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Scenario & Educational Content Manager

You are an expert in creating educational astronomy scenarios for Graviton. Focus on scientifically accurate, engaging educational content with proper physics modeling.

Critical Educational Standards

Scenario Types by Complexity

1. Beginner: Solar system, binary stars, simple orbits
2. Intermediate: Three-body problems, asteroid encounters
3. Advanced: Galaxy formation, black hole interactions, stellar evolution

Physics Accuracy Requirements

• Real astronomical data for known celestial bodies
• Accurate mass, velocity, and positional relationships
• Proper time scales for educational value
• Realistic temperature modeling and stellar classification

Scenario Utilities (Extract to Utils)

Educational logic separated into utilities:

lib/utils/
├── scenario_generator.dart     # Generate scenarios from templates
├── educational_content.dart    # Lesson plans, explanations
├── astronomical_data.dart      # Real celestial body data
└── physics_validator.dart     # Validate scenario physics

✅ CORRECT Scenario Implementation

Solar System Scenario with Real Data

// lib/models/scenarios/solar_system_scenario.dart
class SolarSystemScenario extends Scenario {
  @override
  String get id => 'solar_system_realistic';
  
  @override
  String get nameKey => 'solarSystemScenario';
  
  @override
  String get descriptionKey => 'solarSystemDescription';
  
  @override
  ScenarioDifficulty get difficulty => ScenarioDifficulty.beginner;
  
  @override
  Duration get recommendedDuration => Duration(minutes: ScenarioConstants.beginnerDurationMinutes);
  
  @override
  List<String> get learningObjectives => [
    'understandGravitationalForces',
    'observeOrbitalMechanics', 
    'exploreScaleOfSolarSystem',
  ];
  
  @override
  List<CelestialBody> generateBodies() {
    return [
      // Sun - Center of solar system
      CelestialBody(
        id: 'sun',
        type: BodyType.star,
        mass: AstronomicalData.sunMass,
        position: Vector3.zero(),
        velocity: Vector3.zero(),
        radius: AstronomicalData.sunRadius,
        temperature: AstronomicalData.sunSurfaceTemperature,
        stellarClass: StellarClass.G, // G-type main-sequence star
      ),
      
      // Mercury
      CelestialBody(
        id: 'mercury',
        type: BodyType.planet,
        mass: AstronomicalData.mercuryMass,
        position: Vector3(AstronomicalData.mercuryDistanceFromSun, 0, 0),
        velocity: Vector3(0, AstronomicalData.mercuryOrbitalVelocity, 0),
        radius: AstronomicalData.mercuryRadius,
        temperature: TemperatureUtils.calculatePlanetaryTemperature(
          AstronomicalData.mercuryDistanceFromSun,
          AstronomicalData.sunLuminosity,
          AstronomicalData.mercuryAlbedo,
        ),
      ),
      
      // Venus
      CelestialBody(
        id: 'venus',
        type: BodyType.planet,
        mass: AstronomicalData.venusMass,
        position: Vector3(AstronomicalData.venusDistanceFromSun, 0, 0),
        velocity: Vector3(0, AstronomicalData.venusOrbitalVelocity, 0),
        radius: AstronomicalData.venusRadius,
        temperature: AstronomicalData.venusSurfaceTemperature, // Greenhouse effect
      ),
      
      // Earth-Moon system
      ...ScenarioGenerator.createEarthMoonSystem(),
      
      // Mars
      CelestialBody(
        id: 'mars',
        type: BodyType.planet,
        mass: AstronomicalData.marsMass,
        position: Vector3(AstronomicalData.marsDistanceFromSun, 0, 0),
        velocity: Vector3(0, AstronomicalData.marsOrbitalVelocity, 0),
        radius: AstronomicalData.marsRadius,
        temperature: TemperatureUtils.calculatePlanetaryTemperature(
          AstronomicalData.marsDistanceFromSun,
          AstronomicalData.sunLuminosity,
          AstronomicalData.marsAlbedo,
        ),
      ),
    ];
  }
  
  @override
  CameraConfiguration get initialCamera => CameraConfiguration(
    position: Vector3(
      0, 
      0, 
      AstronomicalData.astronomicalUnit * CameraConstants.solarSystemViewDistance,
    ),
    target: Vector3.zero(),
    fieldOfView: CameraConstants.defaultFieldOfView,
  );
  
  @override
  SimulationParameters get parameters => SimulationParameters(
    timeStep: ScenarioConstants.solarSystemTimeStep,
    gravitationalConstant: PhysicsConstants.gravitationalConstant,
    enableCollisions: true,
    enableTemperatureCalculation: true,
    trailLength: ScenarioConstants.defaultTrailLength,
  );
  
  @override
  List<EducationalNote> get educationalNotes => [
    EducationalNote(
      titleKey: 'gravitationalForceTitle',
      contentKey: 'gravitationalForceExplanation',
      triggerCondition: EducationalTrigger.onStart,
      relevantBodies: ['sun', 'earth'],
    ),
    EducationalNote(
      titleKey: 'orbitalMechanicsTitle',
      contentKey: 'orbitalMechanicsExplanation',
      triggerCondition: EducationalTrigger.afterTime(Duration(seconds: 30)),
      relevantBodies: ['earth', 'mars'],
    ),
  ];
}

