Captain Cook's Tuck Box
Publisher: Topologika Software Ltd
Develops Cookery, Nutrition, Healthy-eating, Safety, Catering, Hospitality and Manual Skills. Captain Cook's Tuck Box aims to get children cooking (and eating) nutritious food. Teachers love the way it saves time and makes budding cooks anticipate their next lesson as much as their hungry tums do. For parents it's a mouth-watering way to make food preparation safe, educational and fun. Captain Cook's Tuck Box includes around 200 child-designed (and munched) recipes (e.g. Hotch Potch, Worm Pie, Caterpillar Salad and 'Dog' Biscuits), ideas for national and religious festivals, ready-to-use cookery books, a talking health genie who provides tips on balanced diets and snacks, and even an (optional) animated joke-telling 'parrot'. The Cookbook section has Beginners, Junior and Senior options with printable, illustrated recipes. The Recipes section lets you browse them with Health and Safety pop-ups, teaching tips and a built-in cooking timer - there are even 15 graduated recipes to teach basic cookery skills. Menus introduces food combinations with a tool for designing party and special occasion menus, plus a useful search engine/filtering system - ideal for linked work in ICT. A well thought out Library offers food and culinary dictionaries, good-food guides, menu guides, health and hygiene advice, and videos. Captain Cook's Tuck Box is easy to install, networkable, and perfect for interactive whiteboards. It comes with configuration options (e.g. sound off and alternative colour schemes), pupil tracking and downloadable lesson plans. It's the only cooking software written specially for British homes and schools - so easy even an adult can use it! Combats obesity and associated illnesses by helping children move from fast food/sweets to fruit, veg and fibre. Explains why fresh food is best, nutrition, food safety and hygiene. Enhances the quality of the community's lives. Helps build relationships by encouraging families to eat together. Supports cross-curricular work in reading, writing and ICT. Automatically calculates ingredient quantities for any class size. Supplied as complete packs with CD and Licence which includes: around 200 recipes to promote 'healthy eating'; 32 videos, Help screens and pupil tracking facilities, Three ready-to-use cookery books and booklet on how to start a Cookery Club; Menu designer, progress certificates, food jokes, Built-in search engine. Reviews available. IWC compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 1,2, 3
Age range: 5-13
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Control Insight
Publisher: Logotron
Control Insight addresses the needs of the National Curriculum for Information Technology under the attainment targets for Monitoring and Control. By helping pupils to engage with the problem solving process it is a truly versatile teaching system for nurturing progression from Key Stage 2 through to Key Stage 4. Standard Edition (KS 3-4) & Junior Edition (KS 2-3). Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
ISBN: 058234634638X
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Design and Technology DVD Series
Publisher: AVP
Available as single DVD as the Design & Technology Series (CVL106 - 120 minutes). Each individual programme is approximately 15 minutes long. Titles Available An Introduction to Design & Technology, The Home, The School, Recreation, The Community, Business and Industry. Scottish Level D-E.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 3
Age range: 11-14
Ref: CVLT01
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Design and Technology Series
Publisher: 4 Learning / Espresso Education
Each of the 5 CD-ROMs contains between 40 and 45 minutes of curriculum relevant clips, complemented by concise on screen information. Each clip is linked to a set of stimulating interactive activities. Key words are hyperlinked to the Wordbank, a glossary explaining key words and terms. Curriculum Connections: Food, textiles, systems and electronic control, resistant materials, graphic products. The five CD ROMs in this series are: FOOD: Design process introduction, Case study, Design focus, Health and safety. GRAPHIC PRODUCTS: Design process introduction, Case study, Design focus, Packaging. RESISTANT MATERIALS: Design process introduction, Case study, Design focus, Materials focus. SYSTEMS and ELECTRONIC CONTROL: Design process introduction, Case study, Design focus, Technology focus. TEXTILES: Design process introduction, Case study, Design focus, Technology focus. Interactive Whitboard compatible. GCSE, Scottish Level E, F, SG, NQs.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
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Engineering at the Cutting Edge DVD
Publisher: 4 Learning / Espresso Education
Features 5 x 25 minute programmes suitable for all Awarding Body specifications. Curriculum Connections: Design and graphical communication, engineered products, application of technology. Ed McCann, who is passionate about engineering and its role in shaping our future, presents the series in a very informal way, inspiring engineers to address his probing questions. Ed is a visiting lecturer of civil engineering design at Imperial College, London. Programme 1: This programme looks at two amazing structures, the Millennium Bridge in London and the Falkirk Wheel in Scotland. Both used new revolutionary designs that had been tested using the latest technology, but one went to plan and the other didn't! Programme 2: This programme looks at two automotive projects that show how important it is for designers to work with well proven standard car parts, yet still emerge with completely different products. Programme 3: Why is it that when footballers are heading the ball they are missing the goad more today than in previous decades? Vaughan Lovelock asked himself these questions so many times that he decided to design a head band to improve heading accuracy. Programme 4: Today's roller coasters are designed and tested in virtual worlds before being built. However, when they are built they must work safely first time, as there is no room to modify the ride after it has been built. Programme 5: The programme follows two people as they have new artificial limbs fitted and show how they adjust to the changes they bring to their lives. Interactive Whiteboard compatible. FREE PREVIEW: this DVD is available on 14 day FREE PREVIEW, simply click the option below - an invoice will be issued for any items retained after this time.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 4
