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You
can contact Don Bergland at:
redjello@shaw.ca
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project consists of a teacher’s learning guide written
by Don Bergland and published by ETI Entertainment Technologies
and Ingenuity Works Inc. Telefilm Canada, The Telus BC New Media
Fund, and Industry Canada provided funding for the project.
The project was also assisted by NASA Education, the Canadian
Space Agency, and the US Space and Rocket Centre. The Liftoff
Teachers Guide focuses on the multimedia CD-ROM project earlier
produced by ETI. This product was an interactive Space Shuttle
simulator developed under licence to NASA and designed for both
home and educational markets. The liftoff Teacher’s Guide
provides 126 pages of specific instructions for bringing the
LIFTOFF product experience into the classroom. Used with the
LIFTOFF CD-ROM, the teacher can select a lesson based on product,
subject, or theme. The Guide focuses on 5 themes: Liftoff Program,
Machines, Environment, Teamwork, and Careers.The Guide allows
the themes to be taught through Language Arts, Mathematics,
Music, PE, Science, Social Studies, and Visual Art. Teachers
can consult an organizing schema to select a lesson based on
Product, Subject, or Theme. The guide contains 14 complete lessons
organized around standard lesson plan categories. Lessons are
generally written for grades 4-7, but can easily be applied
to other grade levels. The Liftoff Guide is currently available
as a learning adjunct to the Liftoff product and is available
in Canada in both English and French, It is retailed at major
science centres, major software retailers, and through the Ingenuity
Works e-commerce site. In the US, Liftoff and the Teachers Guide
is sold in association with the U.S. Space and Rocket Center,
home of U.S. Space Camp. It is also available through NASA's
visitor centers at its major sites, Kennedy Space Center, Space
Center Houston, and US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville,
which attract over three million visitors per year. |
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The
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from the Teacher's Guide book showing general layout more
than content detail. More pages will be added shortly. |
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Online
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is a section from the ETI Entertainment Technologies website
showcasing the Liftoff Teacher's Guide. |
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