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Animal Hats SamplerScienceAnimalsSamplerFullBonus Module: Wear the head of a Rat, Goat, Dragonfly or OctopusHold a paddle up to your head to wear the head of a creature like a big virtual hat, which follows your movement. Requires a webcam, good lighting and a background that is not too bright. This is a bonus module that shows how Augmented Reality can be used to 'wear' 3D objects.
Animal Hats - BugsScienceAnimalsScaler+HatsFullBasicBasicCompare bug sizes and types or wear them as a maskThis module has two modes, "Wear" and "Hold". In "Hold" mode each paddle contains a complete bug. Hold bugs beside each other to compare their sizes. In "Wear" mode, if you have a webcam, you can hold the paddles up to your head to become the creature! Includes a Monarch Butterfly, Dragon Fly, Grasshopper, Rhinoscerous Beetle, Gray Fly, Preying Mantis, Mosquito, Scorpion, Snail, Wasp, and Tarantula.
Animal Hats - DinosaursScienceAnimalsScaler+HatsFullCompare dinosaurs or wear a dinosaur as a maskThis module has two modes, "Wear" and "Hold". In "Hold" mode each paddle contains a complete animal. Hold animals beside each other to compare their sizes. In "Wear" mode, if you have a webcam, you can hold the paddles up to your head to become the creature!
Animal Hats - FishScienceAnimalsScaler+HatsFullBasicBasicCompare the sizes of fish or wear them as a maskThis module has two modes, "Wear" and "Hold". In "Hold" mode each paddle contains a complete animal. Hold animals beside each other to compare their sizes. In "Wear" mode you can hold the paddles up to your head to become the creature!
Animal - Virus BuilderScienceAnimalsBuilderFullExplore the form and functions of a T4 virusExplore each part of a virus (T4 Bacteriophage) separately, learn what they do, and then see how they fit together as you build the virus.
Animal Cell BuilderScienceAnimalsBuilderFullBasicBasicExplore the form and functions of an animal cellExplore each part of the animal cell separately, learn what they do, and then see how they fit together as you build the animal cell.
Buildings - House BuilderScienceTechnologyBuilderFullExplore the different parts of a houseExplore each part of the house separately, learn what they do, and then see how they fit together as you build the house.
Buildings - Worlds Tallest BuildingsScienceTechnologyScalerFullBasicBasicInvestigate and compare the tallest buildings in the world.Investigate and compare the tallest buildings in the world. Each paddle shows a 3D building that scales to its reliative size when held beside another building. Investigate details that include: Height; Year finished; Structure Type; Materials Used and Function which ranges from a radio mast, to memorials to skyscrapers.
Chemistry SamplerScienceChemistrySamplerFullThis offers small samples from six full chemistry modules.This sampler module offers small samples from six full chemistry modules.
Culture - Make a Maori VillageSocial StudiesCultureMakerFullLearn about various parts of a Maori Village and then build oneExplore and build with huts, fences, food hut, the Chief's hut, guards, performers, plants and defensive tunnels, then bring them together to build your own village.
Culture - Christmas HatsSocial StudiesCultureHatsFullBasicBasicLearn about Christmas by wearing festive hats.Learn about Christmas by wearing a variety of Christmas related objects, from hats to snowmen to mistletoe. The supporting text investigates the origins, materials and various purposes of each object.
Culture - Hats of the WorldSocial StudiesCultureHatsFullBasicBasicVarious types of hats you can wear.Various types of hats you can wear, with supporting info text that investigates origins, materials and various purposes, from functional and safety to authority and glamour.
Culture - SculptureSocial StudiesCultureScaler+HatsFullBasicBasicInvestigate different sculpture types, sizes and purposesInvestigate different sculpture types, sizes and purposes. Each paddle shows a 3D sculpture that scales to its reliative size when held beside another sculpture. For fun, you can even wear each sculpture as a hat! Includes Mythical (Cherub), Religious (Athena), Functional (funeral urn), Ceramic Art, Digital Art, Memorial, Ancient (Stonehenge) and Massive (The Great Pyramids), among others.