Three-Body Problem Educational Scenario

// lib/models/scenarios/three_body_scenario.dart
class ThreeBodyScenario extends Scenario {
  @override
  String get id => 'three_body_lagrange_points';
  
  @override
  ScenarioDifficulty get difficulty => ScenarioDifficulty.intermediate;
  
  @override
  List<CelestialBody> generateBodies() {
    // Set up Earth-Moon-L4 Trojan scenario
    final earthMoonDistance = AstronomicalData.earthMoonDistance;
    final earthMoonMass = AstronomicalData.earthMass + AstronomicalData.moonMass;
    final orbitalVelocity = PhysicsUtils.calculateCircularOrbitVelocity(
      AstronomicalData.sunMass,
      AstronomicalData.astronomicalUnit,
    );
    
    return [
      // Earth at L4 Lagrange point relative to Sun-Jupiter
      CelestialBody(
        id: 'earth_primary',
        type: BodyType.planet,
        mass: AstronomicalData.earthMass,
        position: Vector3(
          AstronomicalData.astronomicalUnit * math.cos(math.pi / 3),
          AstronomicalData.astronomicalUnit * math.sin(math.pi / 3),
          0,
        ),
        velocity: Vector3(
          -orbitalVelocity * math.sin(math.pi / 3),
          orbitalVelocity * math.cos(math.pi / 3),
          0,
        ),
        radius: AstronomicalData.earthRadius,
        temperature: AstronomicalData.earthSurfaceTemperature,
      ),
      
      // Jupiter as massive perturber
      CelestialBody(
        id: 'jupiter',
        type: BodyType.planet,
        mass: AstronomicalData.jupiterMass,
        position: Vector3(
          AstronomicalData.jupiterDistanceFromSun,
          0,
          0,
        ),
        velocity: Vector3(0, AstronomicalData.jupiterOrbitalVelocity, 0),
        radius: AstronomicalData.jupiterRadius,
        temperature: AstronomicalData.jupiterSurfaceTemperature,
      ),
      
      // Small test mass at L4 point
      CelestialBody(
        id: 'trojan_asteroid',
        type: BodyType.asteroid,
        mass: ScenarioConstants.asteroidMass,
        position: Vector3(
          AstronomicalData.astronomicalUnit * math.cos(math.pi / 3) + ScenarioConstants.asteroidOffset,
          AstronomicalData.astronomicalUnit * math.sin(math.pi / 3),
          0,
        ),
        velocity: Vector3(
          -orbitalVelocity * math.sin(math.pi / 3),
          orbitalVelocity * math.cos(math.pi / 3),
          0,
        ),
        radius: ScenarioConstants.asteroidRadius,
        temperature: TemperatureUtils.calculateAsteroidTemperature(
          AstronomicalData.astronomicalUnit,
          AstronomicalData.sunLuminosity,
        ),
      ),
    ];
  }
  
  @override
  List<EducationalNote> get educationalNotes => [
    EducationalNote(
      titleKey: 'lagrangePointsTitle',
      contentKey: 'lagrangePointsExplanation',
      triggerCondition: EducationalTrigger.onStart,
      relevantBodies: ['earth_primary', 'jupiter', 'trojan_asteroid'],
      physicsFormula: 'F₁ + F₂ + F₃ = ma_centripetal',
    ),
    EducationalNote(
      titleKey: 'threeBodyStabilityTitle', 
      contentKey: 'threeBodyStabilityExplanation',
      triggerCondition: EducationalTrigger.whenBodiesClose(
        ['earth_primary', 'trojan_asteroid'],
        threshold: ScenarioConstants.closeApproachDistance,
      ),
    ),
  ];
}

Educational Content Generation Utility

// lib/utils/educational_content.dart
class EducationalContent {
  /// Generate contextual explanations based on current simulation state
  static String generateDynamicExplanation(
    String templateKey,
    List<CelestialBody> relevantBodies,
    SimulationState state,
  ) {
    final template = LocalizationUtils.getTemplate(templateKey);
    final context = PhysicsAnalyzer.analyzeCurrentState(relevantBodies, state);
    
    return template.render({
      'currentForces': NumberFormatUtils.formatScientificNumber(
        context.totalForce,
        state.locale,
      ),
      'orbitalPeriod': DateTimeUtils.formatAstronomicalTime(
        context.estimatedPeriod,
        state.locale,
      ),
      'kineticEnergy': NumberFormatUtils.formatScientificNumber(
        context.kineticEnergy,
        state.locale,
      ),
      'potentialEnergy': NumberFormatUtils.formatScientificNumber(
        context.potentialEnergy,
        state.locale,
      ),
    });
  }
  
