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Videos from "What's the Secret?" CD-ROM series 1994-6
A highly awarded "science discovery" series designed by ICONOS for TPT television and 3M
Note: Click on thumbnails below or use arrows to go to each interaction —
which begins with an animation from the Main Menu
Main menu animations, Volume 1 (1994)
Animations previews for different sections of this award-winning "discovery science" CD-ROM.
Why does my heart beat? Vol 1.
View and rotate a 3D heart, what is blood pressure, what is the cardiac cycle?
Do bees talk to each other? Vol 1.
What do bees communicate through their dance, what do flowers taste like, find the flowers game. [Note: transparency issues with the graphics card used] [Note: designed for 133 Mhz processor, so dance movement goes quickly.]
Why do bees make honey? Vol 1.
Assemble parts of a bee, how to make decisions as a bee keeper, can I get sick from a bee sting?
What keeps a roller coaster going? Vol 1.
Potential and kinetic energy. why doesn't a roller coaster fall off the track, why do I feel sick on a roller coaster, how is a roller coaster designed? [Note: designed for 133 Mhz processor, so some interactions e.g. ball rolling) goes too fast to see.]
How many pieces can a pizza produce? Vol 1.
What does a fraction mean, how else can a fraction be expressed?
Main menu animations, Volume 2 (1995)
Video of the animations previewing the different sections of this award-winning "discovery science" CD-ROM.
How do airplanes fly? Part 1 Vol 2.
Flight simulator, flight training school, how does a pilot fly a plane? [Note: designed for 133 Mhz processor, so complete simulator goes too fast to fly the plane.]
How do airplanes fly? Part 2 Vol 2.
What forces keep an airplane up, Science Try-Its, Newt Notes, Videos, Brief history of flight.
How do people in the arctic Keep from freezing? Part 1 Vol 2
Tour the arctic towns, pack an arctic sled, identify clouds.
How do people in the arctic Keep from freezing? Part 2 Vol 2
Is there pollution in the arctice, what are the northern lights, why do we shiver when it's cold?
Why does glue stick? Part 1 Vol 2.
Can you build a bridge of materials and glue that will hold an elephant, electron microscope views of materials, what is cohesion and adhesion? [Note: designed for 133 Mhz processor, so elephant falls too fast to see.]
Why does glue stick? Part 1 Vol 2.
What else sticks besides adhesives, where did tape come from, how is a broken tooth fixed? [Note: designed for 133 Mhz processor, so elephant drops too fast to see.]
How does my brain think? Part 1 Vol 2.
3D rotations of a brain, brain parts involved in baking a cake, sliced views of an FMRI, parts of the brain, what's inside my brain?
How does my brain think? Part 2 Vol 2.
Neurons, what causes a headache, , Science Try-Its, Newt Notes, Videos, Brief history of brain studies.
Main menu animations, Volume 3 (1996)
Video of the animations previewing the different sections of this award-winning "discovery science" CD-ROM.
How can I control a soccer ball? Part 1 Vol 3.
Train for the big game, virtual soccer camp, virtual physics avatar, how hard can you kick?
How can I control a soccer ball? Part 2 Vol 3.
A moment of momentum, how is a kick a collision?
How can I control a soccer ball? Part 3 Vol 3.
Where will the ball go, why do things move, the adventures of weight and mass.
How do trapeze artists swing so high? Part 1 Vol 3.
Trapeze swing game, the Big Top Gravity Drop.
How do trapeze artists swing so high? Part 2 Vol 3.
Welcome to the circus school, things drop because of gravity, fire the clown out of the canon game.
What is a falling star? Vol 3.
Use media sources to construct an argument about threats to earth and the Hubble telescope. Can you successfully make your point?
How big is our galaxy? Vol 3.
How big is big, how many hamsters fill up a bathtub, Science Try-Its, Newt Notes.
How are my bones hooked together? Vol 3.
Match the joint type to the bone, comparing skeletons, how would I get a new hip, what's so special about thumbs?
Patch Pak. Vol 1, 2, 3.
Gather and save badges showing your progress through the software. Includes Weirdly Wild When Warped, Mystery Sounds, Blockhead.
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