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Focus eLearning Catalogue

Primary Learning Resources

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A self contained interactiveresource examining many of theissues that are of concern toeach and every one of us.The program provides a balanced view of theissues, encourages students to think aboutlifestyle choices and suggests ways in whichwe can all do our bit to conserve the Earth’senergy resources.

Produced with the help of the Centre forAlternative Technology, this valuable learningresource features a wealth of up-to-dateinformation including hundreds of photos andnumerous video clips from around the world.

This cross-curricular program is relevant tomany subjects, particularly Geography, Science,Citizenship and D&T.

Climate Change ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

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Topic areas covered:Climate Change • What is Energy? • Energy Use

Types of Fuel • Renewable Energy • Non-Renewable Energy

Waste Management • Recycling • Water Conservation

Sustainability • Activities • Carbon Footprint • Web Links

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"Cross-curricular titles don't come muchbetter than Focus on Climate Change.”

Jonathan Boyle, Deputy Head,Walsall Academy.

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Licence type price (ex. VAT)

Software Single User £29.95

Software Site Licence £99.95

VLE SCORM Package £99.95

Focus onEssential Science

"...Focus on Essential Science is a very useful aidfor teaching investigative skills, particularlyfor a non-science specialist." Schoolzone

3••• Perfect for whiteboard teaching! • www.focuseducational.com ••• SCIENCE

Focus on Essential Sciencefeatures a wealth of interactivetopics and simulated experiments tohelp students improve theirinvestigative skills.

Each topic area is accompanied by on-screeninstructions, questions and prompts, plus fullyeditable test sections and a teacher’s help file,complete with sample results for experiments.

The program covers 66 topic areas divided in14 sections, including:

The Earth in Space • MotionLight • Electricity • MagnetsHeat & Temperature • SoundEnergy • Solids, Liquids & GasesExpansion • Heat transferForces • Electromagnets





Featured Mats:

• Race Track• Busy Street• Alphabet

• CVC• Shapes• Numbers

• Money• Treasure

Island

Full of imaginative lesson activitiesand challenges, Focus on Bee-Botis based on eight well-known TTScross-curricular activity mats;many of which you’ll alreadyhave in your classroom.Included in the program is the ability to buildand save a 3D world for Bee-Bot. Learn aboutcontrol and directional language by programminga sequence of moves on-screen. Then save,print and manually input the sequence intoBee-Bot. Finally watch Bee-Bot on its journeyaround a mat. On-screen prompts indicate whenstudents have successfully completed a task.

Curriculum coverage:

QCA ICT Units 2C & 2D - Finding Informationand Controlling a Floor Turtle.

ELG - Use of ICT and programmable toys tosupport learning.

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Bee-Bot:Lesson Activities 1




Featured Mats:

• Farmyard• Seaside• Fairy Tale

• Katie Morag• Community• World Map

• UK Map• Bee-Bot’s

Home

Insert images and photographsinto Bee-Bot Lesson Activities 2and create your own on-screenBee-Bot mats and activities!Bee-Bot: Lesson Activities 2 takes the Bee-Bot floor-roaming robot into a completely newand exciting dimension. Not only does theprogram feature activities for another eightbest-selling Bee-Bot mats; it also allowschildren and teachers to add their own mats tothe program and write tailor-made activities.

Providing a big step forward in ICT provisionfor Early Years Education; the possibilities areendless with this is truly cross-curricular program.

Curriculum coverage:

QCA ICT Units 2C & 2D - Finding Informationand Controlling a Floor Turtle.

ELG - Use of ICT and programmable toys tosupport learning.

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Bee-Bot:Lesson Activities 2

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••• The perfect way to embed ICT across the curriculum in your school •••

NB: To operate fully, this program requires Focus on Bee-Bot Lesson Activities 1 or 2 to be present on your system.

Everyone can have fundesigning a unique Bee-Bot oftheir very own!

Design personalised Bee-Bot Shells on-screenand, once saved, each personalised Bee-Botwill display in the Bee-Bot Lesson Activitiesprograms.

Program features:

■ Change Bee-Bot’s colours

■ Create your own patterns

■ Personalise Bee-Bot by adding photos

■ Introduce Photoshop style image effectsinto your lessons

■ Experiment with symmetrical drawingtechniques

■ Create mosaics and tiled patterns

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Bee-Bot : Shell Designer

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Activity MatsBee-Bot

Activity Mat price (ex.VAT)

Race Track £15.99

Busy Street £21.99

Alphabet £25.99

Shapes £15.99

CVC £34.99

Numbers £22.99

Money £27.99

Treasure Island £16.99

Activity Mat price (ex.VAT)

Farmyard £19.99

Seaside £24.99

Fairy Tale £24.99

Katie Morag £29.99

Community £21.99

World Map £19.99

UK Map £19.99

Bee-Bot’s Home £16.99

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Bee-Bot Floor Robots

£44.50 each(ex VAT)

QCA Units covered:

Moving Pictures • PlaygroundsHomes • Vehicles • Winding UpMoving Monsters • Photograph Frames

Design and Create is a completeteaching package for sevenpopular Design Technology KS1project areas – all within a single,affordable, eLearning resource.

