Simulation PowerPoint

SimulationsSimulations use rigorously

structured scenarios carefully designed to develop specific competencies that can be directly transferred in to the real world. (Clark Aldrich on Simulations and Serious Games)

History of Simulations

Game vs. Simulation

Why use simulations?motivational

flexible

thinking

students a

re involved

real world experience

understand complex issues

Things to ponder…Simulations put teachers in a different role.Many simulators cost money.Simulations take time.Must have a class lab.

Give it a try…http://www.funderstanding.com/

coaster

Simulations in the Classroom

Simulations in the Business

Open Source

http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/index.php?cat=Featured_Sims

Great resource for science simulations

www.smgww.org

http://imedia.ksc.nasa.gov/index1.html

http://currweb.aea11.k12.ia.us:8080/URLCurriculumpage/Science.html

http://currweb.aea11.k12.ia.us:8080/URLCurriculumpage/Socialstudies.htmlGreat resource for free social studies and science simulators.

Resourceshttp://clarkaldrich.blogspot.com/2009/12/virt

ual-worlds-simulations-and-games.htmlhttp://www.smgww.org/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_Trainerhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oregon_Trai

l_(video_game)

Http://www.creativeteachingsite.com/edusims.html

http://www.edutopia.org/node/3341