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Frost, Roger – 1994
Scientists need to measure and communicate, to handle information, and model ideas. In essence, they need to process information. Young scientists have the same needs. Computers have become a tremendously important addition to the processing of information through database use, graphing and modeling and also in the collection of information…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedSchimmrich, Steven Henry; Gore, Pamela J. W. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 1996
Focuses on sites on the World Wide Web that offer information about volcanoes. Web sites are classified into areas of Global Volcano Information, Volcanoes in Hawaii, Volcanoes in Alaska, Volcanoes in the Cascades, European and Icelandic Volcanoes, Extraterrestrial Volcanism, Volcanic Ash and Weather, and Volcano Resource Directories. Suggestions…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Earth Science, Geology
Wasserman, Pamela, Ed. – 1991
This pamphlet presents brief reviews of 38 population education software and online systems currently available. It includes mathematical models, simulations, databases, problem-solving games, online systems, and associations. The review includes a description of the program, the level at which it is aimed, required computer hardware, the vendor's…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
Download full textBatey, Anne; And Others – 1986
The instructional uses of databases are highlighted in this report and their advantages as teaching and learning tools are emphasized. Databases reviewed are for storing, retrieving, sorting, and printing information and for manipulating information. Questions explored include: (1) how are science databases used in the classroom (covering…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
Batey, Anne; And Others – 1986
Specific programs and software resources are described in this report on database software for science instruction. Materials are reviewed in the categories of: (1) database management (reviewing AppleWorks, Bank Street School Filer, FileVision, Friendly Filer, MECC DataQuest: The Composer, Scholastic PFS:File, PFS:Report); (2) data files…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education, Database Producers
Gjertsen, Margaret; Risley, John S. – The Physics Teacher, 1987
This document was developed to help teachers locate computer software to enhance the teaching of traditional physics at all educational levels. It contains a table listing approximately 900 packages. The table is organized by type of computer (Apple II, Atari, Commodore, IBM PC, Macintosh, and TRS-80) and is alphabetized first by publisher and…
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
Texas State Dept. of Aviation, Austin. – 1991
This resource guide contains information on curriculum guides, resources for teachers, computer software and computer related programs, audio/visual presentations, model aircraft and demonstration aids, training seminars and career education, and an aerospace bibliography for primary grades. Each entry includes all or some of the following items:…
Descriptors: Aerospace Technology, Audiovisual Aids, Aviation Education, Aviation Technology
