Review for:Forces in 1 Dimension

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posted: on December 9, 2007 at 9:47PM

My rating of this resource: ***

My experience using this resource:
Conservation of Energy

Topic I was teaching:
Conservation of Energy

My learning goal for which this resource was used:
To observe energy conservation

Course Level:
Intro or Regular

How I/my students used the resource:
I used the Energy Skate Park applet. I used it when prepping for class to get some ideas of how to present data. In addition, I pulled it up on the SmartBoard for a demo during class.

Value Added:
Provides visualization or animation, Increases student engagement and motivation

Strengths:
Very user friendly. Very easy to change parameters. Runs well on computer. Kids like it!

Weaknesses:
none.

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