Talk Test Intensity Explorer¶
Specification¶
The full specification below is extracted from Chapter 6: Sleep, Fitness, and Emergency Response.
Type: microsim
**sim-id:** talk-test-intensity-explorer<br/>
**Library:** p5.js<br/>
**Status:** Specified
Bloom Taxonomy: Understand (L2)
Bloom Taxonomy Verb: classify, distinguish, exemplify
Learning objective: Students classify example activities as moderate or vigorous intensity using the talk test, and exemplify each category with realistic activities.
Layout: A deck of 8 activity cards (e.g., "Walking the dog at an easy pace," "Sprinting during a soccer game," "Slow-paced bike ride to a friend's house," "Running a mile for time") with two click zones labeled Moderate and Vigorous, and a "Talk Test" reminder panel showing the two criteria.
Interactive controls: Click to sort each card; immediate feedback confirms the category and explains using the talk test criteria; "Reset Deck" button; running tally of correct sorts.
Default parameters: Deck order randomized each session; feedback panel starts empty until a card is sorted.
Instructional Rationale: Classifying activities into two defined categories using a stated rule is an Understand-level task, so a sorting activity with rule-based feedback is used rather than a passive definition list.
Implementation notes: p5.js. Card data stored as an array of objects with activity text, correct intensity, and explanation string. Responsive canvas that reflows cards on window resize.