Explore the Layers of Earth's Atmosphere

This is a non-functional demo of an interactive animation (microworld) that allows learners to explore traits of Earth's atmosphere by launching a virtual baloon.

To test drive this demo:

• click the "Temperature", "Pressure", and "Altitude" sensor checkboxes
• set the "Start recording:" altitude to 4,000 meters
• click the "Release Balloon" button

Features not yet implemented:

• labels on graph
• dynamic readouts of sensors during baloon flight
• ability to toggle between graphs of various traits measured (temperature, pressure, etc.) or to display multiple traits together
• export data to spreadsheet
• do multiple balloon flights to fill in data collected
• ability to zoom in and out (adjust size scale)
• ability to adjust simulated time scale (virtual minutes per actual second)
• advanced level: need to decide instrument package composition and frequency of recording/transmitting data based on weight and electrical power constraints