Interactive Learning Tools |
| Below are some of the interactive learning tools developed by Visionlearning to help convey core scientific concepts. Each of the tools below is associated with a learning module on our site that provides detailed background on the subject in question. |
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Dalton's Playhouse
simulates the experiments conducted by Priestley and
Lavosier that led to Dalton's theory of matter. Relevant learning module:
Matter I This animation requires the latest
version of
Flash player. |
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Mid-Ocean Ridges provides a detailed graphic
depiction of the geological process that occur at spreading ridges and
subduction zones.
Relevant learning module: Plate Tectonics II. |
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Darwin’s Finches combines original artwork from
Origin of Species with a conceptual representation of the Galapagos
finches to explain Darwin’s hypothesis of speciation.
Relevant learning module: Charles Darwin III. |
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The Illustrated Animal Cell
presents the sub-cellular world of a typical animal cell
with detailed descriptions of core organelles and their function.
Relevant learning module: Cells |
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Nuclear Fusion illustrates the processes at work in
a Tokamak reactor
necessary to achieve fusion of hydrogen isotopes.
Relevant learning module: Nuclear Chemistry. |
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Nuclear Chain Reaction demonstrates the process of nuclear fission and the differences in
controlled versus uncontrolled fission reactions.
Relevant learning module: Nuclear Chemistry. |
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Bohr’s Atom reveals
Bohr’s theories on the quantum behavior of the hydrogen atom and electron
transitions.
Relevant learning module: Atomic Theory II. |
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Galileo’s Tower depicts a (possibly
mythical) experiment in which Galileo dropped two objects from the Leaning
Tower of Pisa to demonstrate their comparable rate of descent.
Relevant learning module: The Scientific Method. |
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Kinetic vs. Potential Energy
allows the user to track the energy changes associated with
lifting a weight and allowing it to fall.
Relevant learning module: Energy. |
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Ionic Reactions: Sodium and Chlorine illustrates
the atomic-scale and macroscopic changes involved when sodium reacts with
chlorine gas.
Relevant learning module: Chemical Bonding. |
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States of Matter compares the
structural differences between the solid, liquid and gaseous states of
water.
Relevant learning module: Matter: States of Matter. |
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The Illustrated Periodic Table
presents a conceptual representation of the planetary model structure of
the first eleven elements on the
periodic table and their major ions.
Relevant learning module: The Periodic Table of Elements |
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The Formation of Water
depicts the molecular changes that occur when
hydrogen reacts with oxygen forming water.
Relevant learning module: Chemical Equations |
