Africa Trail - LEARN HISTORY Middle and high school kids experience the diverse people and
cultures of Africa and live the thrills of a 12000-mile world record setting bike trek.
Product Information
Take an adventure through Africa's history, geography and culture as you challenge
the actual 12000-mile world-record setting bike trek. Make critical decisions
as you plan and execute your trip. Choose your team members supplies and
equipment. Learn to use the many maps and keep a travel log as you go.
With road-rally action bike repairs and tests of endurance there's never
a shortage of fun.
Join a family of giraffe as they have breakfast; some 20 feet off the ground
while waterbuck and tommies graze warily in the background. A group of African crown cranes busily stomp the grass teaching their chicks
how to snatch up bugs while the griffons vultures perch on a rock outcrop
waiting for the inevitable. This will introduce you to the wonders of life on
the savanna as you venture through the African Trail. A spectacular array of vegetation depicts the greatest power
"plant" on earth. This is the energy that makes everything else
possible. Follow this energy through all the living inhabitants of the trail as
you walk the path.
Product Highlights
See how specializations let different animals get their food. The speedy
cheetah lies in disguise in the savanna grass as gerenuk stand tall to reach
those tender leaves that are just out of reach of other antelopes. Watch the
baboons and mandrills socialize and play to strengthen their family group.
The longest zoo resident Khetla the Rhino will be laying in the sun or
working on knocking down the log pile the keepers spent so much time building
for him. He spends a lot of time at his feed pad to fuel his 5000 lbs. around
his habitat. The inquisitive meerkats will always have an eye out for danger
when you see them scurrying about digging for insects. But they will eat just
about anything they can find to keep their bodies going.
The lions are not really lazy they are just conserving their energy because
they don't know when they will catch their next meal. The clean up crew is next.
Vultures are sure that nothing is wasted on the savanna. You can see them
perched on their nest where chicks are visible in the winter. After all is said
and done the soil takes back anything left over and become the source of
nutrient for the next wave of plants that will fuel the engine of life
Educational Features
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Strengthen decision-making problem-solving
and planning skills
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Learn about the people cultures and many
countries of Africa
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Includes over 1000 photos and video clips
from the actual bike trek
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Contains detailed maps and a guide book of
entries from the trek leader's journal
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Includes authentic music score and sound effects
Windows Requirements
- Windows 98, Me or XP
- 486 processor or faster
- 8MB of RAM
- 4MB of free hard disk space
- 640x480 monitor 256 colors
- Windows-compatible sound card and speakers
- 2X CD-ROM drive
Macintosh Requirements
- Mac OS 7.1 to 9.2 OSX Classic mode
- 68030 processor or better
- 8MB of RAM
- 4MB free hard disk space - 640x480
monitor 256 colors
- 2X CD-ROM drive
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