Summary:

Students will use STELLA software to build simple kinematics and dynamics models which then use to answer problems.>This activity assumes no prior knowledge of STELLA.

Acknowledgements:

The eighth grade science department at Colville Junior High School (CJHS) would like to thank Susan Ragan* from the Maryland Virtual High School (MVHS) for her support and generous supply of curriculum materials.Susan and other MVHS staff developed the high school physics curriculum materials to be used with STELLA.These materials were then modified by CJHS staff for the activities in this document.