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Interactive physics based games.

What is Universal Design for Learning? In today's schools, the mix of students is more diverse than ever. Educators are challenged to teach all kinds of learners to high standards, yet a single classroom may include students who struggle to learn for any number of reasons, such as the following: * Learning disabilities such as dyslexia * English language barriers * Emotional or behavioral problems * Lack of interest or engagement * Sensory and physical disabilities

Fantastic Contraption provides online physics games and puzzles.

Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning Domains The Three Types of Learning There is more than one type of learning. A committee of colleges, led by Benjamin Bloom (1956), identified three domains of educational activities: Cognitive: mental skills (Knowledge) Affective: growth in feelings or emotional areas (Attitude) Psychomotor: manual or physical skills (Skills)

Partnership between MIT and Khan Academy math and science educational videos.  Options for a "flipped classroom"

Make called Bill a "brilliant science-and-technology documentarian", whose "videos should be held up as models of how to present complex technical information visually" Wired called them "dazzling." Scientific American's blog called him a "smart, easygoing everyman with a firm understanding of the science." You can see 10 of his best videos below. He takes apart an LCD monitor, demonstrates how fiber optic cables work, rips up a hard drive, explains the wonder of a quartz wrist watch, solves the mystery of black boxes, blows up a light bulb filament, reveals how amazing a pop can tab truely is, shows why a cell phone looks like it does, and explains why you always seem to be in the slowest line.

Here are some educational interactive activities including virtual hip replacement, virtual knee surgery.

Here are some educational interactive activities including virtual hip replacement, virtual knee surgery.

Electric circuits

Based on the constructivist approach, Exploriments encourage the learners to actively participate in the learning process, instead of being passive recipients.