Journey to El Yunque

Journey to El Yunque was developed for middle school students and features a whimsical coqui frog character that guides users through the exploration of the potential effects of frequent severe hurricanes on the rainforest ecosystem.

Description
The website includes three distinct HTML5 interactive educational models, based on different datasets, offering a combined total of 21 variations. Students can adjust environmental slider values to generate predictive graphs modeling the survival and growth timeline of a given organism. For comparison, students can refer to graphs using actual data.

Highlights:

  • Custom navigation controls
  • Data tracking via custom REST endpoints
  • Dynamic graph lines and bars
  • Draggable controls
  • Custom dialog boxes
  • Various animation effects
  • Hidden Easter eggs

Links

Mushrooms Prediction Model

Snails Population Model

Coqui Disturbance Model