Culture - Wearing Maori ArtifactsSocial StudiesCultureHatsFullWearing Maori ArtifactsThis module is best used in mirrored mode (camera looking out at users) so that users can 'wear' paddles displaying a skirt, a dress, a robe, a patu, a conch shell/horn or an ornamental feather head dress.
Culture/Buildings - Types of ArchitectureSocial StudiesCultureScalerFullInvestigate and compare different styles of Architecture.Investigate and compare different styles of Architecture. Each paddle shows a 3D building that illustrates a type of Architecture scales to its reliative size when held beside another building. Includes examples from Europe to Russia and the Middle East, ranging from Cathedrals to Office Blocks and Houses.
Earth SamplerScienceEarthSamplerFullThis offers small samples from 5 full Earth modules.This sampler module offers small samples from 5 full Earth modules.
Earth BuilderScienceEarthBuilderFullLearn about the different layers of the EarthExplore each Layer of the Earth separately, learn what they do, then see how they fit together as you build the Earth
Earth Surface Data VisualisationScienceEarthRevealer+CustomFullDetailedDetailedMultiple animated data sources visualised on the Earth's surfaceNine paddles each hold a version of the earth with different data visualised, from surface temperature to population density. Many are also animated over a one year cycle and can be paused at different seasons. Gain a deeper understanding of geography - where is it hottest, greenest, wettest, most populated.
Exploring Volcanoes and TerrainScienceEarthScalerFullExplore the features and scales of volcanoes, moutains and baysExplore the features and scales of nine volcanoes, moutain ranges and bays. A broad selection from on the Earth's surface, under the ocean and on Mars. Putting one terrain beside another will scale both to their relative sizes.
Human Body SamplerScienceHuman BodySamplerFullThis offers small samples from three full human body modules.This sampler module offers small samples from three full human body modules.
Human Body BuilderScienceHuman BodyBuilderFullDetailedDetailedUnderstand the form and functions of the human body.Explore each part of the human body separately, learn what they do, and then see how they fit together as you build the human body.
Human Brain BuilderScienceHuman BodyBuilderFullBasicBasicUnderstand the form and functions of the human brainExplore each part of the human brain separately, learn what they do, and then see how they fit together as you build the human brain.
Human Ear BuilderScienceHuman BodyBuilderFullBasicBasicUnderstand the form and functions of the human earExplore each part of the human ear separately, learn what they do, and then see how they fit together as you build the human ear
Human Eye BuilderScienceHuman BodyBuilderFullBasicBasicUnderstand the form and functions of the human eyeExplore each part of the human eye separately, learn what they do, and then see how they fit together as you build the eye.
Human Heart PuzzleScienceHuman BodyBuilderFullDetailedDetailedDiscover the parts of the Human Heart and how they work togetherDiscover the parts of the Human Heart and how they work together. Hold a beating heart in the palm of your hand.
Human Organs BuilderScienceHuman BodyBuilderFullDetailedDetailedUnderstand the form and functions of the human organs.Explore each of the human organs separately, learn what they do, and then see how they fit together.
Maths - Magnitudes - Around UsMathematicsMathsScalerFullBasicBasicInvestigate the concept of measurement, units and magnitudes of scale.Investigate the concept of measurement, units and magnitudes of scale. Each paddle has an object that is 10x larger than the previous one. All obects scale to their reliative sizes when held beside eachother. Starting from a $1 note (100um), it quickly increases to a cup (10cm), a bus (10m), a Skyscraper (nearly 1000m, New York (10km) and The entire Earth (over 10,000km), among others.
Maths OperationsMathematicsMathsMatcherFullDetailedDetailedVisualise addittion, subtraction, multiplication and divisionVisualise the processes of addittion, subtraction, multiplication and division, then see how addittion and multiplication combine in a real world example.
Maths - Geometry SamplerMathematicsMathsSamplerFullThis offers small samples from four full Maths/geometry modules.This sampler module offers small samples from four full Maths/geometry modules.
Maths - Geometry - 2D from 3DMathematicsMathsMatcher+CustomFullBasicBasicDiscover how 3D objects can be sliced to produce 2D shapesA variety of 3D and 2D objects are available. Slice the 3D objects with the 2D objects so that the slice is the same shape as that of the 2D objects. The bases turn green when you find valid combinations.
