Garbage, The Inside Story

Garbage - The Inside Story received the multimedia Moëbius Prize Québec-Canada 1999, Science Category, as part of the Science Club series.

Garbage
The Inside Story

What materials are recyclable? Where does aluminum come from? How is paper made?

 

Best Software
Middle School/Junior High
Science Category,
Fall 2001

Garbage The Inside Story Single

$42.95

Garbage The Inside Story 5 Pack

$175.00

Garbage The Inside Story 10 Pack

$325.00

Garbage The Inside Story School Site License

$625.00

Garbage - The Inside Story received a Gold MIM, Education and Training Category, at the Marché International du Multimédia gala held on October 5th 2000

 

What happens to the plastic bottles and aluminum cans in our landfills? How can natural resources be returned to the recycling chain?

Garbage - The Inside Story is an entertaining, interactive CD-ROM that lets the truth about recycling "out of the bag".

Travel through the garbage bag with Kola Kan, Anna Banana Peel, General Aerosol and their friends, and discover tons of valuable resources that you never imagined were there.

Garbage - The Inside Story will convince you that reusing waste is essential to the survival of our planet.

Plunge into the garbage bag and meet the colorful characters inside.

Garbage - The Inside Story opens at the Main Menu where you select a section to explore:

· Glass

· Paper

· Aluminum

· Plastics

· Organic Waste

· Dangerous Household Waste

You are free to surf the CD in the order of your choice. Let your curiosity guide you through a virtual journey full of discoveries and fantastic encounters. Just click the mouse, and off you go.

Learning Objectives

· Become interested in recovery and recycling;

· Become familiar with the processes of manufacturing various materials and the science behind these processes;

· Realise that waste is a valuable commodity;

· Become more responsible consumers;

· Learn concrete and accessible means of improving the environment;

· Identify the main elements of the recycling chain.

A richly varied CD-ROM

· 40 minutes of animated narration;

· more than 20 videos;

· a detailed PDF (Portable Document Format) user guide;

· a lexicon containing 200 terms;

· a recycling word game;

· interactive activities.

The Science Club collection is designed to capture the interest of young people from 10 to 14 by connecting the sciences to everyday life. Each topic links scientific concepts to their practical applications. The collection also explores the interrelationships between science, culture, history and literature.

These CD-ROMs get young people excited about learning, and comfortable with a rigorous scientific approach that they can use throughout their lives, whatever profession they may choose.

Multimedia tools that make learning a breeze:

· An easy-to-use graphic table of contents

· A search engine for locating words or phrases

· Constant access to the glossary

· CyberEditor, a tool designed for creating reports that incorporate text, drawings, photographs and videos from the CD-ROM or from your own sources. Reports can either be printed (in color) or displayed on your computer as a slide show.

Version 1.0

· Pentium processor or higher

· Windows 98, 2000, NT4 or XP

· 16 MB of RAM

· Color monitor

· 4X CD-ROM drive or faster

Version 1.0

· PowerPC, G3 or G4

· Mac OS 7.6.1 or later

· 16 MB of RAM

· Color monitor

· 2x CD-ROM drive or faster (4X recommended)

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