EJS Simulations by high school physics teachers

The simulations below were created by high school physics teachers in Massachusetts, as part of the NS548 Computer Modeling course at Boston University.

Teacher	Topic	Simulation	jar file	Teacher guide	Student worksheet
Jim Berlstein Mt. Everett High School	Star formation and lifetime and the H-R diagram	Star simulation	ejs_ITOP_Star.jar	Word file PDF file	Word file PDF file
Jennifer Braman Newton South High School	Momentum conservation (from the MCAS)	Momentum simulation	ejs_ITOP_Momentum.jar	Word file PDF file	Word file PDF file
Peter Cranson Wachusett Regional High School	Momenergy diagrams (special relativity)	1. Photon collision 2. Inelastic collision 3. Elastic collision	1. ejs_ITOP_Momenergy_Photon.jar 2. ejs_ITOP_Momenergy_Inelastic.jar 3. ejs_ITOP_Momenergy_Elastic.jar	Word file PDF file	Word file PDF file
Dave Dale Chicopee Academy	Chemical rocket (as with an Estes motor)	Rocket simulation	ejs_ITOP_Rocket.jar	Word file PDF file
Ben Eisen Chicopee High School	A solar system simulation in three dimensions	Solar system simulation	ejs_ITOP_SolarSystem.jar
Gail Howe Agawam High School	Motion in two dimensions (like projectile motion)	1. Projectile motion 2. Vectors in 2D motion 3. Airplane drop	1. ejs_ITOP_Motion2D_Projectile.jar 2. ejs_ITOP_Motion2D_Vectors.jar 3. ejs_ITOP_Motion2D_Airplane.jar	1. Overview (PDF) 2. Guide (PDF)	Worksheet (PDF)
Carol Lund Masconomet Regional High School	Vapor Pressure of water	Vapor pressure simulation	ejs_ITOP_Vapor_Pressure.jar	Word file PDF file	1. Word file 1. PDF file 2. Word file 2. PDF file
Brandon Schmidt Newton South High School	Orbital Mechanics (with three planets)	Orbital mechanics simulation	ejs_ITOP_Orbital_Mechanics.jar	Word file PDF file	Word file PDF file
Renee Sweeney Westfield High School	Gauss' Law in three dimensions!	1. Point charge 2. Conducting sphere 3. Insulating sphere 4. Line of charge	1. ejs_ITOP_Gauss_Point.jar 2. ejs_ITOP_Gauss_Conducting.jar 3. ejs_ITOP_Gauss_Insulating.jar 4. ejs_ITOP_Gauss_Line.jar	Word file PDF file	Word file PDF file

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Last update: July 08, 2010.