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    This document describes how the software "phET Interactive Simulations" could be used in an 8th grade physical science classroom. It is a simulation tool that allows students to model concepts that are difficult to demonstrate directly, like forces and motion. The document outlines a plan to use the "tug of war" simulation as a pre-assessment where students observe scenarios with different arrangements of figures and answer questions to assess their understanding of balanced and unbalanced forces. They would then build a velocity vehicle, applying and analyzing forces. The simulation could introduce concepts and the unit would culminate in an applied project.

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    This document describes how the software "phET Interactive Simulations" could be used in an 8th grade physical science classroom. It is a simulation tool that allows students to model concepts that are difficult to demonstrate directly, like forces and motion. The document outlines a plan to use the "tug of war" simulation as a pre-assessment where students observe scenarios with different arrangements of figures and answer questions to assess their understanding of balanced and unbalanced forces. They would then build a velocity vehicle, applying and analyzing forces. The simulation could introduce concepts and the unit would culminate in an applied project.

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    This document describes how the software "phET Interactive Simulations" could be used in an 8th grade physical science classroom. It is a simulation tool that allows students to model concepts that are difficult to demonstrate directly, like forces and motion. The document outlines a plan to use the "tug of war" simulation as a pre-assessment where students observe scenarios with different arrangements of figures and answer questions to assess their understanding of balanced and unbalanced forces. They would then build a velocity vehicle, applying and analyzing forces. The simulation could introduce concepts and the unit would culminate in an applied project.

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    INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE

    Choose one Instructional Software title. Complete all fields in the following template to describe the
    software and how you would use this product in your future classroom to help students achieve required
    learning standards.
    Note: This template uses the “forms” feature in MS Word. Select the highlighted text boxes and type over
    the sample text. Simply click on the boxes to check them.

    Name: Jacob Neils


    Software Title: phET Interactive Simulations
    URL: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/new
    Function(s) of Instructional Software (check all that apply):
    Drill and Practice Tutorial Simulation Instructional Game e-books/e-references
    Features of the Software (check all that apply):
    Assessment Monitoring/Reporting (Keeps track of student data and/or generates reports for
    the teacher) Allows teacher to create customized lessons for students Multi-user or
    collaborative functions with others in class Multi-user or collaborative functions with others
    beyond local class Accessible to students beyond the school day Accessible via mobile
    devices Multiple languages Safety, security, and/or privacy features
    Strengths of the Software:
     There are many different simulations and games to use, and a variety of topics covered in
    multiple different discipline
     There are simulations of concepts and topics that can’t be directly observed in a classroom,
    such as gene expression, nuclear decay and nuclear fission
     There are games that provide instant feedback on accuracy
     Access to the simulations is possible on a variety of media, including mobile devices and
    chromebooks
     Registration provides activities and homework to use together with several of the
    simulations.
     Teachers can share activities and homework they created to pair with simulation on the site
    for other teachers to use
     It’s Free!
    Suggestions for Improvement:
     While the games provide instant feedback on each problem or level attempted, there is no
    way of tracking progress or performance currently, making the games difficult to use for
    assessment or homework. Creating a tracking function to measure student progress would
    allow the use of the games as homework practice
     Allowing for the use of all simulations without downloads would be nice
    Standards Addressed: See https://www.georgiastandards.org/Pages/Default.aspx

    S8P3. obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about cause and effect relationships between force,
    mass, and the motion of objects.

    b. Construct an explanation using Newton’s Laws of Motion to describe the effects of balanced and
    unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

    1
    INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE

    Grade Level/Content Area(s): 8th Grade Physical Science


    Bloom’s Level of Critical Thinking Required (check all that apply). See
    http://epltt.coe.uga.edu/index.php?title=Bloom%27s_Taxonomy
    Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating
    Description of how to implement in the class: I would use phET as an introduction and part of a
    pre-assessment for balanced and unbalanced forces using the tug of war simulation. The unit
    would culminate in a “velocity vehicle” project where students would construct a vehicle to race,
    requiring students to connect, analyze and apply what they know about forces and motion. I would
    need to know how much my students already know about forces and acceleration; for this I would
    use the tug of war simulation by having students put varying sizes and numbers of people on each
    side and observing what happens. They would answer a set of questions in small groups on a
    worksheet that I will collect to determine how much they knew already.

    Plan:
     Students will divide into small groups
     Depending on the technology I have access to into the classroom, they will either place one large figure on the right side of
    the simulation on their devices, or I will on the projector
     This will be followed by one large figure on the right and one medium and one small figure on the left
     Then we will have one large figure on each side and one small on the right, hit play on the simulation, and immediately
    remove the small figure.
     I will then hand out the worksheet
     The worksheet will ask students to explain what happened in scenario one, two, and three and why.

    * Examples of common instructional models include whole group, teacher-led, student self-paced, small
    group, or individual learning activities. Use as many of these descriptors or other descriptors as apply.

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