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ERIC Number: EJ515077
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-1065-6901
Getting Started with Scientific CD-ROMs.
Thomas, David A.
Educational Technology Review, n4 p7-12 Aut 1995
Discusses classroom uses of scientific CD-ROMs. Highlights include the effect on students, including stimulating interest and promoting scientific thinking; compact disc technology; sources of CD-ROMs, including NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration); obtaining CD-ROM data using the Internet; and an example of elementary students using a CD-ROM to measure Mars. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Elementary School Science, Internet, Measurement, Optical Data Disks, Scientific and Technical Information
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Examples; Mars (Planet); National Aeronautics and Space Administration