Thinkin Things ZAP

Working with laser beams, electrical circuits, and "visible" sound waves, students practice valuable thinking skills - observation, prediction, deductive reasoning, conceptual modelling, theory building, and hypothesis testing - while experimenting within a highly scientifically accurate environment.

Special features include Virtual Manipulatives that provide hands-on opportunities for working with both concrete and abstract science concepts and strong support of national science standards.

Thinkin Things Zap! features:

• Split Light and Hit Targets at the Laser Lab!
• Explore the properties of light and colour. Send lasers through lenses, filters, and around obstacles. Build your own laser art and puzzles, too.
• Fix and Create Gadgets at the ElectroLoft!
• Make electricity flow at your command with circuits, current, resistance, and voltage -- your shop is equipped with the same tools the pros use!
• Create Your Own Laser Shows! Try special effects like fades, reverbs, and echoes. Adjust lighting with colour filters, lenses, and spotlights. Choreograph robots on stage by connecting resistors, batteries, and more. You're in charge!
• Amplify Your Smarts at the SoundWave Studio! "See" sound waves in action as you adjust sound sources, test properties, and blend and identify sounds. Make high-frequency BoogieBots dance while low-amplitude ones stand still.
• Look Up Science Facts in Two Ways! Need to jog your knowledge neurons? Use the Wonder Dome's Sci-clopedia book of facts, or turn to the bonus collection of 222 science articles from the World Book Multimedia Encyclopaedia

Thinkin' Science Zap! Learning Opportunities:

• Experiment with Light. Bounce it, bend it, absorb it, blend it. Lenses, mirrors, barriers, splitters, and colour filters reveal the fun of reflection, refraction, absorption and colour mixing!
• Experiment with Sound. See, hear, and control sound waves to make BoogieBots dance! Play with amplitude and frequency for hundreds of sound samples (plus, record your own!).
• Experiment with Electricity. Tinker with circuits, switches, voltage, current, and resistance. You tell electricity where to go to make machines work, just like the pros!

For ages 8-11+

Windows 95/98/ME/XP/works on Vista 32-bit/works on Windows 7 32-bit, 486DX/66MHz or higher, 5MB free hard disk space, 8MB RAM, 2x Cd-ROM or faster, Super VGA monitor

Macintosh Mac OS 7.5.6-9.x and OSX in Classic Mode only (not Leopard +), 4MB free hard disk space, 8MB free hard disk space, 8MB RAM (16MB recommended), 2x CD-ROM or faster, 256 colour SVGA monitor, Mouse, Printer

PACKAGING: Jewel case 

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UNIVERSAL ACCESS

This product contains Universal Access features including TouchWindow and Single Switch compatibility to address a variety of learning styles and abilities.

Thinkin' Science Zap! System Requirements: