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I'm a little slow to respond, but one of the best designed website/CD
interfaces I have ever seen is the WeatherWorld 2010 site
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu I have not actually seen the CD, but I
assume it is just a portable version of the website (minus the real-time
data piece, of course).  What I like best:

1. The background information is in the background.  It's there if you
need it, but you can quickly go to work if you don't.  The student is
not dragged through cookbook worksheet after cookbook worksheet on air
masses, fronts, etc. in order to ensure that they are completely bored
with the subject before they get to the final project.  Instead...

2. The science is directly connected to real world data via interactive,
open-ended inquiry projects.  The student is rapidly engaged in the full
complexity of actual weather events or forecasts, which provides
motivation to go to the online guides and learn about fundamental
weather concepts. Most of the data is archived, which helps with the CD
implementation.  

3.  The navigation bar is hierarchical and highlighted at each level, so
you always know exactly where you are and can see how to escape or go
farther.

At this point, the Superstorm project is getting a little dated
(students don't remember 1993 or weren't even alive then), but it is
still a good teaching tool and an excellent example of how to support
inquiry with technology.

Dave

David L. Smith, Ph.D.
Director of Professional Development
Da Vinci Discovery Center, Allentown, PA 
http://www.davinci-center.org
"Who will pick up where Leonardo left off?"



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> We are developing a CD-Rom to accompany a recently published 
> text on Volcanic Hazards in the Lesser Antilles and we are in 
> search of some good CD-Rom examples preferably within the 
> earth science field.  The CD-Rom is to be used by secondary 
> school students and teachers (Grades 9-12) as an interactive 
> tool for teaching about volcanoes. I'd be grateful if anyone 
> can recommend some existing CDs for our review.
> 
> Thanks.
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> Stacey Edwards (Ms.)
> Education Officer
> Seismic Research Unit
> University of the West Indies
> St. Augustine
> Trinidad & Tobago W.I.
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