Day: October 13, 2008

  • Good games for math and physics

    fantastic contraption
    fantastic contraption
    I don’t like to study, but I love to learn. Serious Games and Persuasive Games are two books I have been reading recently. They are about using games in education. I like this idea, and have written about it before.

    Here are a couple of games. Try them out and see how well you can do.

    It is good for math skills, especially geometry. It takes about 5 minutes.

    Try another game that takes longer, and is good for physics. Lots of fun, but a big challenge.

  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights in new format

    On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the full text of which appears at the United Nations site. Now you can see it in a new format that brings out the ideas more clearly.

    Get more information at the Human Rights Action Center.