore seven ‘virtual’ science investigations. The simulations include making plants grow, exercise, and building a variety of electrical circuits. Perfect for use on an interactive whiteboard, these simulations provide an excellent opportunity for pupils to predict, carry out and evaluate investigations with the additional benefit of being able to simply reset them and start again!

Contents • Seven interactive simulations • Questions section • Table or graph view • Using electricity • Changing materials • Force and movement • Growing plants • Exercise and health • Food chains • Light and dark

Age range 5 -7 years of age

Features & Benefits BBC Science Simulations 2 provides exciting opportunities for Lower Key Stage 2 pupils to interact with seven virtual science investigations. Within minutes pupils can observe how shadows change over the course of a day, investigate which of four materials is the best thermal insulator, and much more. Users can develop their understanding of fair testing by controlling variables on screen and can see instant results by selecting to view a table or graph alongside the animation. A ‘Questions’ section with full narration provides ideas for investigations that pupils can complete independently. The clear graphics and simple controls also make the software perfect for use on an interactive whiteboard.

Contents • Seven interactive simulations • Table view • Graph view • Multi-sim function • Questions section • Plants and growth • Light and shadows • Exercise and health • Electrical circuits • Thermal insulation • Food chains • Forces and friction

Age range 7 -9 years of age

Features & Benefits Designed to support and enhance the teaching of science investigation skills, BBC Science Simulations 3 offers seven interactive virtual experiments. From ponds to electrical circuits, and plant growth to sun/shadow movement, the software allows teachers and pupils to explore a wide range of phenomena in ways and at speeds that would be difficult to achieve in the classroom. Users can manipulate a variety of variables and instantly observe their effects, and can access graphs and tables to clarify the results, providing a focus for interpretation and scientific explanation. In addition, the option to view two investigations simultaneously allows pupils to make direct comparisons.

Contents • Seven interactive simulations • Changing state • Plant germination and growth • Food webs • Exercise and health • Electrical circuits • Light and shadows • Forces and friction

Age range 9 - 11 years of age

Features & Benefits Students join Bucket & Spade at the seaside in eight entertaining activities covering almost every aspect of PreK and early years shape and space work. With four difficulty levels, teachers easily configure the program to match specific teaching objectives. The content is broad enough to provide both support for lower achievers and sufficient challenge for the more able – right across the age range. Bucket & Spade are always on hand to help and instruct as they visit their favorite seaside locations, all vividly brought to life with rich photographic textures and colourful animations. Contents • Eight activities, most at four difficulty levels • Naming 2-D and 3-D shapes and identifying their properties • Position, direction and movement • Repeating and symmetrical patterns • Whole, half and quarter turns • Interactive Shape Demonstrator for teacher-led work

Age range PreK-2nd grade

Charlie Chimp is planning his annual party and needs your students modelling and problem solving skills to help him with his preparations. Are they up to the challenge? Charlie Chimp’s Big Modelling Party includes seven multimedia activities that introduce and provide practice for major aspects of modelling and problem solving including classification, changing variables and developing a multimedia piece. These activities can be worked on in isolation, allowing your pupils to focus closely on specific skills, or as part of an exciting adventure. Contents • Computer modelling • Simple Logo • Problem solving • Ordering • Decision-making • Classification • Developing a multimedia piece • Changing variables

Age range

K-2nd grade

Digital Discoveries immerses students in a rich and stimulating environment where they use a range of digital tools to collect, manipulate, save and present the data that is required to put an end to Gomez’s eco-crimes and save the rainforest. This top-quality resource encourages the discerning use of four digital tools: video camera, digital stills camera, data logger (sensor) and sound recorder. Digital Discoveries offers open, exploratory learning experiences that are fun and purposeful.

• Three engaging missions • Four digital tools to collect and refine data • Set in a rich and stimulating context • Develops information technology knowledge and discerning use of technology • Open, exploratory learning experiences • Encourages presentation skills through multimedia.

Age range Grade 2 - 6

Splodge, the lovable blue paint splat, accompanies children as they search the preschool and early elementary classroom for his missing friends. Along the way Splodge and the children encounter a whole host of thought-provoking cross-curricular challenges, including mending the toy-making machine, creating the correct sequence to blow Billy Boat across the water tray and decorating fussy Panda’s cake. The perfect introduction to adventure software, Here’s Splodge! features a cast of colorful characters, engaging activities and is delivered with a sense of fun that early learners will find irresistible. Contents • Six activities, each with two levels of difficulty • Adventure and Activity Modes • Simple Teacher Options • Fully narrated • Develops early problem solving,prediction and modelling skills Age Range

PreK, 3 to 5 years of age

Leaps and Bounds is an enjoyable educational experience for young children. The programs use bright and colorful characters to stimulate the imagination of young learners, and encourage the development of vital early learning skills.

Leaps and Bounds will help to: • develop pre-reading skills • lengthen concentration span • enhance decision-making processes • improve tracking and left-right orientation. Leaps and Bounds is an easy-to-use educational CD-ROM, which is energetic, humorous and full of fun surprises.

Leaps and Bounds 2 and 3 follow in the series. Each CD comprises six highly motivating and educational activities with no text or speech, making them suitable for early learners in all countries. These programs: • encourage visual and auditory memory • reinforce targeting and communication skills • develop pre-reading and cause and effect skills • improve mouse skills and hand/eye coordination • provide opportunities for pupils to communicate and extend their vocabulary range.

Age range: 3 to 5 year olds