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This CD ROM works in a similar way
to a website. From the 'Home' page
you can reach the section you wish
to view from by clicking on the title
in the left-hand menu, or on one of
the main activity images in the centre
of the page. Many of the left-hand
sections also contain resources for
you to use.
You can click on the 'Back' button
on your web-browser menu (at the top
pf your screen) to return to a previous
page, or click on the 'Home' button
to return to the opening page of the
CD.
Various icons are used to help you
navigate individual sections of the
CD.
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This indicates sub-sections
of a page. Clicking on one of
these icons will move your view
down the page to the specific
sub-section you require.
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Clicking on this icon at the
bottom of a page will return
you to the top.
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This indicates a PDF resource
file which you can view and
print-off.
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This indicates a link to another
document within the CD.
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There are also many hyper links
to web sites contained in this
CD. Hyper links look like www.scienceyear.com
. Simply click on the link and
the site will launch in your
web browser. Please note you
must be connected to the Internet
for the links to work.
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Pupil, Teacher and Technician Notes
on the CD are presented as PDF files.
This CD uses PDF documents extensively.
You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader
4.0 or above to view these files.
Acrobat Reader 5.0 is available to
download from this CD, or from the
Adobe website www.adobe.co.uk
To access PDF files simply click on
the link and the document will load
in your Acrobat Software.
To install Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
from this CD:
1. Remove any previous versions of
Acrobat Reader fully from your computer.
2. Follow the instructions on the
PDF Software section of the CD, or:
For Windows:
Browse the CD-ROM, locate and double
click the file 'ar500enu.exe'
Located in: 'sycd \ acrobat \ win'
For Macintosh:
Browse the CD-ROM, locate and double
click the file 'reader installer'
Located in: 'sycd \ acrobat \ mac'
The PowerPoint, Word and Excel files
provided on this CD ROM must be saved
to your computer hard drive before
you can view or amend them. You must
have the relevant software installed
to view them. Please follow the instructions
given with these files. To save the
documents to your hard disk:
Internet Explorer
Windows - right click the link &
select "Save Target As"
to save this document to your hard
disk.
Macintosh - click the link and the
document will load in the application.
Select File\Save As to save to your
hard disk.
Netsacpe
Windows - click the link and select
"save it to disk" to save
this document to your hard disk
Macintosh - click the link to save
the document to your hard disk
Space Station Survival (within Is
there life?) includes Real Audio and
Video files to provide an exciting
context for the activity. It is possible
to carry out Survival without the
video files, but the audio files are
required to introduce pupils to the
activity.
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You must have
the latest Real Media Player
(version 8 or above) to view
these files. If you do not have
the player installed please
do so by clicking the image.
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Planet 10 showcases the latest Internet
technology and was created using Flash
and ShockWave 8.5 software, which
features the newly developed 3D authoring
capabilities found in Macromedia Director
8.5
As a result Planet 10 is a large,
sophisticated programme that requires
higher specification computers than
other features on this CD ROM. Full
details of the computer requirements
necessary to run Planet 10 are given
in the Planet 10 section of this CD
ROM. If you have difficulties running
Planet 10, please view it at the Science
Year website www.scienceyear.com
for further assistance.
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