Great Lakes Adventure
it will run on both Wintel and Mac computers, and it comes in Teacher
and Student versions.
Take a virtual tour of the Great Lakes. Explore some of the environmental issues facing Great Lakes communities today. Investigate the natural history of the basin, the water cycle, stratification and turnover of the lakes. Explore six Hot Topics:
- Habitat loss
- Beach closures
- Fish communities
- Toxics
- Exotic Species
- Eutrophication
You can visit the EPA's research vessel Lake Guardian, deck by deck with virtual reality panoramas. The tour includes the ship's state of the art scientific equipment for monitoring and analysis.
Once you've explored a bit, assume the role of a scientist to solve an environmental mystery. You'll have free run of the Lake Guardian's sampling equipment and labs. You'll want to bring your research journal to help you field some tough questions at the final press conference!
Created: 1999 by C. Bobek, T. Bobek, N. Carroll, K. Reshkin, S. Greendlinger, D. Lamberty
Audiences:
- youth in grades 9-12
- high school teachers
How to get the software
- Only available on the CD-ROM from Purdue University. There are two versions:
- Exploring the Great Lakes - Teacher's Edition (includes Teacher's guide with worksheet and suggested activities)
- Exploring the Great Lakes - Student's Edition
- Operating system: Windows or Mac.
- Runs from CD-ROM.