Behind the News Primary Atlas Network Pack

Behind the News
Behind the News Primary Atlas is a comprehensive resource developed to assist primary school students to investigate and learn more about their global community.
Behind the News Primary Atlas Network Pack
The Behind the News Primary Atlas Network Pack contains:
15 copies of Behind the News Primary Atlas
1 copy of Behind the News Primary Atlas CD-ROM Network Licence
1 copy of Behind the News Primary Atlas Skills and Activities Blackline Master
The atlas addresses the issues affecting today’s world, generating discussion and research in the classroom and creating an environment that encourages student participation.

Key features
Enriches key curriculum concepts through investigation and analysis
Equips students to contextualise and clarify their understandings about issues affecting the global community
Two thematic sections: ‘Australia in Focus’ and ‘World in Focus’ explore issues such as water resources, environments in danger, global warming and space exploration.
Behind the News Primary Atlas Skills and Activities Blackline Masters contains a wealth of sequential mapping activities to further develop students’ skills. It supports and extends the atlas and CD-ROM with teacher’s notes and photocopiable resources, including map outlines.

Behind the News Primary Atlas Resources CD-ROM supports and extends the atlas with interactive modules that introduce key mapping skills allowing students to practise and apply these skills during authentic learning experiences.

The CD-ROM features videos that support and extend the thematic issues presented in the Atlas. The multimedia component assists students to contextualise and clarify their understandings and promotes further discussion and research.

Contents
interactive mapping skills tutorials
videos
e-maps, animations and activities that allow students to practise and apply skills
eGlossary
outline maps of Australia and the world.
CD Specifications
PC
233 MHz or higher
Windows® 2000, XP or Vista
Microsoft® Office 2000, XP or 2007
128MB or more of installed RAM
Adobe® Reader® 7 or 8.
MAC
G3 or higher
OS X.2.8 or higher
Microsoft® Office for Mac 2004
128MB or more of installed RAM
Adobe® Reader® 7 or 8