Simulations
Not Quite the Real Thing
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/games/boss/
Learning from Simulations
We use simulations to make and explore predictions and to identify patterns and relationships.Computer simulations can represent real or imaginary situations. They allow us to study or try things that would be difficult or impossible to do in real life.
Simulations are particularly helpful when a real-life process:
- is too dangerous,
- takes to long,
- is too quick to study,
- is too expensive to create.
Questions to think about when using a simulation program:
- Was the simulation program realistic?
- Does the simulation represent a real life or fantasy situation?
- How realistic is it?
- Did the same things always happen - was there a pattern?
- What are the variables, can you think of any others which might make the simulation more accurate?
- Was there more than one solution to the problem?
- What were the good points/bad points?
- What did you find out?
Business simulations
http://www.thesmallbusinessgame.com/
https://virtonomics.com/
Easy ones for fun
http://run-a-company.gamesxl.com/
Let's do a couple together
Virtual Villagers
Farming
Manage A Park/City
Roar- Make your own animal park http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/roar/game.shtml?ssorl=1209773323
Learn to run a city http://simcity.ea.com/play/simcity_classic.php
Electro City http://www.electrocity.co.nz/
Supercity Planner You have a budget of £10 million pounds to construct your own section of Supercity. How well will you do?
City Creator
Build towns and cities. It is similar to some of the old MyWorld screens and SIM City.
Virtual School - (What more could we ask for?)
http://devvirtualschool.ncsl.org.uk/
Historical Simulations
Oregon Trail On Line http://woz.commtechlab.msu.edu/courses/447sp04/oregontrail/play.htm
Tudor Simulations Tudor Joust
Viking simulation on the BBC Site
Viking Quest
Tudor Joust
Plants
Plant Force You work for a plant development company and and have to try and find out the optimum conditions for its growth. Which is the cheapest option?
Grow Alien plants Change the variables to grow Universe record breaking plant.
There are four plants that need feeding:
BBC virtual garden planner. Allows you to plan a garden then view it in '3D'
Zoo Tycoon
Rabbits and Hunters:
from the Greenwich grid for learning
Engineering Simulations
Parachute Man Simulation Help the parachutist land safely. Good link for Science work on Forces.
Parachute Game
Roller Coaster Designer - Design your own roller-coaster. Good link for Science work on Forces.
Funderstanding Roller Coaster
Science Simulations
Global Warming simulation. Science museum climate change simulation. What happens if you don’t turn the light off?
Food Chain Simulation
Morphases - Changing Faces
Discovery Channel Space Walk Simulation A space walk to fix cables on the space shuttle.
Planet10 - Build your own planet in this virtual universe
Design your own Satellite
Dumptown A recycling simulation
Maths Simulations online
Grow Alien plants Change the variables to grow Universe record breaking plant.
There are four plants that need feeding:
Interpreting a line graph
Bath time with Archimedes Turn the tap on, turn the tap on, put the plug in, take the plug out, Archimedes gets in and out of the bath...a line graph is drawn in real time. Interpret the graph.
Design and Technology Simulations online
Pontifex. Bridge building simulation. Highly sophisticated simulation where you build a bridge then see if it will take a train without going for a swim!
Robot Sim Construct your own robot from a range of different materials and components, and try it out in one of many treacherous Zones.
Geography Simulations online
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