Great Lakes Explorer: Biodiversity

Conduct your own biodiversity experiments, test the toxicity of Great Lakes contaminants, and travel back in time 10 000 years to go fishing in Lake Erie. With the Great Lakes Explorer CD-ROM, ecology enthusiasts and students of high-school age and up can participate in virtual environmental science expeditions. Put your investigative abilities to the test with this ultra-interactive CD as you learn about the animal life of the Great Lakes. You can examine the effects of pollution, habitat, and geography on biological diversity; test the toxicity of pesticides and heavy metals on different species; and study how environmental change impacts fish communities. Fifty page teacher's manual included.