Coast Alive! Fire CD-ROM
Platform: Windows XP or higher, Macintosh OS X 10.4 to 10.6 (not compatible with OSX 10.7 Lion
Price: $29.00 (5 user site license included)
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Product Description
Explore the fascinating and critical world of California wildfire. Learn how native plants adapt to natural wildfires and how fire has a positive effect on the landscape.
After reviewing historical methods of fire control used by California Indians and Spanish vaqueros, move on to the fire simulator. Decide how you’ll clear a firebreak, whether you’ll build a fence, and how you’ll landscape, all to protect a state park reserve building positioned on the edge of the urban/wildlife interface. Success is measured by the level of biodiversity, the degree of erosion, and whether the building is likely to burn down. The fate of the building and the surrounding ecosystem is in your hands!
Teachers: Introduce your students to fire ecology through the lens of basic genetics and California coastal ecosystems.
Topics covered include;
-Plant adaptation
-Plant reproduction
-Dichotomous keys
-Dominant and recessive alleles
California Content Standards
Science:
4th Grade: Life Sciences 3b (plant survival)
5th Grade: Investigation and Experimentation 6a (classification)
7th Grade: Life Science 2c, 2d, 2e (genetics)
9th-12th Grade: Ecology 6a, 6b (ecosystem balance)
Program Minimum Requirements
Windows: XP or higher / Pentium 2 or higher/ 256 MB RAM/ 3 GB free hard space
Macintosh OS X 10.4 to 10.6 (not compatible with OSX 10.7 Lion/ 256 MB RAM/ 3GB free hard space
Site License
$29.00 - 5 user
$79.00 - 15 user
$139.00 - 25 user
$199.00 - 35 user