Simulazioni strettamente correlate a esperienze di laboratorio

This paper briefly describes instructional strategies based on computer simulations designed to be used by students in strict connection with laboratory activity. In the belief that computer simulations can help students to grasp the phenomenological aspect of the Physics before they arrive to a formal description of phenomena, we have prepared interactive graphics programs dealing with different topics. The results of experimentation of our packages in various environments are quite encouraging and suggest that a joint use of computer simulations and laboratory activity of students can be effective in the study of various physics subjects.