Maths - 3D Geometry in the Real WorldMathematicsMathsMatcherFullBasicBasicDiscover the 3D Geometry that Real World Objects are built fromA variety of 3D Geometry and Real World Objects are available. Discover the 3D Geometry that Real World Objects are built from. If you bring a matching pair together, their bases will turn green.
Maths - 3D Geometry - Volume of PyramidsMathematicsMathsBuilder+CustomFullSee how the volume of a pyrimid is 1/3rd of its prism.The volume of a prism is calculated as [Base * Height]. So why is the volume of a pyramid [Base * Height / 3] ? Use this module to help you understand why.
Maths - 3D Geometry - IntroductionMathematicsMathsRevealerFullAn introduction to the basic geometic types.An introduction to the basic geometic classes of Prisms, Pyramids and Cuboids. There are examples of different number of sides and also regular and irregular geometry. Each side of each object is colour-coded according to the number of sides, and you can also switch to viewing just the points and edges.
Maths - 3D Geometry - OverviewMathematicsMathsRevealerFullAn overview of many different types of Geometry.An overview of many different types of Geometry. Includes various sided regular and irregular Prisms, Pyramids and Cuboids, Platonic Solids, Archimedean Solids, Hexahedra, Stars, Infinite sided objects, Compound objects and connections to real-world objects. Each side of each object is colour-coded according to the number of sides, and you can also switch to viewing just the points and edges.
Maths - 3D Geometry - Platonic SolidsMathematicsMathsRevealerFullExamples of the Platonic Solids.Examples of the Platonic Solids. Each side of each object is colour-coded according to the number of sides, and you can also switch to viewing just the points and edges.
Maths - 3D Geometry - Archimedean SolidsMathematicsMathsRevealerFullExamples of the Archimedean Solids.Examples of the Archimedean Solids. Each side of each object is colour-coded according to the number of sides, and you can also switch to viewing just the points and edges.
Maths - 3D Geometry - HexahedraMathematicsMathsRevealerFullExamples of many classes of 6-sided objects.Examples of almost all of the possible classes of 6-sided objects. Each side of each object is colour-coded according to the number of sides, and you can also switch to viewing just the points and edges.
Plants - Flower BuilderSciencePlantsBuilderFullBasicBasicBuild up the flower and explore each partBuild up the flower and explore the form and functions of each part.
Space SamplerScienceSpaceSamplerFullThis offers small samples from 3 full Space modules.This sampler module offers small samples from 3 full Space modules.
Space - Cassini Probe BuilderScienceSpaceBuilderFullBuild a space probe and explore the functions of each partThis is a builder module: Bring the solid probe parts close to the master paddle to build and disassemble the cassini probe. The information paddle reveals the function of each part.
Space - Discover the PlanetsScienceSpaceScaler+CustomFullDetailedDetailedDiscover the Planets of our Solar SystemDiscover the Planets of our Solar System
Space - Moon Phases ExplorerScienceSpaceSimulatorFullDetailedDetailedExplore the phases of the moonReposition the Sun, Earth and the Moon, and understand the effect this has on moon phases and the tides.
Space - Solar and Lunar EclipseScienceSpaceSimulatorFullDetailedDetailedDiscover how Solar and Lunar Eclipse occurDiscover how the cycles of the moon and the positions of the Sun, Earth and Moon combine to form a Solar or Lunar Eclipse.
Story Creator - Surface of the MoonLiteracyLiteracyStory CreatorFullBasicBasicArrange objects to make your own story bookA variety of characters, props and environments are available on paddles which can be arranged to create scenes. Write a story about it on screen then capture it all as an image. Repeat this for each page of your own story book.
Vehicles - Aircraft BuilderScienceTechnologyBuilderFullUnderstand the different parts of the aircraftBuild up the aircraft and explore the form and functions of each part.
Vehicles - Engine BuilderScienceTechnologyBuilderFullBuild up the engine and explore the functions of each partBuild up the engine and explore the form and functions of each part
Vehicles - Sportscar BuilderScienceTechnologyBuilderFullBuild up the sportscar and explore the functions of each partExplore each part of the sportscar separately, learn what they do, and then see how they fit together as you build the sportscar.