Gemini Canvas Instructions

How to Build Your Own Simulation

You don’t need to be a programmer to do this. Here is the workflow:

Open Gemini. Ensure you are signed in with your WRDSB account. Select Canvas (under tools).

Input a detailed "System Prompt" (see the template below).

Gemini will generate the code and a preview window. If it’s not quite right, just talk to it! Say, "Add a slider for temperature" or "Make the rays of light red.”

Once you are happy with the simulation, toggle to the code at the top right. Copy and paste the code into a website (like Google Sites).

The Sim-Builder" Prompt Template

Copy and paste this to get started:

"Act as an educational software developer. Create an interactive science simulation for a [Grade Level] audience about [Topic, e.g., Refraction].

Requirements:

Include a visual area where [Action happens, e.g., light hits a glass block].

Add interactive sliders for [Variables, e.g., Angle of Incidence, Index of Refraction].

Display real-time data or labels for [Calculations, e.g., Angle of Refraction using Snell's Law].

Keep the UI clean and academic. Use a 'Reset' button to clear the simulation."