Advantage 2011: Middle School is a complete student resource center that combines lessons, exercises and quizzes with additional learning resources to support and motivate your child in reaching his or her full academic potential. With Advantage 2011: Middle School, your child will develop and test his or her knowledge in math, English, social studies, science and foreign languages. Additional study aids such as iPod study materials and Encyclopedia Britannica Ready Reference support the learning process, while brain-building games make studying fun.

The ADVANTAGE Approach to Effective Learning Includes 4 Steps:

ENGAGE: Interactive learning experiences engage the student

REINFORCE: Standards-driven lesson plans reinforce classroom learning

SUPPORT: Study aids and reference tools support the learning experience

MOTIVATE: Brain-building games add fun to studying

Student resources, including iPod study materials, Encyclopedia Britannica Ready Reference and subject-specific lessons (Math: Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Algebra II, Graphing; Science: Living Organisms, The Human Body, Cell Biology, Genetics; US History: Early Civilizations, Colonization and New Settlement, Revolution and The New Nation, The Civil War and Reconstruction, The Great Depression and WWII, The Contemporary United States; and Foreign Language studies: Spanish, French, German, Italian).

Product Features:

Windows System Requirements: Windows XP (Home and Pro) SP3, Vista SP2 or 7, Pentium III or faster processor (1GHz processor for Windows Vista and Windows 7), 256MB RAM (1GB RAM for Windows Vista and Windows 7), 2.4GB free hard disk space, 8x DVD-ROM drive, DirectX 9.0c compatible 800 x 600 (1024 x 768 recommended) 16-bit color video card (video card with 32MB of video RAM for Windows Vista and Windows 7), DirectX 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card, Adobe Flash Player 10 or higher (not included), QuickTime 7.4 or later (not included), Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or higher, 33.6Kbps modem or faster, Internet access; printer support: works with most popular printers (monochrome and color) supported by Windows

Macintosh System Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.90;10.6., PowerPC G4, G5 or Intel processor, 867MHz processor or higher, 512MB RAM, 8x DVD-ROM drive or faster, 2.4GB free hard disk space, 800 x 600 color display with thousands of colors or better, 33.6 Kbps modem or faster, Internet access, Adobe Flash Player 10 or higher (not included), Safari 3.0.4 or Mozilla Firefox 1.5 and 2.0, standard Macintosh sound, keyboard and mouse

(Model 8052344)