Oregon Scientific Accelerator Vision Instruction page 21

Reference Zone
Calculator
The built-in calculator has an eight-character display.
Click on the numbers or operands on the on-screen number pad and press [ Enter ],
or key in the equation using the keyboard and press [ Enter ] to see the answer.
Press [ C ] if you want to clear the equation.
Graphic Calculator
This activity plots equations and functions into accurate graphs.
Enter an equation in the field and click on [ Graph ].
If the equation is valid, the graph appears in the graph field.
Metric Converter
Enter a number beside the known unit to convert it to the corresponding U.S.
standard / metric measurement. Scroll down for additional choices.
Parts of Speech
This is a grammar reference area that defines parts of speech and provides examples.
World Atlas
Learn about over 190 different countries around the world.
1. Click on a continent to show a map with a list of the countries located there.
2. To see the location of a country, click on the country's name.
3. Press [ Enter ] or click on a country's name and a document appears with statistical
information about the country.
4. Click on [ X ], to return to the country name list.
Language Zone
Super Translator
You can learn common phrases in 6 languages:
French Italian
German Japanese
Select a word from the English field to hear it in English,
and then in another language.
Translation Test
Test your ability to understand a foreign language.
Read the question carefully, and then select the correct answer from the choices given.
WEB AREA
The Web Area is a closed system, which is designed for children to have fun and learn more
about the Internet without the risk of being exposed to inappropriate adult material or the
possibility of being contacted by dangerous people.
The Web Area has unique filters, one of which is a specially developed profanity checker
to ensure that no e-mail, sent or received, contains profanity. The Web Area also features
an online Access Control List that allows parents to select who can e-mail their child.
Additionally there is another exciting feature that lets you create your own web page and
upload it to safe-site.net.
For the connection to safe-site.net, please go to the Uplink activity.
(Also see "How to synchronize with your home PC" below).
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