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SCIENCE!<br />
many inches of snow fall during an average December in<br />
Albany, New York? Mindscape's Forecast! can answer all<br />
these questions and many more.<br />
Forecast! helps aspiring meteorologists learn about<br />
weather and the factors that affect it. The program consists<br />
of several useful and enlightening segments. Weather Fore<br />
caster, for example, produces a realistic weather prediction<br />
based upon current data—temperature, wind velocity, baro<br />
metric pressure, and the like. Anyone considering a move<br />
to a more habitable climate will enjoy Weather Traveler be<br />
cause it quickly provides accurate data on such things as<br />
average rainfall, temperature variations throughout the<br />
year, and how often the sun shines. Weather Calculator per<br />
forms weather-related conversions—Celsius to Fahrenheit,<br />
knots to miles per hour, and such.<br />
If someone in your family is intrigued by weather,<br />
Forecast! could be just the gift you've been looking for. It's<br />
educational, entertaining, and, for those of us who accept<br />
subzero winter temperatures as a necessary evil, very<br />
enlightening.<br />
Summer Science Software<br />
Audubon Wildlife Adventures: Grizzly Bears<br />
Ages 9 and up<br />
Apple II—$49.95<br />
Apple IIgs—$59.95<br />
IBM PCs and compatibles with CGA or<br />
better—$49.95<br />
Advanced Ideas<br />
2902 San Pablo Ave.<br />
Berkeley, CA 94702<br />
(415)525-9100<br />
Body Transparent<br />
Ages 10-17<br />
Apple II—$39.95<br />
Commodore 64/128—S29.95<br />
IBM PCs and compatibles—$39.95<br />
Designasaurus<br />
Ages 7 and up<br />
Amiga—$49.95<br />
Apple II—$39.95<br />
Apple lies with 768K—$49.95<br />
Commodore 64/128 (requires joystick)—<br />
$29.95<br />
IBM PCs and compatibles—$39.95<br />
DestgnWare by Britannica Software<br />
345 Fourth St.<br />
San Francisco. CA 94107<br />
(415)546-1866<br />
Chem Lab<br />
Ages 9-14<br />
Apple II—SI 9.95<br />
Commodore 64/128—$19.95<br />
IBM PCs and compatibles~$19.95<br />
Simon & Schuster<br />
One Gulf + Western Plaza<br />
New York. NY 10023<br />
(<strong>80</strong>0) 624-0023<br />
(<strong>80</strong>0) 624-0024 (in New Jersey)<br />
Dyno-Quest<br />
Ages 8 and up<br />
Apple II—$49.99<br />
IBM PCs and compatibles—$49.99<br />
MindPlay<br />
3130 N. Dodge Blvd.<br />
Tucson, AZ 85716<br />
(<strong>80</strong>0)221-7911<br />
24 COMPUTE!<br />
Forecast!<br />
Blinded by Science<br />
As you can see, science software covers a lot of territory.<br />
There really is something for everyone. Before you rush out<br />
and buy software that may not fit your needs, though,<br />
remember that not all educational packages work equally<br />
well at school and at home.<br />
Home users will be most satisfied with programs that<br />
require only a minimum amount of adult supervision. The<br />
best educational software for the home appeals to widely<br />
divergent age groups and offers enough activities to assure<br />
hours of enjoyable use. The wisest approach to selecting the<br />
right program is to find something that might appeal to<br />
members of your family and then to try it out at a local<br />
software dealership.<br />
Ages 13-18<br />
Apple II—$59.95<br />
IBM PCs and compatibles (64K)—$59.95<br />
Mindscape<br />
3444 Dundee Rd.<br />
Northbrook, IL 60062<br />
(<strong>80</strong>0)221-9884<br />
Geologists at Work<br />
Ages 14 and up<br />
Apple II—$65.00<br />
The Incredible Laboratory<br />
Ages 8 and up<br />
Apple II—$65.00<br />
Commodore 64/128—$65.00<br />
IBM PCs and compatibles (CGA or better)—<br />
$65.00<br />
IBM PS/2 Model 25—$65.00<br />
<strong>TRS</strong>-<strong>80</strong> <strong>Color</strong> <strong>Computer</strong>—$65.00<br />
Playing with Science: Temperature<br />
Ages 5-13<br />
Apple II—$99.00<br />
Sunburst Communications<br />
39 Washington Ave.<br />
Pleasantville, NY 10570-2898<br />
(<strong>80</strong>0)431-1934<br />
(<strong>80</strong>0) 247-6756 in Canada<br />
(914) 769-5030<br />
Operation: Frog<br />
Ages 9-16<br />
Apple II—$59.95<br />
Commodore 64—$59.95<br />
Scholastic<br />
P.O. Box 7502<br />
2931 E. McCarty St.<br />
Jefferson City, MO 65102<br />
(<strong>80</strong>0)541-5513<br />
(<strong>80</strong>0) 392-2179 (in Missouri)<br />
Photogates (used with Precision Timer)<br />
PASCO Scientific<br />
1876 Sabre St.<br />
Hayward, CA 94545<br />
(<strong>80</strong>0) 772-8700<br />
All this takes time, of course, but the payoff may be<br />
worth far more than the investment. The child you inspire<br />
today just might be tomorrow's Nobel prize winner! H<br />
David Stanton, COMPUTE'.'^ "Discoveries" columnist, is the com<br />
puter coordinator (or the Bolivar school district in New York.<br />
Physics, Geometry, Calculus<br />
Ages 15-18<br />
Macintosh—$99.95 each (Home Edition);<br />
$109.95 each (School Edition)<br />
Apple IIgs (Geometry only)—$79.95 (Home<br />
Edition); $89.95 (School Edition)<br />
Science Toolkit: Master Module<br />
Ages 9-18<br />
Apple II—$79.95 (Home Edition); $99.95<br />
(School Edition)<br />
IBM PCs and compatibles (machines without a<br />
built-in joystick port require a special gamecontrol<br />
adapter card)—$79.95 (Home Edi<br />
tion); $89.95 (School Edition)<br />
Science Toolkit Module 1: Speed and<br />
Motion<br />
Ages 9-18<br />
Apple II—$39.95 (Home Edition); $49.95<br />
(School Edition)<br />
IBM PCs and compatibles—$39.95 (Home<br />
Edition); $49.95 (School Edition)<br />
Science Toolkit Module 2: Earthquake Lab<br />
Ages 13-18<br />
Apple II—S39.95 (Home Edition); $49.95<br />
(School Edition)<br />
Science Toolkit Module 3: Body Lab<br />
Ages 9-18<br />
Apple II—$39.95 (Home Edition); $49.95<br />
(School Edition)<br />
Broderbund<br />
17 Paul Dr.<br />
San Rafael, CA 94903-2101<br />
(<strong>80</strong>0) 521-6263<br />
Precision Timer<br />
Ages 15 and up<br />
Apple II—$39.95<br />
PCs and compatibles (game card required)—<br />
$39.95<br />
vernier Software<br />
2920 SW 89th St.<br />
Portland, OR 97225<br />
(503) 297-5317
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