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CAI Format: Simulation/game
Instructional Objectives: demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between acceleration and velocity.
Intended Audience: Middle school and High school students.
Brief Description: This simulation gives the user the opportunity to explore the relationship between acceleration and velocity. The simulation has two sets of conditions that can be turned on and off: 1) three contexts (called metaphors) involving a rolling ball on a tilting board, rolling refrigerator, and a space ship; and 2) "flip flop" game -- the goal is to see how many times you make the ball, refrigerator, or space ship change directions ("flip flop") within a certain area of the screen in 2 minutes.
Parents, public school students, and educators working for non-profit schools or organizations are welcome to link to this interactive educational web resource at no cost on the condition that each registers such use with Lloyd Rieber at lrieber@coe.uga.edu. Those who register will be notified in the event that this web address changes. Commercial vendors, corporate trainers, and others who are part of for-profit organizations should contact Lloyd Rieber for licensing arrangements.