The document discusses the educational benefits of simulations as interactive models that enhance student engagement and collaboration in learning. It outlines various categories of simulations, including physical, procedural, and situational, alongside their potential applications in subjects like biology and urban planning. The author proposes a project using cars to teach the simple past tense, emphasizing simulations as valuable teaching resources.

2. Simulations are models where
we can represent in a real or
imaginary sytem different
schemas and subjects in a new
and better way of teaching.
They engage student’s
attention.
They allow
attaintment of They can replace
meaningful textbooks
goals.

3. FEATURES FUNCTIONS
 It develops interaction
between simulation A simulation involves
and learner.
evaluation system in
 Simulations an interactive and
encourage better way.
collaborative work. Personalized models
to understand
 Simulations integrate different subjects.
a specific subject as
the center of a lesson.

4. 4) PROCESS
1) PHYSICAL CATEGORIES 3) SITUATIONAL
2) PROCEDURAL

5. Example:
People study in a
simulation about “Plants
with its different parts of
it”
After that, they can
experiment through an
experiment with a plant
different parts of it in
phisical situation.

6. They are used to
represent
sequences of steps
that are used in
certain procedures
as, “flight
simulations and
medical diagnostic
simulations.

7. They are used to
represent
situations and
ask them to
devise actions
and solve
problems in
these situations.
An example is
planning a city.

8. Using this simulation
students will not
see and analyze
the whole process
naturallly of a
specific schema.
An example,
population grown,
stock market, etc.

9. SOURCES FOR SIMULATIONS
 Educational software
publishers
 Commercial Software
Publishers
 On-line Simulations

10. Student involvement
Time demands /
long periods Low cost
Safety
Objective Better transfer
mismatch Reduced threat and anxiety
Group collaboration
Making the impossible
possible

11. Steps For Teaching With Simulation
 Preparation / On this Group
step students have with work / On this
the guidance of the step people
presenter. work using
previous
knowledge and
 Debriefing /On this they work in a
step people have collaborative
already domained the environment.
previous content

13.  My project will be about “Cars”,
and I would like to present
“simple past” using different
types of cars.
 I am going to present
explanations and exercises to
practice statements which
contains simple past.
 I am going to use different
backgrounds as roads and
areas where cars are
concerning them.
 I think that it will be an excellent
resource for teaching in my
school.

14. Simulations are
excellent resources
to present different
content, and they
contain definitions,
examples, practices
to a specific schema.