Discover! Astronomy Series - 3 Volumes

Volume 1: Astronomy and the Universe™

How the universe came to be and evolved. Star formation and the life cycle of stars. What the universe is made of: space, energy and matter. How astronomers learn about the universe. Kepler’s and Newton’s laws of motion. The nature of matter and energy.

Volume 2: Earth and the Inner Solar System™

See the sun as a star within an environment that includes a family of planets. Sterile Mercury, baked Venus, spaceship Earth (and its blasted moon) and frigid Mars. Earth-based studies and robotic missions to the inner planets reveal clouds, craters, volcanoes and features unique to each planet.

Volume 3: The Outer Solar System™

See the gas giants from the point of view of a space probe. Tour the different atmospheres, ring systems and moons of the outer planets. Compare Pluto to the Jovian worlds, comets and asteroids. Consider impact craters and make your own; see what it’s really like in the far reaches of the solar neighborhood.

Discover! Science Library

ScienceSchoolHouse’s new Discover! Science Library for grades 6-8 and 9-12, has the following features and components:

1. Interactive multimedia tutorials: Each unit includes up to 200 screens with text and pictures/illustrations plus interactive exercises and lots of video clips. All core text is fully narrated (with an on/off option). Built to pedagogically correct standards with appendices for advanced research.
2. Two text levels: Students can toggle between grades 9-12 and grades 6-8 text levels or stay at one of the two text levels throughout. All vocabulary checked for age appropriateness.
3. One 30-minute, high-resolution, digital video on associated with each unit, with content indexing and one-click navigation.
4. Quizzes for the students and Test Banks for teachers.
5. Teacher’s Guides and state and national curriculum correlations on the CDs and our website.

System Requirements

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7+, Firefox 10+, Safari 4+, Opera 9+

In each Unit:

Quizzes and Test Banks

Manual

Interactive Exercises

Movies and Animations

Interactive Multimedia Tutorial

xMedia Movie

Interactive Multimedia Tutorials - Tables of Contents

Astronomy and the Universe: Discover! Astronomy Volume 1

1. Introduction to the Universe
2. Stars and Galaxies
3. How Do We Know?
4. Fundamentals of Physical Science

Appendices

1. Scientific Method
2. Measurement Systems and SI Units
3. Careers in Science
4. Satellite Exploration
5. History of Rocketry

Earth and the Inner Solar System: Discover! Astronomy Volume 2

1. The Sun and the Solar System
2. Earth as a Planet
3. Mercury and Venus
4. Mars

Appendices

1. Scientific Method
2. Measurement Systems and SI Units
3. Careers in Science

The Outer Solar System: Discover! Astronomy Volume 3

1. Jupiter
2. Saturn
3. Neptune
4. Uranus and Pluto/Charon
5. Comets, Asteroids and Meteoroids

Appendices

1. Scientific Method
2. Measurement Systems and SI Units
3. Careers in Science