Zurk's Rainforest Lab Demo --- March, 1996 ============================================ In three languages (Spanish, French and English) and in the context of the Costa Rican rain forest, the full version of Zurk's Rainforest Lab teaches life science, math and creative writing to children 5 - 9. They explore the rain forest, classify animals, take pictures and then write a story about their experience, complete pattern puzzles using geometry, or explore the rain forest with an animated cursor cub. Zurk's Rainforest Lab has received multiple awards: "Only the Best" by ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) Parents' Choice National Parenting Center Excellence Award by educators at NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) etc.... For additional information about this program or others in its series, contact Soleil Software, Inc 3853 Grove Court Palo Alto, CA 94303 1-800-501-0110 ========================================================== This demo of the trilingual version of Zurk's Rainforest Lab (ZRL) requires that you have QuickTime for Windows installed. To install the program: 1) Double-click on INSTALL.EXE in the demo directory. 2) Follow the instructions on your screen. 3) To run the program, double-click on the Zurk's Rainforest Lab demo icon in your Soleil program group on your desktop. Selection of languages: The languages, French and Spanish (English is the default language) can be sampled in the Puzzle activity. Just click on the "Light Bulb" icon, then click on the hat in the text box to change language. Click on the ear to hear it read aloud. =============================================================== Your system requirements for the complete version of Zurk's Rainforest Lab are: 8 Mb minimum of RAM CD ROM drive Windows 3.1 or later (works with Windows 95) A VGA/SVGA, 256 color display with 640x480 resolution Windows compatible sound card QuickTime for Windows (included with program) For Technical Support call 415-813-0150