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bs00546a.gif (1394 bytes) Most schools have access to a range of teaching and learning resources on CD-ROM these days, even if only a simple encyclopaedia.  Such multimedia resources can give students a clear understanding of key concepts like a textbook could never do.  To review a CD-ROM, please click here.

The Physical World

Arranged in a logical and accessible way, this CD-R provides a range of explanations and case-studies covering the whole suite of physical processes that take place in the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, etc.  language is quite high-level, although surprisingly the animations seem almost 'cartoony'.  Although it's beginning to look a bit dated these days, it's still one often returned to for the ease of access of the examples. 

Audio and video are passable (although small in size) and photographs are excellent.  There's also a feature that allows you to save your route through the CD-ROM, to build up a portfolio of relevant evidence for the topic studied.

Last updated Tuesday, 07 April 1998 21:30.