Coast Alive! Kelp/Otter CD-ROM
Platform: Windows 98/XP, Macintosh OS X 10.1.2 or higher
Price: $45.00 (5 user site license included)
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Product Description
What makes a healthy environment for humans and for otters?
Explore the physiology, behavior, and habitats of California’s beloved southern sea otter. Find out not only how the otter is adapted to marine life, but also how factors such as habitat decline and human activity affect its chances of a long, healthy life.
Teachers: Provide real-world challenges to your students as they make decisions about the management of coastal resources in the Kelp Forest simulator. What environmental features help sustain a healthy kelp forest, a healthy local ecosystem, a healthy economy, and a healthy otter population?
Topics covered include;
-Marine energy flow and food webs
-Population dynamics
-Mammalian physiology
-Ecosystem feedback systems
California Content Standards
Science:
4th Grade: Life Sciences 2a, 2b, 2c, 3a, 3b, 3c (energy transfer and food webs)
5th Grade: Life Sciences 2a, 2b (circulatory system)
6th Grade: Ecology 5a, 5b, 5c, 5e (energy transfer and food webs); Resources 6b (wildlife resources)
7th Grade: Structure and Function of Living Systems 5a, 5b (physiology)
9th-12th Grade: Ecology 6a, 6b, 6c, 6e (biodiversity and populations dynamics)
Program Minimum Requirements
Windows: 98, ME, 2000, XP/ Pentium 2 or higher/ 256 MB RAM/ 3 GB free hard space
Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.1.2 or higher/ G3 or newer PowerPC/ 256 MB RAM/ 3GB free hard space
Site License
$45.00 - 5 user
$420.00 - 15 user
$620.00 - 25 user
$770.00 - 35 user