For Ages 7 to 12
Learn How Nature Communicates
The Wonderful Language of Nature you will find a knowledge base of information on nearly 100 different species, including plants, fish, amphibians, insects, reptiles, birds, and mammals - with a special focus on humans.
The information is organized into seven major topics, which covers various areas in which communication plays major role: - Courtship and Attraction
- In Search of Food
- Parents and Offspring
- Social Standing
- Territorial Dominance
- Defense
- Group Identity
The knowledge base combines with project oriented investigations to provide a focused, interactive environment for exploring natural phenomena.
Includes - Topics - Unravel nature's mysteries by exploring topics in the knowledge base
- Search - Quickly search by using Glossary Listings or the Search Window
- Investigation - Challenge yourself with self-studies and activities
- Internet - Further your options with the provided Internet links
- Toolbar - Use toolbars with ease! the upper section contains shortcut buttons for various functions, and the loser section stores minimized windows as icons
- Image & Narration - Enlarge many images to full screen and listen to the narrated feature presentations
Product Hightlights
Courtship and Attraction
How can a male convince a female to choose him as her mate? Male use diverse modes of communication to demonstrate their worth.
In Search of Food
Organisms need to eat, and therefore they must obtain food. As animals search for and obtain their food, communication among them plays a major role in their survival.
Parents and Offspring
Effective communication between parents and offspring improves the chances of the young to reach adulthood and reproduce.
Social Standing
Social Standing is an individual's rank in the social hierarchy of his or her group. each member of the group has a lace in the hierarchy-perhaps as the ruler, perhaps as the ruled-and know s his order pace.
Territorial Dominance
The area in which an animal lives and finds food is called its home range. Within the home range is the animals territory, where it makes its home and raises its young. Defense
The appearance of certain plants and animals assists them in self-defense. Camouflage and mimicry are examples of ways in which appearance helps organisms escape detection by predators.
Group Identity
Using the information that they transmit to one another, social animals can identify members of their own group and distinguish between their group and other groups.
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