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The Times Key Stage 3 Physics is a very easy-to-use and well-presented multimedia CD-ROM that would appeal to children aged 11-14.The program consists of two CD-ROMs that cover forces, motion and energy changes (including work on measuring forces and heat transfer processes) and electricity and magnetism (including work on circuit components and magnets and magnetic fields).
There is a section for parents that shows the objectives for each unit of work and gives answers. Parents can view the answers that children have given to questions.
Children are given an explanation of each unit of work and then undertake a quick quiz to test their understanding. For example, children have to fill in a table by calculating the turning moments of different masses on a pivot. Children work towards playing the bonus games and the mega quiz. These are revision exercises in the form of games that test the child's knowledge of all the topics covered on the CD.
Children can also practise their labelling skills by working through the labelling zone and labelling diagrams from each of the sections (for example, electric circuits) in order to earn a certificate.
There is also an extended question zone that has 15 questions requiring longer answers. Unfortunately, there are no answers provided for this section, but it would give good practice.
The Times Key Stage 3 Physics would be a good resource to use with children aged 11-14 to consolidate what they have been learning at school or as a revision aid. The format would appeal to this age range of children and allow them to work independently. --Amanda York
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Written by practising teachers, The Times Education Series GCSE Chemistry is an interactive CD-ROM designed to be both a study aid during the two-year course and a revision top-up when you're preparing for the actual exam.It's divided into six chapters and covers Basic Chemistry, the Atomic Model, Uses of Chemistry, Chemical Reactions, Measurements, along with Chemistry and the Earth. Within each chapter you'll find various sub-topics covering the key items in the syllabus including elements compounds and mixtures, gas laws, atomic structure, allotropes, acids and alkalis, the Periodic Table, rates of reaction, titrations, changes to the atmosphere and geological changes.
What distinguishes this from a printed text book however, is the level of interactivity, especially in the Experiments section where you'll find nine "virtual" experiments you can do on the computer without having to prepare all the equipment and clean up afterwards. These include flame and gas tests, evaporation and dissolving, combustion, determining empirical formulas, how temperature affects the rate of reaction and the principle and effect of concentrations. It's very like the real thing. In the flame tests, for example, you'll see eight 3-D bottles on the screen. Pick one and you'll then watch as it's introduced into a Bunsen burner flame--your job is to note the result and then name both the element and its chemical symbol. If you get stuck, you can click the Help button for context sensitive hints and tips.
Elsewhere the Tests & Achievement section quizzes you on the contents of the course, though rightly points out that the results--which you can review at any time--shouldn't be taken as an accurate guide of how you'll do in the final exam; you're not given marks for showing working out, for example.
In all, this is an excellent product that will support a motivated student throughout the GCSE Chemistry course. The Experiments section also makes excellent use of the multimedia features of your PC. --Rob Beattie
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The Times Key Stage 3 Chemistry is a very easy-to-use and well-presented multimedia CD-ROM that would appeal to children aged 11-14.The program consists of two CDs that cover classifying materials (including particle theory explanation and the periodic table) and patterns of behaviour (including chemical reactions and reactions of metals and non-metals).
There is a section for parents that shows the objectives for each unit of work and gives answers. Parents can view the answers that children have given to questions.
Children are given an explanation of each unit of work and then undertake a quick quiz to test their understanding. For example, children have to fill in a table by dragging and dropping the correct words to describe a metalic or non--metalic element. Children work towards playing the bonus games and the mega quiz which are revision exercises in the form of games and test the child's knowledge of all the topics covered on the CD.
Children can also practise their labelling skills in the labelling zone. There is also an extended question zone which consists of 15 questions requiring longer answers. Unfortunately, no answers are provided for this section, but it would give children good practice.
The Times Key Stage 3 Chemistry would be good to use with children aged 11-14 to consolidate what they have been learning at school or as a revision aid. The slick presentation and 3-D animation would appeal to this age range. --Amanda York
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The Times Revision Series GCSE Chemistry is an easy-to-use and very well put together revision aid that uses Explorer and Netscape browsers. It covers five subject areas all based on the GCSE 2003/4 syllabus and includes tests for each topic.The program allows children to use the study plan wizard to create their own revision schedule according to their exam board, syllabus and time available. Children can choose to focus on areas of weakness, work sequentially through units of work or devise their own personal plan. Detailed reports show the child how they are doing and whether their revision schedule is on track.
