One Earth, One Ocean, One Life CD-ROM

Attention, ocean creatures! Life originated in the ocean, and all occupants of this planet, including humans, are still marine creatures. That's because the survival of life on land and at sea depends on healthy oceans. And that's why One Earth, One Ocean, One Life - our interactive CD-ROM - explores the world's underwater wonders and our need to protect them.

• Developed by the Canadian Wildlife Federation, Intoinfo Inc. and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, with support from Parks Canada, the package commemorates Oceans Day (June 8) and serves as a legacy of the UN International Year of the Ocean (1998).
  
  
• It informs the future stewards of the Earth about their vital link with the sea through multimedia learning modules:
  -"Waves and Whirlpools" introduces students to the fact that, no matter where they live, they are connected with the ocean.
  - In "Monsters From the Deep," young people meet mysterious creatures that lurk in the depths of the sea.
  -The "Digital Comic Book" traces the life of a leatherback sea turtle and addresses natural and human causes of endangerment.
  -"Ocean Safari" takes students on a virtual voyage to marine ecosystems. It focuses on the adaptations of weird and wonderful creatures to life in diverse environments.
  -In "Polar Sea Links," young people trace air-borne contaminants from Canada's industrialized south to the Arctic Ocean.
  -"Pollution Pursuit" shows students why troubled water flows where their garbage goes.
  -"Ocean Jeopardy," a quiz show-inspired game, will test students' knowledge of marine facts and issues learned in modules 1 to 6.
  
  
• More than an "edu-tainment" package, this CD-ROM supplements a wide range of classroom subjects, including art, biology, environmental science, geography, health, history, language arts, and math.
  
  
• It is brimming with resources to help both you and your students undertake classroom activities, science projects, and "ocean action" initiatives.
  
  
• It includes an interactive glossary, which provides definitions for challenging words underlined in all modules.
  
  
• It is closely linked with other CWF educational programs, including Oceans Day, Fish Ways, Habitat 2000, and Project WILD.
  
  
• Each school in Canada has received a complimentary copy of One Earth, One Ocean, One Life. If you wish to order more copies, contact WILD Education.