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Instructional Games

The game style interaction of flash is ideal for either drill and practice or instructional support. Examples of both of these types of projects are shown here. In some cases, they are skills which need practice. In other cases, they are rather primitive animations I use for physics or chemistry instruction.

It is the nature of science instruction to try to describe dynamic processes. Most science teachers draw no better than myself yet we try to go one step further - to have students imagine that something moves of interacts. Ideally we use a demonstration. Sometimes the process is microscopic or invisible (such as with atoms or clear gases) In this case animations may help.

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stored in webpage

embedded in a powerpoint slide Stand alone Executable file (see full screen)

Elementary
Math

       
Jades addition and subtraction game. 6 levels, 10 problems per level speed and difficulty increase as the game progresses. I added a difficulty and speed adjustment slider. Webpage Powerpoint slide Executable file
Mrs. Jones' number catch. to have 2nd graders sort odd numbers from even numbers in a number catch game Webpage Powerpoint slide Executable file
Letter sorting vowels from consonants Webpage Powerpoint slide Executable file
Intermediate
Math 		       
A simple game for students to practice graphing points on a graph Link Powerpoint slide Executable file
A multiple choice version of a graphics points game Link Powerpoint slide Executable file
An activity for teachers to give students to have them measure angles with a protractor. Random angles are generated and students may move the protractor with the mouse and rotate it with the arrow keys. Link Powerpoint slide Executable file
This is a game to try to teach student how to coordinate the equation for a line with the line itself. use the arrow keys to rotate the line and move it up and down. Press the space bar when you think you have it right. Link Powerpoint slide Executable file
This game is based on a bingo game given at a district PD Link Powerpoint slide Executable file
Rational and Irrational. The same sort game with the little running man but he sorts rational from irrational numbers. Better to run full screen because the numbers show up that way. I made the file in the webpage bigger Link Powerpoint slide Executable file
Based on a suggestion for a number line game in which students must place a point on a number line according to a radical expression. Added a few sounds and surprises to make it more "gamey" Link Powerpoint slide Executable file
Based on a suggestion for a game involving correct placement of a decimal point for values in scientific notation. Link   Executable file
This game is based on a multiplication strategy game given at a District PD. Link Powerpoint slide Executable file
 

Languages

        
Something I tried to work out for prefis and suffix decoding of words. HTML link Link to the file containing prefixes and definitions Executable in FLA
A simple word search puzzle which draws words from another document. (requires a list of words like the one below) Link    
interactive This the XML document that must be stored in the same place (same folder or directory) as the puzzle above to make it work Link    
 

Sciences

        
Chemistry        
click HERE Periodic Table. In this periodic table game, the problems come from an xml data file. If you modify the data file, the game will operate with any problems you want. I would recommend a low level editor such as word pad or notepad. Link Link to the xml data file that provides problem for this game link to the .swf file
A very interactive tool for ideal gas animation. Add/ subtract gases . see mixtures, increase or decrease volume or temperature of both. The temp is a little quirky but very usefull! Link same animation embedded into a powerpoint slide link to the .swf file
Earth Science        
click here The water cycle animated. This is simply a lecture tool designed to evoke discussion of water cycle concepts. Uses hot/cold, insolation, evaporation, transpiration, infilrtration and runoff, etc. Link   Flash
convergent Convergent tectonic plate animation, subduction, overriding and trench creation discussed. All motion created by thermodymanic wicking in the aesthenosphere Link   Flash
divergent divergent tectonic plate animation, subduction, overriding and trench creation discussed. All motion created by thermodymanic wicking in the aesthenosphere Link   Flash
4 Seasons animated earth revolution and rotation. Eccentricity of orbit, oblate sphereoid, tilt axis, size or earth, etc adjustments. Link   Flash
Mechanics        
A very useful animation of a plane flying in a cross wind. You can steer the plane and adjust wind speed. Also applicable to the boat in river problems. Link    
A dumb ballistic pendulum animation for teachers to explain the concept. no interaction. Link    
Some guy that gets the snot kicked out of him by a horse he just branded. Good momentum discussion. Link    
A nice animation relating linear velocity to angular velocity. ( I don't know who did this but I didn't) Link    
object oscillation on a horizontal spring. Link    
verticle pendulum with changable lengths. pretty lame really. this was an early attempt. Link    
Add three vectors graphically using random generated direction and sized examples. - good for individual instruction and smart boards or tablet pcs Link    
Graphical addition of vectors with a short tutorial beforehand. Link    
Animation of gas moving over an airfoil to produce Bernoulli lift . Class Room lecture Link    
A very funny demonstration of Newtons 3rd law. Guy shoots a very large projectile. Movie Link    

 

        

Waves

        
A destructive interference of a wave on a slinky animation Link    
Animation of closed end tube resonance with a tuning fork. Link    
Animation of closed end tube resonance with a tuning fork. Link    
Constructive interference of a wave in a slinky Link    
The same constructive interference in a slow motion. Link    
single point diffraction pattern Link    
single and multiple port diffraction Link    
A destructive interference of a square wave and a sine wave on a slinky animation from a question I got off an old regents physics exam Link    
doppler effect with no motion of source or observer Link    
doppler effect with no motion of source but observer moves with wave Link    
doppler effect with no motion of source but observer moves against wave Link    
doppler effect with motion of source and observer . These are all done so that students will not have to try to memorize the +- conventions with moving sources and observer. Link    
the best movie I've ever seen of the sound barrier being broken. Incredible flying by this pilot. You see pilot approach, punch afterburners and break sound barrier at nearly 90 degrees to the camera! Link    
interactive of a spring oscillation of an object on a horiztal frictionless surface Link    
An attempt to correlate air pressure in resonance tubes with the common graphical display we use. Link    
lecture Same airpressure in resonance in slower motion. Link    
         

Thermodynamics

        
         
Animation of conduction and convection heat transfer Link    
more thermodynamics and PV stuff Link    
Simple animation of any heated solid. Link    
Simple animation of heated water. Good for discussing vapor pressure and even critical point Link    
another thermodynamic cycle Link    
Carnot cycle with 4 steps. Not much explanation but I try to use colors to note temp effects Link    
An animation of a heated ionic solid which attempt to show why they are brittle Link    
An animation of a heated ionic solid which attempt to show why they are malleable/ductile Link    
a visual of conductive and convective heat transfer Link    

Electricity and Magnetism

        
electric fields around pos and neg charges. UP and Down, left and right keyboard arrows control field lines. charges drag with mouse Link    
       

Please contact me if you have specific suggestions for animations you would like for your subject..