FV #33 - Now I Feel Insignificant, Thanks.

A couple of years ago Cary Huang and his brother created this interesting "interactive" visualization of the scale of the the universe.  He recently updated and improved it with his Scale of the Universe 2 visual.  Learn about the scale of things by zooming in and zooming out.  It's certainly an improvement over the earlier version and worth looking at.  I especially like the interesting assortment of universe objects that the creators selected (and the fact that you can click on them to learn more).  

Clearly science teachers can use this when discussing space and molecules.  I think that math teachers can take advantage of the scientific notation, too.

Depending on your internet connection it can take a second or two to load.  Be patient.

If you like this one, you might like this video I shared a few months back too.

Let me know if you've come across any similar visuals.

FV #22 - Candidate Match Game

A major election year always bring fantastic visuals.  I'm sure this year will be no exception.  USA Today has one that is visual and interactive...

Called the "Candidate Match Game", this visual has you answer 11 questions to find the candidate "most like you..."  I will say that it is pretty basic and I found myself wanting for more answer options on some of the questions (you know, some of them just didn't accurately portray my beliefs).  However, it is still fun and you should give it a try... no one will hold you to your choice.

A couple of tips:

• Use the sliders on the left hand side to "weigh" the importance of the issues.
• The size of the colored bars indicate the strength of each candidate's match on the issues.
• The game may end before you answer all the questions if there is a strong match

Unfortunately, there is no Charles Nelson Reilly... sorry.