LEARNING SYSTEM - HIGH SCHOOL (3 DVDs)

Disks

3 DVDs

Grade

9 - 12

Ages

14 - 18

Subject Covered

• Science
• English
• Math
• History

Contents

• All Core Subjects Covered
• 86 Integrated Educational Titles
• 54 Hours of Multimedia Presentations & Video
• 37 Hours of Audio Books
• Printable Test to Monitor Progress
• PLUS New Educational Material for your iPod
• 101 Barron's Book Notes

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Product Features

Proven to build confidence, increase learning and boost grades!

• Printable tests to monitor progress
• Plus new educational material for your iPod
• Comprehensive educational library
• Use of pictures, text, audio, and video that's adaptive to multiple styles of learning
• A progressive supplement to current curriculum
• Reinforce subjects being studies with numerous tests designed to monitor your student's progress
• Reviewed and treasured by educators and parents
• No installation required! Plug & learn
• Convenience and versatility at your desk, or on the go!

System Requirements

Windows

Windows 2000 or XP

DVD Drive

Internet Explorer for some titles

No Disk Space Required

No Installation Required

Sound System

Macintosh

Mac OS X

DVD Drive

Internet Explorer for some titles

No Disk Space Required

No Installation Required

Sound System

Features

• Over 22 hours of multimedia presentations
• Over 2200 interactive questions and answers
• Over 22 hours of audio books
• Printable tests to monitor your student's progress

Topics Covered

Science

• What is Science?
• What is Physics? 
• What is Chemistry? 
• What is Biology?

Earth Science

• What is Earth Science? 
• Ecosystems 
• Biomes I& II

Biochemistry

• Biochemistry I
• Biochemistry II

Life Science

• Genetics 
• Heredity 
• Plant Anatomy
• Evolution 
• The Five Kingdoms of Life
• Botany 
• Cell Biology I& II

Astronomy

• Isaac Asimov's Library of the Universe: Space Exploration 
• Isaac Asimov's Library of the Universe: Space Speculation 
• Isaac Asimov's Library of the Universe: Astronomy

Features

• Over 14 hours of multimedia presentations
• Over 14 hours of audio books
• 101 Barron's Book Notes
• Over 2000 interactive questions and answers
• Printable tests to monitor your student's progress

Topics Covered

World Literature

The Writing Series: From the Classics to Great Themes

• Examine Great Literary Themes & Learn to Appreciate Literature

The Writing Series: Short Story Writing

• Trace the Development of the Short Story as a Form of Literature

Women in Literature: Heroines, Sirens, Shrews

• Study the Historic Portrayal of Women in Literature

Women in Literature: Novelists, Playwrights, Poets

• Follow the Changing Roles of Women in Literature from the Early 18th Century to the 1960's

The Ancient World to the Renaissance

• Survey European Literature from the Ancient Middle East to the Italian & Northern Renaissance

The Enlightenment to the Twentieth Century

• Explore European Literature from the Age of Reason to WWII

American Literature

Time, Life & Works of Henry David Thoreau

• Trace the Life & Career of the Transcendentalist Author of Walden

Time, Life & Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne

• Understand the Literary Contributions Made by Hawthorne, the Author of The Scarlet Letter

Time, Life & Works of Ernest Hemingway

• Discover How Hemingway's Writing Style Captured Themes of Love, Courage & Warfare

A Literary History: Common Sense to  The Last of the Mohicans

• Explore Literature from the Colonial Era to the Mid-Nineteenth Century

A Literary History: Little Women to The Call of the Wild

• Survey Works by the Greatest 19th Century Writers Including Charles Dickenson Edgar Allen Poe

A Literary History: The Jungle to The Grapes of Wrath

• Trace America's Literary Heritage from the Turn of the Century to the Beginning of WWII

A Literary History: Catch 22 to The Color Purple

• Examine the Poetry & Prose Published During the 40 Years Following WWII

English Literature

Time, Life & Works of Charles Dickens

• Discover How Dickens Used His Writings to Expose Social Injustice During the Victorian Era

Time, Life & Works of Thomas Hardy

• Understand the Major Themes of Hardy's Novels & Poems

Time, Life & Works of William Wordsworth

• Gain Insight to the Images, Moods & Themes of Wordsworth's Poetry

Time, Life & Works of Shakespeare

• Examine the Life & Works of the Famous Playwright & Poet

Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

• Study the Duality of Human Nature & the Perilous Threat Evil Poses When it Has Become Separated From Good  

Time, Life & Works of Geoffrey Chaucer

• Trace How Chaucer Chronicled the Manners /Morals of 14th Century England in Canterbury Tales

A Literary History: Lyrical Ballads to Silas Marner

• Explore British Literature from the Advent of Romanticism to the Early Victorian  Era

A Literary History: The War of the Worlds to Brave New World

• Learn How Writers of the Late Victorian Period & Early 20th Century Broke New Artistic Ground