Age range: 14-16+
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Manufacturing Plastic Products
Publisher: Birchfield Interactive plc
This title comprises a 3 CD ROM pack. The pack contains a highly visual, ready to use software program, complete with comprehensive information on topics supported by images, tests and activities. It can be used by individuals, groups or the whole class when combined with an Interactive Whiteboard. A library of digital resources is available for you to create your own lessons, websites and worksheets to suit your lesson plans. Simply export to PowerPoint or other applications. All of these resources are SCORM compliant and can be uploaded to any Virtual Learning Environment. An assessment feature enables the monitoring and tracking of pupils performance through the sections and activities contained within the program. Pupils results can be displayed in graphs and charts, or even exported to Excel. Software Offers: Straightforward user friendly interface, Assessment tracking, Extended question zone containing examination style questions, Library of digital content e.g. animation, voiceover, High quality 3D animations, Challenging interactive exercises, Quiz zone, Teachers zone, Printable certificates, Mask/unmask and show/hide text features. Features content on the following topics: Types of production, Blow moulding, Injection moulding, Extrusion, Line bending, Plug and yoke press forming. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 4
Age range: 14-18
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Mission Control V2
Publisher: Sherston Software Ltd
Adventure into control technology that introduces subject in highly original, motivating way. Children have to create, test, modify, store sequences of instructions to control events using simulated motors, lights etc to solve various problems and obstacles; progressing to using simulated systems that respond to data from sensors. No control technology equipment needed. Interactive Whiteboard compatible. Scottish 5-14.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-11
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Product Design & Flat Pack Furniture
Publisher: Birchfield Interactive plc
3 CD pack contains highly visual, ready to use software program, complete with comprehensive information on topics supported by images, tests, activities. For individuals, groups or whole class when combined with an Interactive Whiteboard. Library of digital resources to create lessons, websites, worksheets to suit your lesson plans. Simply export to PowerPoint or other applications. All resources are SCORM compliant, can be uploaded to any Virtual Learning Environment. Assessment feature enables monitoring and tracking of pupils performance through sections and activities in the program. Pupils results can be displayed in graphs, charts, or exported to Excel. Offers: Straightforward user friendly interface, Assessment tracking, Extended question zone containing exam style questions, Library of digital content, High quality 3D animations, Challenging interactive exercises, Quiz zone, Teachers zone, Printable certificates, Mask/unmask and show/hide text features. Features content on the following topics: Advantages of flat pack furniture, Ergonomic considerations, Manufactured boards used in flat pack furniture, Knockdown fittings, Hinges & screws. Suitable for both AS level product design & design & technology resistant materials courses.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 4
Age range: 14-18
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Properties of Materials
Publisher: Birchfield Interactive plc
3 CD pack contains highly visual, ready to use software program, complete with comprehensive information on topics supported by images, tests, activities. For individuals, groups or whole class when combined with an Interactive Whiteboard. Library of digital resources to create lessons, websites, worksheets to suit your lesson plans. Simply export to PowerPoint or other applications. All resources are SCORM compliant, can be uploaded to any Virtual Learning Environment. Assessment feature enables monitoring and tracking of pupils performance through sections and activities in the program. Pupils results can be displayed in graphs, charts, or exported to Excel. Offers: Straightforward user friendly interface, Assessment tracking, Extended question zone containing exam style questions, Library of digital content, High quality 3D animations, Challenging interactive exercises, Quiz zone, Teachers zone, Printable certificates, Mask/unmask and show/hide text features. Features content on the following topics: Materials & their physical properties, Mechanical properties, Properties of timber products, Properties of metal products, Properties of plastic products.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 4
Age range: 14-16+
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Resistant and Compliant Materials
Publisher: Birchfield Interactive plc
3 CD pack contains highly visual, ready to use software program, complete with comprehensive information on topics supported by images, tests, activities. For individuals, groups or whole class when combined with an Interactive Whiteboard. Library of digital resources to create lessons, websites, worksheets to suit your lesson plans. Simply export to PowerPoint or other applications. All resources are SCORM compliant, can be uploaded to any Virtual Learning Environment. Assessment feature enables monitoring and tracking of pupils performance through sections and activities in the program. Pupils results can be displayed in graphs, charts, or exported to Excel. Offers: Straightforward user friendly interface, Assessment tracking, Extended question zone containing exam style questions, Library of digital content, High quality 3D animations, Challenging interactive exercises, Quiz zone, Teachers zone, Printable certificates, Mask/unmask and show/hide text features. Features content on following topics: Timber, Metals, Plastics, Compliant materials.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 4
Age range: 14-18
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