TeslaTown 4+
University of Illinois
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- Free
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Description
Enter Tesla Town and explore electricity generation and delivery. Go into a hydroelectric power plant and see the turbine. Visit a solar powered house or a wind farm.
- Designed for upper elementary and middle school students, grades 3-8
- Introduces topics related to electromagnetism
- Demonstrates the importance and workings of current and future electricity generation and delivery systems.
- Features include interactive structures and informational photographs
Developed by power engineering experts and educators from the Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (MSTE) and from the Information Trust Institute (ITI) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
©2018 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. All rights reserved.
The Cyber Resilient Energy Delivery Consortium (CREDC) performs multidisciplinary R&D that addresses the cybersecurity of power grids and oil & gas refinery and pipeline operations. CREDC is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (https://energy.gov), and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (https://www.dhs.gov). Consortium partners include: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Argonne National Laboratory, Arizona State University, Dartmouth College, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Old Dominion University, Oregon State University, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Rutgers University, Tennessee State University, the University of Houston, and Washington State University.
What’s New
Version 1.03
Added television in solar house
Replaced static text with window shades
Fixed hydropower gate bug
Fixed wind slideshow bug
Ratings and Reviews
It's cool,
Tesla made more than that. Just a suggestion.
Very Nice!
I learned a lot I didn't know about electricity generation. For example, I didn't realize the underpinnings of hydro were so complex. It's not just water flowing over a dam and turbines.
Would love to see some statistics of what fraction of our current power grid is provided by each of the sources shown. Maybe even display an historical time series of that information to see what are the up-and-coming sources, and what sources are on their way out.
Can't wait to share with the kids!
So helpful!
This app has been so helpful in learning about electricity. Before I played around with this app, I didn't know about the Michael Faraday experiment or much about nuclear power plants. It's helped me learn so much and it's a lot of fun to play with! The sound effects are great.
App Privacy
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Information
- Seller
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Size
- 79.2 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 9.3 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 9.3 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 9.3 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2018 University of Illinois Board of Trustees
- Price
- Free