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Megabite - An In Your Face Journey
Megabite - "An In Your Face Journey" is a health edcation CD ROM aimed at students in years 7 to 11.
Megabite is an innovative multimedia curriculum resource. Five strands of the national health and physical education curriculum are incorporated in the CD ROM.
Human Development
- People and Food
- Safety
- Health of Individuals and Populations
- Human Relations
Students can explore topics and issues such as nutrition, injury protection, fluoride, human growth, food packaging, smoking, dental development, dental history and treatment.
Megabite includes:
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interactive on-screen activities (feed the Health Eating Pyramid, go travelling with a time machine and more)
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over 30 classroom and extension activities - debates, role plays, design and research tasks - related to curriculum outcomes
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videos including interviews with Olympic athletes
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extensive fact files and glossaries
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print out facilities
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a teacher's guide
Megabite runs on Windows and Macintosh. It is available for $58, or $55 for members of the Australian Dental Association. Prices are inclusive of postage within Australia. A 10 per cent discount is available for purchases of more than 10 disks.
Megabite is an initiative of the Australian Dental Association produced with generous assistance from the Australian Diary Corporation, Oral B Laboratories and the Victorian Department of Human Services.
For more information contact:
Australian Dental Association
P.O. Box 434, Toorak VIC 3142
Telephone (03) 9826 8318 Facsimile (03) 9824 1095
E-mail adavbinfo@adavb.com.au
