Fuzzy Chronicles
Fuzzy Chronicles puts students in the cockpit of a spacecraft, challenging them to maneuver around numerous obstacles and use their knowledge of Newton's Laws of Motion to control their trajectories. Students' understanding of physics is tested through the use of creative puzzles and engaging questions about why they made the choices they did.
Students control the amount of force they apply to their ship and in what direction. They will learn how multiple forces can change the velocity of a moving object, how mass affects the movement of objects, and how force over time can be used to create curved trajectories. The simple-minded race of aliens, Fuzzies, serve not only as occasional voices of wisdom, but also handy projectiles. Climb aboard and explore physics at its finest!
Learning Objectives
Link actions/solutions in the game to specific sub-cases of Newton's Laws and the over-arching Law
Help build connections between intuitive understanding of Newtonian physics developed through playing the core game with explicit articulation of Newton's Laws and their sub-cases
Ability to warrant solutions in terms of Newton's Laws and the ability to make claims about the contributions of specific design structures in the game to those learning outcomes
System Requirements
Windows XP®, Mac OS X®, Linux®
2.33GHz or faster x86 compatible Processor
512MB of RAM
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 16, Opera 12, Chrome 22, or Safari 5
Adobe Flash Player 10