Conceptually Enhanced Simulations

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Contents 1 Gallery of simulations 1.1 Which of the following simulations show good conceptual enhancements? 1.1.1 piston simulation1 1.1.2 Natural Disaster Simulation 1.1.3 piston simulation2 1.1.4 probability simulation 1.1.5 Computer Viruses 1.1.6 Monticello Explorer 1.1.7 frog guts simulation 1.1.8 UCLA Visualization Portal 1.1.9 Phases of the Moon 1.1.10 Autodesk Simulation 1.1.11 ThinkerTools 1.1.12 Visual Searching/Sorting in Java 1.1.13 Volcano simulation 1.1.14 Camera Sim 1.1.15 NASA Math 1.1.16 Baseball pitch 1.1.17 Oregon Trail Adventure 1.1.18 curveball simulation 1.1.19 Quake p and s waves 1.1.20 Stock Market Simulation 1.1.21 Architectural Design Simulation

Gallery of simulations

Which of the following simulations show good conceptual enhancements?

piston simulation1

The piston is animated and provides a synchronized graph of pressure and volume for the piston. The graph traces the graph over time so students can see the PV cycle.

Natural Disaster Simulation

This link simulates fire, flood, hurricane and earthquake disasters in an attempt to educate the public and reduce the number of dead and injured by disasters triggered by natural hazards.

piston simulation2

probability simulation

Computer Viruses

Monticello Explorer

frog guts simulation

UCLA Visualization Portal

The researchers are able to build buildings long gone as well as view and manipulate objects in the micro-world, such as proteins and atoms.

Phases of the Moon

this simulation enhances the experience as you can move forward and backward in time to see how the position of the moon vs the earth changes the view of the moon seen from earth

Autodesk Simulation

Click on the dynamic simulation link.

ThinkerTools

Visual Searching/Sorting in Java

The array of simulations lends a visual representation to a complicated set of methods in Java programming. These concepts generally provide students a fair bit of frustration. The simulation breaks the process down into the most primitive action of the codes.

Volcano simulation

The simulation shows the relationship between the violence of an eruption to the amount of silica in the magma. Increase the percentage of silica and see the volcano change and erupt.

Camera Sim

Basic principles of the camera simulator: shutter speed and aperture, film speed, and camera shake.

NASA Math

NASA Connect Math Simulation (WMV)

Baseball pitch

This simulation show a baseball being thrown and you can change the speed, spin release, and angle to see how the ball will move when it is thrown with a set condition.

Oregon Trail Adventure

curveball simulation

This simulation shows the motion of a baseball and explains why a ball curves when rotation or spin is added to it. It is conceptually enhanced showing the flow of air over the ball when it is thrown.

Quake p and s waves

Stock Market Simulation

Students can trade stocks with virtual money

Architectural Design Simulation

Design a house in 3D with Frank Lloyd Wright! On this Web site, you can design a house, walk through it in 3D, then share it with the world. You can also learn more about architecture, past and present, and explore Frank Lloyd Wright's life and work. You'll need the free Shockwave plug-in.