Teaching Physics with Dynamic Simulation: Simulators connect science to everyday life

by: Gary Hirsch

Dynamic simulation has great potential as a tool for teaching physics and general science. These simulators provide students with laboratories for experimenting with phenomena in the context of real situations such as driving, home energy conservation, and sports. The simulators serve as companions to a curriculum created to make physics more appealing and understandable to all high school students.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 12/1/2002Stock # tst02_069_09_31Volume 069Issue 09

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