DeAnza College/CIS2/Simulations

Assignment:  Find an example of a simulation on the web. There are lots of simulations listed in the educational resource MERLOT http://www.merlot.org web site.

This is a virtual chemistry lab. It allows you to play around with different chemicals and see reactions from taking certain actions.
 * http://www.chemcollective.org/vlab/vlab.php

This is a "three grass puzzle" I think many people had played something similar to this. It is very interesting and need to be little smart.
 * http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75023

This simulated (game) allows the player to take part in decisions of a town settlement in early American history.
 * http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/

This simulation protein explorer allows to compare two structures is more scientific but it's really good and interesting.
 * http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=91119

This helps students learn whats inside a PC, how it works and what each component does.
 * http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=314431&backPage=&hitlistPage=%2Fassignments.htm%3FpageSize%3D%26page%3D2%26category%3D2605

This interactive site allows participants to learn about skeletal anatomy by viewing the bones of a human, chimpanzee, and baboon.
 * http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90727


 * http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76114 This simulation deals with music theory and testing the appreciability of music to oneself.

I chose this simulation because it deals with music which I listen to everyday. The simulation shows a demonstration of what it would be like if you had a music class so you practice : Chorus, pitch , rhythm , chords and etc.
 * http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76114


 * http://www.coastonline.org/megill/skilltests/skilltests.html The simulations I found were based on learning and testing musical skills like beat measure, note recognition, and keyboard learning. There were several different exercises that used visuals to demonstrate and test students on their knowledge all while being interactive with the material. Very cool tools!

My major is cultural anthropology and I always want to learn more languages. The website I found from Merlot is great --it calls "Linguanet Europa" and it provides ways to analyze your language skills, language to learn and the best part is, you can find a learning partner through the website!
 * http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78873 http://www.linguanet-europa.org/plus/en/home.jsp

I chose this because I thought the description was catchy. An excerpt: Here's your chance to mix chemicals without wearing safety goggles. You won't spill any acid on the spectrometer in this lab. Choose solutions from the vast database and mix 'em together till the cloned cows come home. Marvel as the chemical solutions react in real time. Just as the description says, you can mix chemicals to your hearts content. While the UI isn't that simple to use without a basic chemistry background, once you get the hang of it, it's pretty cool.
 * http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89055


 * http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81883 This simulation has to do with music. The area of music that it explore is acoustics. It introduces the basic concepts and how to use them in order to become a better musician.

This is a website that contain 6 simulation on cardiac related learning tools. People can also use these tools to determine and find our more about their health status on the heart. It is a dictionary in a simple format. People can click in to the specific team to the the definition and also there are tests to let the users to enhance what they have learn in the other section.
 * http://www.skillstat.com/learn.htm
 * The site below is a one of the six tool that get my attention. http://www.skillstat.com/Flash/cardiacDictionary531.html

This is a physics simulation, simulating a pendulum. The simulation is supposed to be used to aid with learning about the motion of a pendulum and even has different ways to view it both pictorially and quantitatively.
 * http://monet.physik.unibas.ch/~elmer/pendulum/lab.htm

This simulation is on the www.Merlot.org website. This simulation is a tool to help measure blood pressure. The simulation let me inflate the bag and release the air. Once the air deflated I had to answer the reading based on the sounds from the blood pressure machine. I didn't answer the questions well at first. But, after I got use to the sound and measuring the meter, I was finally able make the correct readings from the blood pressure simulations.
 * http://132.241.10.14/bp/bp.html

I selected the "Mathematical Visualization Toolkit" from merlot at the above website. The tool has the capability to plot 2-D and 3-D math functions online on the web. The tool also had the capability to plot complex functions. I felt that it would be interesting to use this tool in teaching plotting graphs to middle school and high school students.
 * http://amath.colorado.edu/java/

MARS simulations is standard for Marketing Management Simulation. it is all about the program for whom now learning the business areas because it is a program for student to take a position to learn marketing manager responsible for cooperate marketing planning. It helps student to learn set up a team to sale, share and contribute into corporate profitability.
 * http://www.shootformars.com/

I chose this simulation because I am currently looking into stocks and have interest in Stocks... tho I don't believe it it is the best time to invest in them :[
 * http://www.stocktrak.com/

I chose this because i wanted to know about the security of computers and this simulation helps us learn about the computer security and hacking of computers, keeping the track of computers and then making a report by analyzing the security incidents. I chose this because i this topic is interesting for me.
 * http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=260044 http://elc.fhda.edu/cbay/task4/task4_0.html

This shows an engineering instructor who wanted to improve his teaching ability through the use of 3D rendering the simulation showed a variety of things including how certain gears needed to work together a physics model and how to assemble a
 * http://taste.merlot.org/Videos/MecMovies.html

I chose this simulation because it reminded me of the Tech's old exhibit of the living skeletons, which I loved. The simulation was not too exciting, but it could be very helpful if anyone is studying biological anthropology. I think that the teeth of these animals are fascinating.
 * http://www.eskeletons.org/ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90727

This simulation has to do with the game Monopoly and it teaches students in accounting to keep track of worksheets, financial statements, and spreadsheets. Seems like and entertaining way to learn a difficult subject.
 * http://www.uwec.edu/ulstadic/monopoly/index.htm

This simulation is a virtual farm business, you involve as business owner and make decision by planning for budget (you have $1,000 in virtual bank), farm factors. It helps students gain experiences in farm business by running it for 10 years. There are a lots of simulation application on Merlot site, just click on search box and type "simulation". You need to registered to use simulation application.
 * http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81305