Now you can see charts with your embedded simulations

We added charts in embedded simulations as shown below.

1. Select the Show Chart checkbox
2. Mouse over the Chart legend: text to get a drop down showing different signal options
3. Select the signals you want charted

A chart window will appear below the simulation.

Collaborative Simulations: Combining Science and Social Networking

Proud of the team of students at Heritage High School in Virginia, Ouchi High School in Los Angeles and Colts Neck High School in New Jersey who took on a biomechanics research problem and worked on using online collaboration tools. The biology team, led by Amol Patel, prepared the following presentation on muscle mechanics:


SimInsights Biology Team Presentation

The math team, led by Ajoy Vase, prepared the following video describing the math behind long jump:



The physics team, led by Joseph Santonacita, created the following four videos describing the force and motion concepts to their math and biology counterparts:









This multidisciplinary collaborative simulation project was conducted according to the Project Based Learning (PBL) framework. The teams used Google docs for collaborative document creation, Skype for teleconferencing and SimInsights for collaborative simulation, among others. The slides used for presentation at National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) conference in March 2011 in San Francisco are available here.

Angry birds simulation

It took less than a minute to make the following simulation resembling the Angry Bird game.

Give it a moment to load and then just move your mouse within the simulation window to refresh the model.



Try turning on the velocity, acceleration and force vectors. Such visualizations can help kids appreciate abstract concepts.

Nobel prize winning Physicist says "Lectures have been equally ineffective for centuries"

A study conducted by Physics nobelist Carl Weiman has found that clicker style teaching is more effective than traditional lecture style teaching. Here is an excerpt:

"The classes' test scores were nearly identical before the interactive sessions, but there was an obvious difference after the students took a 12-question quiz on what they were taught during the experimental week of instruction. Students in the interactive class got an average of 74 percent of the questions right, while those taught using traditional method scored only 41 percent."

Make your simulations come alive with images

You can now attach images to the bodies in your SimMotion2D model, making them come alive with meaning so that viewers can immediately understand what they represent. It can take a few moments to load, so please be patient, and remember to move your mouse within the window. The model below shows a shuttle, a tank and a car moving with constant speed. Gravity is turned off.