Description:
You won't have to reinvent the wheel to learn from InventorLabs Transportation. This tremendously entertaining software package lets you look over the shoulders of the Wright brothers, locomotive pioneer George Stephenson, and 1901 Mercedes designer Gottfried Daimler as they labor to add some steam to their dreams and hit the road (or the tracks or the skies).Installation is painless and takes up surprisingly few system resources, perfect for a hand-me-down computer. The graphics and navigation are delightfully cool, with an old-time feel that helps you forget the 21st-century technology you're using to browse the world of a hundred years ago. You can fiddle around for hours in the panoramic workshops, putting parts together to see how they work, observing the inventors as they explain their ideas, and even conducting and analyzing experiments yourself. You can take notes, ask questions, go online for additional information and activities, and take a step back and see how the inventors fit into other events of their times. The unique experimental setup is the most innovative feature of InventorLabs: by designing, performing, and reviewing simulated experiments, you'll develop the same reasoning skills scientists use every day. Whether you want to be a rocket scientist one day or just want to know what's going on under the hood of your car, InventorLabs Transportation will drive the information home. (Ages 10 and older) --Rob Lightner
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