Best Software 2001

510 Mathematics

Geometrix. Sunburst Communications, Inc., 101 Castleton Street , Pleasantville, NY 10570-3498; 2000. $79.95. System Requirements: PC: Windows 3.1 or higher; 16 MB RAM. Macintosh: System 7.5 or higher; 8 MB RAM. [JH, YA Vol. 37 No. 4 p. 182]

Mathematics: 10 Tricky Tiles. Sunburst Communications, Inc., 101 Castleton Street , Pleasantville, NY 10570-3498; 2001. Single: $79.95; Network: $699.95. System Requirements: PC: Windows 95, 98, NT4; Pentium PC, 100 MHz or better; 32 MB RAM. Macintosh: Power PC Mac; 100 MHZ or better; System 7.6.1 or higher; 32 MB RAM. [EI-JH, GA Vol. 37 No. 6 p. 279]

Tessellation Exploration. Tom Snyder Productions, 80 Coolidge Hill Road , Watertown, MA 02172-2817; 2001. $79.95. System Requirements: PC: Windows 95 or higher, 64 MB RAM, 100 MHz processor; Macintosh: 7.5.5 system or later, 32 MB RAM, 100 MHZ processor. [EI-JH, GA Vol. 37 No. 5 p. 230]

550 Earth Sciences

Hidden in Rocks. Tom Snyder Productions, 80 Coolidge Hill Road , Watertown, MA 02172-2817; 2000. (from the Science Seekers Series.) $79.95 (1-computer license). System Requirements: PC: Pentium PC or better with 4x CD-ROM drive or better/ Windows 95 or later/16 MB RAM; Macintosh: 4x CD-ROM drive or better / System 7.5.5 or later / 10 MB RAM. [JH Vol. 37 No. 5 p. 230]

Learn About Earth Science: Weather. Sunburst Communications, Inc., 101 Castleton Street , Pleasantville, NY 10570-3498; 2000. $79.95. System Requirements: PC: 486/66 MHz; Windows 95 or 98; 8 MB RAM; Sound card; Double-speed CD-ROM drive; 640x480 Monitor. Macintosh: 68040, System 7.5 or higher and all other as for PC. [K, EP, T Vol. 37 No. 3 p. 135]

Where Are We? Learn to Read and Interpret Maps! Tom Snyder Productions, 80 Coolidge Hill Road , Watertown, MA 02172-2817; 2000. $69.95. System Requirements: PC: Pentium 100 MHz; Windows 95/98; 10 MB; Double speed CD-ROM; 256 color, 640x480 resolution monitor. Macintosh or Power Macintosh System 7.1 or greater; 10 MB; Double speed CD-ROM; 256 color, 640x480 display. [EI Vol. 37 No. 3 p. 136]

570 Life Sciences

Classifying Materials. Cambridge Educational, P.O. Box 2153 , Charleston, WV 25328-2153; 2001. $89.00. System Requirements: PC: IBM compatible minimum 66 MHz; 8MB RAM; Windows 3.1 or later; sound card. Macintosh: System 7.0 or later; 8 MB RAM. [YA Vol. 37 No. 6 p. 280]

The Digital Field Trip to the Desert. Digital Frog International, Inc., 7377 Calfass Rd Trillium Place, Puslinch, ON N0B 2J0; 2000. $99.00. System Requirements: PC: Pentium 120, 32 MB RAM, CD-ROM drive, Windows 95/98; Macintosh; Power PC 120, 20MB RAM, CD-ROM drive. [EA-YA, T Vol. 37 No. 4 p. 182]

Exploring the Desert Ecosystem. Sunburst Communications, Inc., 101 Castleton Street , Pleasantville, NY 10570-3498; 1995. $79.95. System Requirements: PC: 486/33 MHZ or higher, Windows 3.1, 95, 98, 8 MB RAM; Macintosh: 5 MB RAM or higher, system 7.1 or higher. [EA-YA, T, GA Vol. 37 No. 4 p. 183]

Rainforest Designer. Tom Snyder Productions, 80 Coolidge Hill Road , Watertown, MA 02172-2817; 2000. $59.95 (one computer license). System Requirements: PC: Windows 95 or higher; 64MB RAM. Macintosh: System 8.1 or later; 32 MB RAM. [K-EA Vol. 37 No. 4 p. 183]