"Virtual Field Trips" Investigate Geology

Designed to supplement curriculum for middle and high schools, Vistapro Virtual Field Trips takes students on an eight-week interactive journey focusing on geology. Exploiting the firm's virtual reality technology, the CD-ROM produces photorealistic 3D landscapes based on data from the U.S. Geological Survey, NOAA and NASA. Students investigate sites ranging from Mount St. Helens to the San Andreas Fault. Vistapro Virtual Field Trips comes complete with a site license for 15 workstations. Virtual Reality Laboratories, San Luis Obispo, (800) 829-8754. WM

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