The syllabus is covered in short units that are taught through explanations with text, diagrams and interactive activities. Questions take the form of multiple choice, labelling diagrams, analysis of tables, graphs and text.
Children can also study examination techniques and practise these skills. There are exam practice papers covering six exam boards with 80 mock questions. Children can also customise their own tests from the database of questions. Model answers are given. --Amanda York
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The Times English for Ages 7-11 is aimed at Key Stage 2 children providing a wide range of games to cover work done in schools as part of the National Literacy Strategy. Ace Monkey guides children through explanations of, for example, nouns, adverbs, adjectives and so on, and then introduces activities such as filling in the missing words and identifying adverbs to consolidate their understanding. On completion of each activity children can print out a certificate.Children can also visit the fun house where they can play games to consolidate what they have learned in each of the sections. They can shoot the words, navigate their way around a maze looking for nouns or go on Ace's Water Adventure looking for adjectives, verbs etc.
There is a guidance section for parents that explains each game clearly and advises how the program is best used with children.
Although the graphics in this program are good and a child would find it easy to navigate the different games, the actual content is not really challenging enough for a Key Stage 2 child. Most of the activities cover levels that would be more appropriate for 6-7 year olds. --Amanda York
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The Times Education Series A Level Pure Maths is an interactive CD-Rom designed by practising maths teachers and university lecturers and is based on the National Core for Maths at the Advanced level.Divided into chapters (which appear on the opening screen) the disc covers the following topics: algebra, functions, coordinate geometry, sequence and series, trigonometry, exponentials and logarithms, differentiation, integration, numerical methods and vectors.
You open a chapter by clicking on its icon at the main screen. When the next window appears, you'll see the chapter heading and a series of buttons along the bottom which will help you navigate the chapter, either a page at a time or by jumping to the start and end of the chapter's sections (these are accessible from the top of the screen--just click the relevant tab). The navigation buttons are the same no matter which chapter you're in and allow you to print out sections of the CD, search for particular words (and then follow them through the entire CD by clicking on the links); there are also two question buttons--quick questions which are designed to recap what you've just learned and exam-style ones which are expressed more formally and thus, more like the real thing.
Like the other products in this series, A Level Pure Maths bills itself as "Your Personal Tutor" and in the main, lives up to it. More multimedia would have made better use of the medium, but Maths probably lends itself less to this than, for example, Chemistry or Physics. One thing's for sure, students who are serious about the subject will undoubtedly benefit from this CD-Rom whether for the qualities of its structured coverage of the coursework or for the way it will help prepare for the final examination. --Rob Beattie
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The Times Education Series GCSE English is an interactive CD-ROM set in Rowan Crescent in the town of Lakehurst, where the residents are ready and willing to help students with the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills required at Level 4 of the National Curriculum.The program, written by practising teachers, is divided up into 16 chapters which include formal and informal letters, report writing, persuasive description, preparing notices and leaflets, writing letters of complaint, giving a talk--there's even some old-fashioned essay writing. In each instance, the substance of the chapter relates to one of your neighbours in the street so, for example, you may find yourself helping the kid next door organise their homework essay, or correcting old Mrs Simmons' formal letter to the council, designing a newsletter or giving an eye witness account to the police concerning an accident in the Crescent. Personalising the individual exercises like this makes it more interesting, though it would be even more successful if you could actually see the other residents, rather than just hearing their voices. Each chapter includes exercises and teacher's tips to help you get things right and you can print out the exercises to practice away from the computer. As well as navigating the program by chapter you can also search for specific words such as "nouns" and "adjectives" and concentrate on them no matter where they appear in the program.
Alternatively, you can play one of five grammar games which cover spelling, plurals, apostrophes, parts of speech and difficult or confusing words (like 'sweet' and "suite"). These are simple, arcade-style games that can be played fast or slow (depending on your confidence levels) and are designed to help improve your skills in the five different English language areas.
GCSE English covers all UK examination board syllabuses and is a useful brush-up and revision tool. In addition, by setting it in an imaginary street, the authors have made it much more interesting than a traditional text book--an important consideration when it comes to attracting and then maintaining a student's interest. --Rob Beattie