LLOS.ai Physics Planning Artifact

Physics Lab Series: Feel First, Formula Second

This file turns the launch-angle discussion into a planning document with reusable simulation engines, visual mockups, classroom workflows, and a concept coverage map. The core pattern is: prediction → commitment → simulation → surprise → explanation → next variation.

Predict → Run → Reflect40–50 reusable engines350–500 physics conceptsMobile-first one-screen labs

The reusable learning loop

Predict→Commit→Run Simulation→Feel the Gap→Explain→Retry

This is stronger than formula-first learning because the student owns a guess before seeing the result. The explanation lands after surprise, not before it.

Coverage estimate

350–500

unique physics concepts can be taught through about 40–50 reusable game engines with variations.

Simulation and illustration mockups

1. Aim Engine — Launch Angle

Controls: angle + speed. Teaches projectile range, complementary angles, maximum range.

AngleSpeedTarget distance

2. Elevated Target Variant

Goal: pass through a ring at height. Teaches x-y decomposition and multiple trajectory solutions.

DistanceHeightTwo possible arcs

3. Moving Target Variant

Student learns: aim where the target will be, not where it is. Teaches relative motion and prediction.

Target speedLead angleTime of flight

4. Drop Race

Prediction: which lands first? Misconception killer for free fall and gravitational acceleration.

MassHeightAir on/off

5. Spring Launcher

Stretch a spring, launch a block. Teaches Hooke’s law, elastic energy, energy transfer.

StretchMassFriction

6. Circuit Builder

Predict bulb brightness. Teaches Ohm’s law, series/parallel, current, voltage, resistance.

Battery VResistanceSeries/Parallel

7. Lens Explorer

Move object, predict image. Teaches focal length, real/virtual image, magnification.

Object distanceFocal lengthImage type

8. Wave Tank

Change frequency and wavelength. Teaches wave speed, period, frequency, amplitude.

FrequencyWavelengthMedium

Workflow template for every lab

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1. Set a target

Distance, brightness, balance point, image location, wave speed, stopping point, or final temperature.

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2. Expose 2–3 controls

Keep controls small: angle/speed, mass/friction, voltage/resistance, focal length/object distance.

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3. Force prediction

The learner must choose before the simulation runs. This creates ownership.

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4. Run visible physics

The animation must show cause and result, not just reveal an answer.

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5. Explain miss/hit

Use concrete language: short, long, too much resistance, not enough voltage, image behind lens.

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6. Give next variation

Same engine, new constraint. That is how concepts scale.

Concept coverage table

Concept Family	Game / Variation	Primary Concepts	Secondary Concepts	Estimated Concepts Covered
Motion	Launch Angle	Projectile motion	Range, trajectory, complementary angles	8–12
Motion	Launch Speed	Velocity and range	Optimization, maximum range	5–8
Motion	Elevated Target	2D kinematics	Multiple solutions, apex, vertical displacement	8–12
Motion	Moving Target	Relative motion	Lead prediction, vectors, time of flight	6–10
Motion	Drop Race	Free fall	Mass independence, acceleration due to gravity	5–8
Motion	Ramp Roller	Inclined planes	Acceleration, friction, components of weight	8–15
Forces	Tug of War	Net force	Balanced/unbalanced forces, acceleration	6–10
Forces	Crate Push	Friction	Normal force, static vs kinetic friction	8–12
Forces	Parachute Drop	Air resistance	Terminal velocity, drag	6–10
Forces	Elevator Lab	Apparent weight	Normal reaction, acceleration effects	6–10
Energy	Spring Launcher	Elastic potential energy	Hooke’s law, energy conversion	10–15
Energy	Skate Park	Conservation of energy	Potential ↔ kinetic, losses	10–15
Energy	Bouncing Ball	Energy loss	Coefficient of restitution, heat/sound loss	8–12
Momentum	Collision Arena	Momentum conservation	Elastic/inelastic collision, impulse	10–15
Momentum	Truck vs Car	Impulse	Force-time graph, safety, crumple zones	8–12
Rotation	Door Challenge	Torque	Lever arm, angle of force	8–12
Rotation	Seesaw Balance	Moments	Equilibrium, center of mass	8–12
Waves	Wave Tank	Wave speed	Frequency, wavelength, amplitude	10–15
Waves	Rope Pulse	Reflection	Fixed/free boundary, superposition	8–12
Sound	Doppler Street	Doppler effect	Relative motion, pitch change	8–12
Heat	Coffee Cup Lab	Heat transfer	Conduction, convection, radiation	8–12
Heat	Gas Box	Gas laws	Pressure, volume, temperature	10–15
Electricity	Bulb Brightness	Ohm’s law	Current, resistance, voltage	10–15
Electricity	Series Builder	Series circuits	Equivalent resistance, voltage division	8–12
Electricity	Parallel Builder	Parallel circuits	Current paths, equivalent resistance	8–12
Magnetism	Electromagnet Builder	Current and magnetism	Coils, field strength, polarity	8–12
Optics	Mirror Explorer	Reflection	Real/virtual images, magnification	10–15
Optics	Lens Explorer	Refraction	Focal length, image formation	10–15
Modern Physics	Half-Life Challenge	Radioactive decay	Probability, exponential decay	8–12
Modern Physics	Solar Panel Lab	Photoelectric intuition	Energy conversion, photons	5–8

The 12 feeling archetypes

AimFallPushPullStretchBalanceSpinBounceFlowReflectFocusOscillate

Instead of treating physics as hundreds of formulas, the curriculum can organize concepts around repeatable bodily feelings. The formula becomes the name of the feeling after the learner has experienced it.

Build strategy

Start with 8 gold engines: Launch, Drop, Push/Friction, Spring, Collision, Circuit, Lens, Wave. Each engine should have 3–5 variations. That gives roughly 40–60 playable labs before needing a new engine.

Rule: Do not build one simulation per concept. Build one feeling engine per family, then vary constraints.

Minimum lab schema

id · title · family · archetype · controls · target · equation · misconception · feedback_hit · feedback_miss · next_variation

This schema keeps labs scalable, searchable, and API-ready for CBSE, JEE/NEET intuition, IGCSE, AP, and general science learning.