Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: DK
EAN: 0790778054946
Format: CD
Weight: 140 hundredths-pounds
Label: Dorling Kindersley Multimedia (DK)
Manufacturer: Dorling Kindersley Multimedia (DK)
Platform: Windows XP Professional
Platform: Windows XP Home Edition
Platform: Windows 2000
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Multimedia (DK)
Studio: Dorling Kindersley Multimedia (DK)
Product Description:
Multimedia Educational Lab Pack (5) 
The objective of this multimedia/exploration program is for students to learnabout avian behavior, anatomy, challenges to survival, and remarkable roles inmythology and art. Students take a guided tour through a virtual natural historymuseum. The museum has three main rooms., corridors, and various galleries. Eachroom groups graphics and artifacts by topic, and all displays include text.
 Visit the section on Birds of Prey and see a ten-second video of the world'slargest bird of prey, the Andean Condor; learn about the importance of thefalcon to the Egyptian culture; or turn a stuffed Eurasia Kestrel 360 degreesfor 16 different views. See the world from a vulture's viewpoint where thecentral portion of the visual field is magnified 2.5 times.
Learn about birdhabitats from around the globe. Learn about courtship, nesting, feeding, oranatomy. Other galleries hold exhibits on flight patterns with migration maps,environmental factors affecting bird population, endangered species, songs andcalls where users can listen to birds like canaries and owls, and birds in artwhere some artwork can be rotated to view all sides. A navigation icon displaysa map of the current location and can be used to move to another part of themuseum.
A visit to the Museum Store lets the user create screen savers, printablestationery and gift tags, and save sound files for use in other programs. Userscan access a fully searchable index, assemble slide shows, and copy or printdisplay windows. There is an option for turning the sound on and off. Thismuseum
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