Filled with 3D animations, photos, text andvideos, Design & Create really will stimulateyour students interest in Design Technology.

Features include:

• 700+ copyright free photos to supportresearch work.

• A comprehensive set of exemplar projects.

• Detailed worksheets for each project area.

• Wordsearch module to reinforce key vocabulary.

• 2D drawing program to aid design work.

KS1 Design Technology"Focus Educational Software have produced a remarkable resource. The program offers great stimulation forDesign Technology projects along with excellent resources to help students through the planning process."

Schoolzone

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Buy the K’NEX Education kit to enhance the use ofthe Design & Create program.• Great for teaching manipulative skills, design prototyping or simply

use as a teaching aid.

• Linked to seven Key Stage 1&2 Schemes of Work.

• 19 models, all featured in the Focus program.

• Build any three separate modelssimultaneously

from a single kit.

Special OfferBundle:

1 K’NEX kit + Design

& Create CD-ROM

(site licence version)

only

£139.95

KS1 Design Technology Kit

1 KIT ......................................£50.00

2+ KITS (each)................£45.00

BUNDLE ..........................£139.95

FANTASTIC DEALS!

All prices exclude V.A.T.

9••• Save money by purchasing our DESIGN & CREATE bundle ••• DESIGN TECHNOLOGY

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Topic areas covered include:

• Pulley systems • Switching circuits

• Types of motion • Technical vocabulary

• Gear systems • On-screen testing

An exciting interactive resourcedesigned to aid the teaching ofprojects based on the popular‘Fairground’ theme.Structured to encourage students of allabilities to conduct research into the design ofride layouts, mechanisms and electric circuits,this simple-to-use learning aid combines sixtopic areas with 18 fully controllableanimations of fairground rides.

Focus on Fairground Ridesdelivers a comprehensiveeducational package that’s equallyuseful as a teaching aid, learningresource or research tool.

Fairground Rides

‘Ride Drive’MOTOR KITS

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SUITABLE FOR QCA UNIT 6C

AND CONTROL PROJECTS

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Designed to aid the teaching of Moving Toy themed projects,Focus on Mechanical Toys isideal for whole class whiteboardteaching and individual study.

Structured to encourage students of all abilitiesto conduct their own investigations into the basicprinciples of mechanisms, this simple-to-uselearning aid combines seven topic areas withdetailed analyses of 21 real-life automata.

Focus on Mechanical Toys delivers acomprehensive educational package that’sequally useful as a teaching aid, learningresource or research tool.

Focus on Mechanical Toys

Topic areas covered include:

Types of motion • Gear systemsLevers • Linkages • Pulley systemsCams and followers • Technical vocabulary

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SUITABLE FOR QCA UNIT 5C

AND KEY STAGE 3 PROJECTS

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£14.95

Model shownwith optionalmotor kit

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£14.95

T-Rex

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£7.95*battery not included

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SA Self-assembly Kit

Models with cams

All prices shown exclude VAT

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Wooden Models with CamsTeaching aids for Moving Toy projects:

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£14.95

Crocodile

SA C

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Caterpillar

The wooden mechanical models on these pages arefeatured in the Focus on Mechanical Toys program.

They make excellent teaching aids by reinforcing what students haveseen in the program and allow further research.

Many of the models include cams and are therefore highly relevant toQCA unit 5C Moving Toys. Look for the symbol.

Each model is supplied with a hand crank and can also be powered bya Motor Kit featuring a pulley system (supplied separately).

See the full range of models at www.focuseducational.com.

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Motor Kit

OceanMotion

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Ideal for powering BigWheel and Roundabout

models this kit wasdeveloped by Focus

for use with theFocus on

Fairground Rides program (p.10).

This highly adaptablemotor kit, onceassembled by teachers can

be used time and time again bystudents for prototyping and

testing designs.

‘Ride Drive’Motor Kits

just £14.95 each (+VAT)

Teaching aids for Fairground projects:

PerkyPorky

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Sample files included:

Design Technology English FrenchPhysical Education Science Geography

In The Picture allows teachers toselect any diagram or photo andquickly produce an on-screenlabelling quiz.

Simply choose an image, use the drag-and-drop interface to decide where the labelsshould be positioned then type theappropriate wording into the box.

Program Features:

• Suitable for all subject areas and languages.

• Ideal for testing knowledge and vocabulary.

• Helps to improve ICT skills.

• Save and print files for class use or homework.

• Students can produce their own projects andtest each other or present their work to thewhole class on an interactive whiteboard.

In The Picture WHITEBOARD ACTIVITIES

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Sample files included:

Design Technology English French Science

Physical Education Geography History

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Wordsearch Designer is an easy-to-use program enabling teachersand students to produce their ownon-screen interactive wordsearches.

Simply choose the size of grid, type in a list ofwords, select permissible word directions andlet the software generate a unique wordsearchpuzzle.

Program Features:

• Suitable for all subject areas and languages.

• Ideal for testing vocabulary.

• Helps to improve ICT skills.

• Save and print files for class use or homework.

• Students can produce their own projectsand test each other or present their work tothe whole class on an interactive whiteboard.

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Wordsearch Designer WHITEBOARD ACTIVITIES

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