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Instructional Simulations



OliverOnLine Simulations-
Vast amounts of educational and instructional simulations and cyber expeditions are available on the WWW. They can be integrated into the curriculum and both students and life-long learners can partake in virtual learning experiences.

Educational Simulations - FREE simulations! Students can role-play the construction of a classroom country, compete with other students world-wide to see how profitable they can be with an imaginary portfolio valued at $100,000 or create an electronic version of a model United Nations.

Educational Space Simulations Server - a group of space science educators and members of the aerospace community are involved in the use of classroom "space simulations" in which schools electronically role play some aspect of the overall simulation while sharing information and simulated events and activities.

The Heart: An Online Exploration - virtually explore the heart and the complexities of its development and structure while you travel along its blood vessels exploring weblike body systems. Or visit the heart preview gallery and the history of heart science.

Investment Simulations - don't risk your real money! Experimewnt with one of the many online investment simulations which let Monday-morning speculators buy up stocks and then watch the performance of their issues.

K-5 CyberTrail - cruise the CyberTrail for a look at educational resources on the Web available to K-5 teachers and discover how innovative elementary schools are giving back to the Web with interesting online projects.

National Geographic Society - explore the universe through on-line adventures...just consult the cruise guide and don't forget your passport.

The Visible Human Project - an on-going creation of complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the male and female human body. "The long-term goal is to produce a system of knowledge structures that will transparently link visual knowledge forms to symbolic knowledge formats such as the names of body parts."

Welcome to Physiologic Imaging - intense presentations of physiologic imaging and image analysis aproaches which allow future physicians and scientists to begin quantitating and visualizing both structure and function.



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Last Updated: November 25, 1998
"Instructional Simulations"
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Creator: Heather A. Katz
Doctoral Candidate
Instructional Technology
University of Texas at Austin