Educational Insights Talking Telescope GeoSafari user manual

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EI-8805
Ages 5+
Grades K+
Explore the world of animals
and outer space!

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Table of Contents Introducing GeoSafari Talking Telescope Did you know that a newborn koala is about the size of a jellybean? Or that there are over 1,000 rings around the planet Saturn? With the Introducing GeoSafari Talking Telescope . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 GeoSafari Talking Telescope you can explore the world of animals and outer space. Get an up-close VIEW of 12 wild animals and 8 outer GeoSafari Talking Telescope Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 space phenomena as you HEAR cool fac

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Getting Ready to Play GeoSafari Talking Telescope Features Before using your GeoSafari Talking Telescope for the first time, install View images through the soft 4 AA batteries. See the diagram and directions on page 12. comfort VIEWFINDER. 1. Press the On/Off button to begin. The Talking Telescope will ask you to Turn the 4x FOCUSING MAGNIFIER Detachable TELESCOPE choose the Facts or Quiz game. for clear slide images. (4x magnification) for 2. Choose the game you’d like to play—FACTS or QUIZ.

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Let’s Play a Facts Game TIP: All of the questions in the Quiz game are based on information you learned while listening to the Facts game. If you answer a question If you have pressed the Facts button, you will learn five fascinating facts incorrectly, you can press the Facts button to review the fact. about the image on your slide. 1. The Talking Telescope identifies the slide and plays a fun sound. For example, “You chose the wolf” is followed by a wolf howling. Helpful Hints 2. Close one eye

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More Fun Facts About Animals Orangutan Wolf • Adult orangutans spend most of their time alone. • Wolves vomit partly digested meat to feed • Most male orangutans grow big cheek pads and their pups. throat pouches. • Wolves use their tails and the position of their • The orangutan is the only great ape that comes ears to communicate. from Asia. • A wolf’s jaws are twice as strong as a dog’s jaws. Lion • Lion cubs are born with spots. Walrus • Lions “stretch out” their whiskers to feel their way

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More Fun Facts About Space International Space Station Earth • When finished, the Space Station will be the largest • Earth spins like a top. This movement is spacecraft ever built. called rotating. • The Space Station orbits about 230 miles above Earth. • The thin shell of air around Earth is called • Astronauts aboard the Space Station play video games, its atmosphere. listen to CDs, and get e-mail from their families. • Earth is mostly made up of rock and metal. Moon Comet • Land formations,

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Battery Installation and Information For best operation, always use fresh alkaline batteries. Other battery types will have a shorter life. 1. Carefully open the battery compartment door located on the bottom of the unit by loosening the screws holding it in place. 2. Install four fresh AA batteries (not included) in the battery compartment, following the diagram showing correct battery installation inside the compartment. • Batteries must be inserted with the correct polarity. • Do not mix old