STEEL CYCLES: A FULL-CIRCLE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

ROSCOE's Totally Cycled World integrates Science, Math, Language Arts and Social Studies through the exploration of the theme-CYCLES. Some points explored under this theme are natural cycles, economic cycles and the stages of the recycling process.

The four major lessons: math, social studies, language arts and science are as follows:

• Math: Characters ROSCOE and his friend from outer space, Eon, explore mathematical concepts by discussing and working calculations about Eon's trip to Earth and the development and mathematic foundations of Earth's time keeping systems.
• Social Studies: Characters ROSCOE and Eon encourage students to help them develop a solid waste management plan for ROSCOE's home town, Pleasantville. Students not only learn about the many aspects of solid waste management, but practice data-gathering skills and information assessment.
• Language Arts: A folk tale is developed to educate students on the value of verbal communication, the use of stories as entertainment and education, and the function and value of seasonal cycles. Students then are sent on a mission that requires them to re-assemble a story to further develop natural sequencing and grammatical skills.
• Science: ROSCOE's friend IGOR helps the students identify organics and inorganics in the waste stream and determine recyclability. This lesson has four learning centers, each of which focuses on an individual natural cycle.

The CD also includes one recycling-specific activity that helps the learner understand the interdependent processes of consumption, recycling and steelmaking. In this activity, students "build" a schematic of the recycling process by correctly answering questions. Their effort is rewarded by an animated view of the steelmaking process.

Special Features: The program contains controlled vocabulary and on-line glossary; missions/lessons that can be replayed by students to reinforce their knowledge and re-test their skills; printed synopsis of the lessons; fun facts and supporting data; a periodic review of material presented in lessons; and tracking devices for teacher use, including on-screen or printed reports showing student success rates when answering questions.

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