Description:
Middle School Workshop: 6th-8th Grade delivers four learning programs to your child's desktop. Designed for middle school students, this four-CD-ROM collection helps build essential math, science, Spanish, and typing skills. Featuring educational programs from the Princeton Review, Compton's Learning, Success Builder, and Mavis Beacon, kids gain algebra skills, learn about Earth science, build their Spanish vocabulary and grammar skills, and master the keyboard. Users can complete lessons in order or skip ahead, all while working at their own pace. The Princeton Review disc covers an entire year of algebra in 60 interactive lessons, plus it comes with fun math games! Highlights include equations and variables, functions and graphs, and word problems. Kids get to work with interactive coaches and gain tips. The Earth science course from Compton's Learning teaches practical skills and offers real-world experiments. Kids study everything from geology to water, earthquakes, weather, and the environment. They'll learn basic science skills, how to create science reports, and even how to conduct experiments. Success Builder's Spanish tutorial offers help for beginners with pronunciation and vocabulary development, while advanced students should find themselves challenged by the conversational portion. Added skill builders include work for improving listening, grammar, and translation abilities. And what could be more handy than keyboarding skills for today's computer-savvy kids? Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 10 whips those fingers into shape! Coursework stresses keyboard proficiency, speed, and accuracy, while eight skill-building games add fun.
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