Book Description

A fabulous interactive guide to Earth. The colorful book and multimedia CD-ROM work together and independently to provide students with an indispensable reference tool. Jam-packed with games, puzzles, quizzes, and beat-the-clock challenges, this product helps turn information into active learning. ... Read more

Book Description

The book and disk that work together! The Interfact series offers a unique range of integrated illustrated books and multimedia CD-ROMS. Kids will learn and enjoy from this fact-filled book containing amazing facts, dazzling photographs, and a full glossary and index. In addition, the disk has seven interactive features with up to 15 hours of inter-linked activities, games and on-screen adventures related to electricity and magnetism.

The packaging for this book/CD set is compact and ring-bound for easy use. The book cover is protected by a plastic sleeve to which the disk is attached in a sealed plastic wallet. Users will find clear cross-referencing between the book and the disk, which encourages both reading development and computer skills. ... Read more

Reviews (2)

Fabulous Book
My students and I learned more from this book than we did from our regular text book. It is very visual and helps teach the concepts with clarity!

a great way to learn about electro-magnetism
I enjoyed making the circuits using both the book and the CD-ROM. They both worked really well together. I learned what types of solids stick to magnets and once I went through the entire book and CD I took the quiz and found it fun and easy. I especially liked the slime pit activity. ... Read more

Amazon.com

Did you know that volts were named after Alessandro Volta? Or that the word "electricity" comes from elektron, the Greek word for amber? With this compact book and activity kit in the Scholastic Discovery Box series, kids ages 6 and older can revel in the wonders of electricity--without being shocked.Descriptions of electric rays (the fishy kind), fireballs, lightning, twitching frogs, and Saint Elmo's fire are sure to spark the interest of your favorite young science buffs, and certainly get them excited about the prospect of electrical experimentation. Each kit comes with everything you need to complete an electric circuit: a magnesium strip (starring as one electrode) and a steel paper clip (the costarring electrode), two wires with metal clips, a plastic dish, a packet of salt, and a "musical disk" that activates when the circuit is successfully completed. Just add water, stir in the salt until it dissolves, attach the metal objects to the clips, and let the music begin! (We only heard a strange, high-pitched buzzing, but found that satisfactory in itself.) The accompanying richly illustrated, caption-packed, 32-page booklet is peppered with all sorts of fascinating facts about the history and workings of electricity, and more information about batteries than you can shine a flashlight at. (Ages 6 and older) --Karin Snelson ... Read more