Seeking Gizmo Subject Ideas

For all of you teachers out there that use our site, now is your chance to speak up. The developers here at ExploreLearning are getting ready to start building lots of new Gizmos, and we want your ideas! As you use the site have you ever had the thought, "I wish there was a Gizmo that does yada yada yada." If you could drop us a line about your yada, the Gizmo idea might make it on to our list, and you could be using it in the upcoming year.

Don't miss out on this opportunity! We always want to make Gizmos that teachers want and will help students learn concepts in state standards.

You can send your Gizmo ideas to . Remember, the more details you include in the idea, the greater the chance of getting that idea turned in to a Gizmo. If possible, be sure to include your name in the message.

To get you started, here is how the idea for the Fan Cart Physics Gizmo could have been written.

I have an idea for a Gizmo that would help me when teaching about Newton's Laws. In the Gizmo, there would be a cart that has a certain mass. On the cart you could place one or more fans (which have a mass) that would cause the cart to accelerate. Fans could be switched on and off, and be placed on the cart in either a forward or backward direction. Students would be able to get data about the position, velocity, and acceleration of the cart.

If I was really a friendly teacher, I might have included a sketch of what the Gizmo would look like :) That is definitely not required though, since we know how busy teachers are every day.