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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.
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