Comparison Chart for Starry Night™ Education Line

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	Starry Night Middle School	Starry Night High School	Starry Night EDU 2.0
Optimized for grades	6-8	9-12	K-5
Solution Includes	Curriculum guide with 24 detailed lesson plans	Curriculum guide with 26 detailed lesson plans	Curriculum divided into activities and lessons for grades K-5
	Correlations to state and national standards by grade level	Correlations to state and national standards by grade level	13 Fun facts
	24 assessment tests	26 assessment tests	2 assessment tests
	Hands-on Activities	Hands-on Activities	2 activities K-2
	Student Worksheets	Student Worksheets	6 activities 3-5
	Starry Night™ software version 5.0	Starry Night™ software version 5.0	Starry Night™ software version 3.0
	3-ring teacher binder	3-ring teacher binder	3-ring teacher binder
	SkyTheater DVD	SkyTheater DVD	Eyes on Mars DVD
Content	Basic language and foundation	More advanced terminology	Very basic terminology
	Assumes little to no understanding of astronomy concepts	Assumes some understanding of astronomy concepts	Builds a strong foundation in astronomy
	Builds a strong foundation from very elementary to more complex astronomical phenomena	Rapid coverage of basic ideas and in depth coverage of advanced topics
Implementation	Designed to allow for many different explanations of the same concept to ensure understanding	Designed to allow for many different explanations of the same concept to ensure understanding	Fun Facts integrated to Internet and Starry Night™ software
	Hands-on activities easy to set up and understand	Hands-on activities build on concepts through interaction	Hands-on activities include follow up student worksheets
	Self-paced software integration for interactive exploration	Software allows for visualization of difficult concepts
System Requirements	Windows™: Requires Windows XP, 500 MHz or higher processor, 128 MB RAM and 500MB of hard disk space. OpenGL® support requires a 32 MB OpenGL® capable graphics card. Minimum recommended monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels.	Windows™: Requires Windows XP, 500 MHz or higher processor, 128 MB RAM and 500MB of hard disk space. OpenGL® support requires a 32 MB OpenGL® capable graphics card. Minimum recommended monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels.	Windows™: PC with Pentium or higher processor, color monitor, CD-ROM drive, and Windows 95/98/ME/XP or Windows NT/2000. Requires 24MB RAM and 50-75 MB of hard disk space.
	Macintosh™: Requires OS X 10.3 or higher, G3 450 MHz or higher processor, 128 MB RAM and 1 GB of hard disk space. Will not run on OS 9.x or earlier. OpenGL® support requires a 32 MB OpenGL® capable graphics card. Minimum recommended monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels.	Macintosh™: Requires OS X 10.3 or higher, G3 450 MHz or higher processor, 128 MB RAM and 500 MB of hard disk space. Will not run on OS 9.x or earlier. OpenGL® support requires a 32 MB OpenGL® capable graphics card. Minimum recommended monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels.	Macintosh™: PowerPC or better, color monitor, CD-ROM drive and System 8.1 through OS 9.2.2 only. Will run in classic mode on OS X 10.1 and above. Requires 24MB RAM and 50-75MB of hard disk space.
	Basic support for joysticks recognized by Windows XP and Mac OS X.	Basic support for joysticks recognized by Windows XP and Mac OS X.
	Requirements for Video DVD: Home DVD player and TV, or computer with DVD player.	Requirements for Video DVD: Home DVD player and TV, or computer with DVD player.	Requirements for Video DVD: Home DVD player and TV, or computer with DVD player.