SCIENCE IN THE SOUTH: Session I 8:30 - 9:30 AM
Virtual Simulations: An Alternative to Expensive Physics Equipment
Presenter: Michael Dollins mldollins@hotmail.com
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not
simpler
--Albert
Einstein
I. Starting Point and Lab Manual - - - www.physicsuniverse.com
II. Numerous Virtual Labs - - - www.physicsuniverse.com then Science Teacher Resources
III. Virtual Websites
1. ELECTRICITY
* (circuit board) http://www.article19.com/shockwave/oz.htm**
* (power house) http://www.article19.com/shockwave/ph.htm
* (energy costs) http://zebu.uoregon.edu/nsf/work.html
2. OPTICS
* (lenses) http://www.hazelwood.k12.mo.us/~grichert/optics/intro.html **
* (beam reflection) http://www.hazelwood.k12.mo.us/~grichert/optics/intro.html
3. MAGNETISM
* (induced current) http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/lenzlaw/index.html
* (induced current) http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/faraday2/
4. PERSONAL FAVORITES
* (shoot the monkey) http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspView&ResourceID=42
* (projectile motion) http://www.hazelwood.k12.mo.us/~grichert/projectile/proj.html
* (airplane) http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap7/7.1/part2.htm
* (simple nuclear reactor) http://www.ida.liu.se/~her/npp/demo.html
* (complex nuclear reactor) http://www.ae4rv.com/games/nuke.htm
* (pith ball) http://physics.weber.edu/amiri/director/dcrfiles/electricity/pithBallS.dcr
* (transformer) http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/transformer/
* (beats) http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph11e/beats.htm
** handouts
Pre-Written Labs $15 http://www.hazelwood.k12.mo.us/~grichert/sciweb/