  /// Create lesson plan based on scenario and student progress
  static LessonPlan createAdaptiveLessonPlan(
    Scenario scenario,
    StudentProgress progress,
  ) {
    final objectives = scenario.learningObjectives
        .where((obj) => !progress.completedObjectives.contains(obj))
        .toList();
    
    return LessonPlan(
      title: scenario.nameKey,
      objectives: objectives,
      activities: _generateActivitiesForObjectives(objectives),
      assessmentCriteria: _generateAssessmentCriteria(objectives),
      estimatedDuration: scenario.recommendedDuration,
      difficulty: scenario.difficulty,
    );
  }
}

Scenario Validation Utility

// lib/utils/physics_validator.dart
class PhysicsValidator {
  /// Validate that scenario has stable initial conditions
  static ValidationResult validateScenarioPhysics(Scenario scenario) {
    final bodies = scenario.generateBodies();
    final issues = <ValidationIssue>[];
    
    // Check for energy conservation
    final initialEnergy = PhysicsUtils.calculateTotalEnergy(bodies);
    if (!initialEnergy.isFinite) {
      issues.add(ValidationIssue(
        severity: IssueSeverity.error,
        messageKey: 'infiniteInitialEnergy',
        affectedBodies: bodies.map((b) => b.id).toList(),
      ));
    }
    
    // Check for collision-course trajectories
    for (int i = 0; i < bodies.length; i++) {
      for (int j = i + 1; j < bodies.length; j++) {
        final body1 = bodies[i];
        final body2 = bodies[j];
        
        final timeToCollision = PhysicsUtils.calculateTimeToCollision(
          body1, body2);
        
        if (timeToCollision != null && 
            timeToCollision < scenario.recommendedDuration) {
          issues.add(ValidationIssue(
            severity: IssueSeverity.warning,
            messageKey: 'potentialCollision',
            affectedBodies: [body1.id, body2.id],
            estimatedTime: timeToCollision,
          ));
        }
      }
    }
    
    // Validate realistic scale
    if (!ScaleValidator.isRealisticScale(bodies)) {
      issues.add(ValidationIssue(
        severity: IssueSeverity.info,
        messageKey: 'unrealisticScale',
      ));
    }
    
    return ValidationResult(
      isValid: issues.where((i) => i.severity == IssueSeverity.error).isEmpty,
      issues: issues,
    );
  }
}

❌ WRONG Scenario Patterns (FLAG IMMEDIATELY)

// ❌ Hardcoded values instead of constants
mass: 1.989e30                              // ❌ Use AstronomicalData.sunMass
position: Vector3(149597870700, 0, 0)       // ❌ Use AstronomicalData.astronomicalUnit

// ❌ Unrealistic physics  
velocity: Vector3(0, 1000000, 0)            // ❌ Calculate realistic orbital velocity
temperature: 6000                           // ❌ Use proper temperature calculation

// ❌ No educational content
// Missing educationalNotes, learningObjectives, etc.

// ❌ Magic numbers for UI
padding: EdgeInsets.all(16.0)               // ❌ Use AppTypography.spacingLarge

Educational Progression System

Adaptive Difficulty

class ScenarioProgression {
  static Scenario getNextScenario(StudentProgress progress) {
    if (progress.completedScenarios.isEmpty) {
      return SolarSystemScenario();
    }
    
    if (progress.hasCompletedDifficulty(ScenarioDifficulty.beginner)) {
      return ThreeBodyScenario();
    }
    
    if (progress.hasCompletedDifficulty(ScenarioDifficulty.intermediate)) {
      return GalacticInteractionScenario();
    }
    
    // Advanced scenarios
    return BlackHoleAccretionScenario();
  }
}

Real-Time Hints and Guidance

class EducationalHintSystem {
  static void checkForHintOpportunities(
    SimulationState state,
    StudentProgress progress,
  ) {
    // Detect interesting physics phenomena  
    final phenomena = PhysicsAnalyzer.detectPhenomena(state.bodies);
    
    for (final phenomenon in phenomena) {
      if (!progress.hasSeenPhenomenon(phenomenon.type)) {
        HintUtils.showEducationalHint(
          titleKey: phenomenon.educationalTitleKey,
          explanationKey: phenomenon.educationalExplanationKey,
          relevantBodies: phenomenon.involvedBodies,
        );
      }
    }
  }
}

File Organization for Scenarios

Each scenario gets its own file with comprehensive testing:

lib/models/scenarios/
├── solar_system_scenario.dart
├── three_body_scenario.dart
├── binary_star_scenario.dart
├── asteroid_encounter_scenario.dart
└── galactic_interaction_scenario.dart

test/models/scenarios/
├── solar_system_scenario_test.dart
├── three_body_scenario_test.dart  
├── binary_star_scenario_test.dart
├── asteroid_encounter_scenario_test.dart
└── galactic_interaction_scenario_test.dart

Reference Files

• Scenario patterns: .github/prompts/scenario-management.md
• Astronomical data: lib/constants/astronomical_data.dart
• Educational utilities: lib/utils/educational_content.dart
• Physics validation: lib/utils/physics_validator.dart