High School Advantage 2008

(PC DVD-Rom is also in French)

A Complete Student Resource Center on PC DVD-Rom with 10 Core Subjects, PC Games, Mobile Games, iPod Skins, Ringtones and Music Downloads

Mathematics
Solidify critical math skills and prepare for college exams or professional endeavors with skill building activities in key subject areas

More than 256 lessons & 900 exercises

 

Algebra II

  • Functions

  • Roots

  • Conic Sections

  • Quadratic Equations

Geometry & Trigonometry

  • Triangles

  • Angle Pairs

  • Parallel Lines

  • Quadrilaterals

  • Perpendicular Lines

  • Reasoning & Equality

  • Coordinate Geometry

  • Graphing Sine & Cosine

  • Trigonometric Functions

  • Trigonometric Equations

 

Economics

  • Practice micro-economics in a simulated environment with 1,000 different company scenarios

  • Observe how markets functions in a dynamic simulated setting

  • Compete in an interactive game that allows you to see the impact of changing economic conditions through time

  • Students are asked to manage a variety of companies in different market types ranging from single company monopolies to highly competitive markets.

 

Composition
Students master writing with exercises that teach easy-to-learn techniques, proper sentence structure, essay and college writing

Approximately 56 lessons and 34 skill-building animations along with 169 quiz questions and 253 modules

  • Pre Writing

  • Drafting

  • Revising

  • Organizing

  • Editing

  • Proofreading

  • Publishing

  • Presenting

  • Evaluation

  • Adopt Tone

 

Science 
Supplement classroom experience and review Biology, Chemistry, and Physics at your own pace. Interactive multimedia lessons reinforce your understanding of these subjects and help you make sense of concepts, formulas, reactions and equations.

Approximately 500 lessons & 340 quiz questions along with 140 animations and 206 learning modules 

Biology

  • Skeleton

  • Muscles

  • Cardiovascular System

  • Human Development

  • Scientific Classification

  • Matter & Energy

  • Atomic Structure

  • Periodic Table

Chemistry & Physics

  • Acid & Bases

  • Organic Chemistry

  • Nuclear Chemistry

  • Linear Motion

  • Laws of Gravity

  • Weight & Mass

  • Kinetic Theory

  • Circular & Orbital Motion

 

History & U.S. Government
Students retrace historical events and review key concepts in American government from the Declaration of Independence to the role of the Internet in the 21st century.

More than 300 lessons and 75 video clips.

World History

  • Renaissance

  • Reformation

  • Thirty Years' War

  • Age of Exploration

  • Age of Enlightenment

  • Industrial revolution

  • world wars I & II

  • Age of Terrorism

U.S. Government

  • Executive Branch

  • Congress

  • The U.S. Constitution

  • The Bill of Rights

  • The Electoral College

  • The Balance of Powers

  • Political Parties

 

Foreign Language
Learn basic vocabulary and language skills in Spanish, French, German, and Italian. Each comes complete with a unique language flashcard system.

More than 1,000 key words and phrases

  • Greetings

  • Dates & Times

  • Dining Out

  • Furniture

  • Food & Beverages

  • Human Anatomy

  • Numbers

  • Travel

  • Shopping

  • Clothing

  • Family Members

 

Typing
Learn standard keyboard techniques and advance your accuracy with finger positioning exercises. Practice games and increase your skills with speed tests.

More than 15 lessons and 7 exercises

  • Proper Keyboard Techniques

  • Practice Tests

  • Ergonomic Tips & Techniques

  • 10 Keypad

  • Speed Games

  • Accuracy Games

DVD-Rom Software for Windows VISTA/XP (Home & Pro)/SP2/2000 SP4