The Skater & Spin Game
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The Skater game teaches angular momentum, while challenging you to answer the
question, "How do skaters get spinning so fast?" The Spin Game further extends the
skater activity by addressing the issue of rotational axes and symmetries.
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WhyReef
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WhyReef, sponsored by the Field Museum, is a virtual reef on Whyville's own beach! Just
dive in and you can explore the reef and lean about the species that live inside.
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Hot Air Balloon Race
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Sponsored by the University of Missouri, The Hot Air Balloon Race challenges you to
navigate the altitudes and analyze vector fields to navigate a hot air balloon.
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Whyville CDC
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WhyPox and the WhyFlu are infectious illnesses that periodically plague Whyville. Citizens
investigate the parameters of the infections at the Whyville CDC.
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The Getty Museum
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In Art Sets you learn the art concepts of subject and medium through a fast-action card
The Getty game. The Art Treasure Hunt sends you in pursuit of art treasures all across the globe,
Museum and through time and place.
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WASA
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WASA is Whyville's own version of NASA. In the Zero Gravity Chamber, learn about
angles and the principles of Newton's 3rd Law. In the Rocket Design Lab, simulate
rockets to test parameters such as nozzle size and pay load. And in the Ion Engine Lab
play 3 games that teach about electric charges and ion engines.
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Dance Studio
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At Mimi's Dance Studio virtual dancers can lean dances and choreograph their own
using vector arithmetic.
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