phetsims / projectile-data-lab

"Projectile Data Lab" is an educational simulation in HTML5, by PhET Interactive Simulations.
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Documentation for CODAP wrapper query parameters #350

Open matthew-blackman opened 1 month ago

matthew-blackman commented 1 month ago

In #348, @catherinecarter mentioned the need for documenting the query parameters available in the PDL and PSD CODAP wrappers.

I do, however, think that the documentation for how to include it as a query parameter needs to be accessible for users (specifically teachers).

Can we include this in the dialog box that pops up when the sim opens, towards the bottom? Students are less likely to read the whole thing. Not many teachers (even power users) know about (and use) query parameters, so adding this to be more visible seems like a good idea.

I agree it's a good idea to make clear which query parameters are available and what they do. I am not opposed to including this in an info panel in CODAP, but also want to see which other options we can explore. For example, if there is a page on the PhET website with wrappers links and descriptions, that could also be a place to describe how each wrapper can be customized.

Tagging for design meeting so that we can explore options before proceeding.