PheT Interactives
"Overview: Simulate the original experiment that proved that electrons can behave as waves. Watch electrons diffract off a crystal of atoms, interfering with themselves to create peaks and troughs of probability. Subject: Physics Level: High School Material T...
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Build-a-fraction (AR)
"Overview: Build fractions from shapes and numbers to earn stars in this fractions game or explore in the Fractions Lab. Challenge yourself on any level you like. Try to collect lots of stars! Subject: Mathematics Level...
Neuron
"Overview: Stimulate a neuron and monitor what happens. Pause, rewind, and move forward in time in order to observe the ions as they move across the neuron membrane. Subject: Biology Level: High School Material Type: Si...
Capacitor Lab
"Overview: Explore how a capacitor works! Change the size of the plates and add a dielectric to see how it affects capacitance. Change the voltage and see charges built up on the plates. Shows the electric field in the c...
Radioactive Dating Game (AR)
"Overview: Learn about different types of radiometric dating, such as carbon dating. Understand how decay and half life work to enable radiometric dating to work. Play a game that tests your ability to match the percenta...
Arithmetic
"Overview: Remember your multiplication tables? ... me neither. Brush up on your multiplication, division, and factoring skills with this exciting game. No calculators allowed! The students will be given mutiplication an...
Motion in 2D
"Overview: Try the new ""Ladybug Motion 2D"" simulation for the latest updated version. Learn about position, velocity, and acceleration vectors. Move the ball with the mouse or let the simulation move the ball in four t...
Rutherford Scattering
"Overview: How did Rutherford figure out the structure of the atom without being able to see it? Simulate the famous experiment in which he disproved the Plum Pudding model of the atom by observing alpha particles bounci...
Collision Lab
"Overview: Investigate collisions on an air hockey table. Set up your own experiments: vary the number of discs, masses and initial conditions. Is momentum conserved? Is kinetic energy conserved? Vary the elasticity and...
Photoelectric Effect
"Overview: See how light knocks electrons off a metal target, and recreate the experiment that spawned the field of quantum mechanics. Subject: Physics Level: High School Material Type: Simulation Author: Carl Wieman, D...
Improper Fraction - PhET Interactive Simulations
"Overview: Build equivalent fractions with different denominators. Match shapes and numbers to earn stars in the game. Challenge yourself on any level you like. Try to collect lots of stars! Subject: Mathematics Level:...
Ladybug Motion 2D
"Overview: Learn about position, velocity and acceleration vectors. Move the ladybug by setting the position, velocity or acceleration, and see how the vectors change. Choose linear, circular or elliptical motion, and re...
Faraday's Law (AR)
"Overview: Light a light bulb by waving a magnet. This demonstration of Faraday's Law shows you how to reduce your power bill at the expense of your grocery bill. Subject: Physics Level: Middle School, High School, Comm...
Wave Interference
"Overview: Make waves with a dripping faucet, audio speaker, or laser! Add a second source or a pair of slits to create an interference pattern. Subject: Physics Level: High School Material Type: Simulation Author: Dani...
Semiconductors (AR)
"Overview: Dope the semiconductor to create a diode. Watch the electrons change position and energy. Subject: Engineering, Physical Science Level: Community College / Lower Division Material Type: Simulation Author: Car...
Energy Forms and Changes
"Overview: This simulation lets learners explore how heating and cooling adds or removes energy. Use a slider to heat blocks of iron or brick to see the energy flow. Next, build your own system to convert mechanical, lig...
Semiconductors
"Overview: Dope the semiconductor to create a diode. Watch the electrons change position and energy. Subject: Electronic Technology Level: High School Material Type: Simulation Author: Carl Wieman, Kathy Perkins, Sam Mc...
Battery Voltage (AR)
"Overview: Look inside a battery to see how it works. Select the battery voltage and little stick figures move charges from one end of the battery to the other. A voltmeter tells you the resulting battery voltage. Subje...
Salts & Solubility (AR)
"Overview: Add different salts to water, then watch them dissolve and achieve a dynamic equilibrium with solid precipitate. Compare the number of ions in solution for highly soluble NaCl to other slightly soluble salts....
Forces and Motion (AR)
"Overview: Explore the forces at work when you try to push a filing cabinet. Create an applied force and see the resulting friction force and total force acting on the cabinet. Charts show the forces, position, velocity,...
Simplifying Expressions - PhET Interactive Simulations
"Overview: Build coin expressions, then exchange them for variable expressions. Simplify and evaluate expressions until you are ready to test your understanding of equivalent expressions in the game! Subject: Algebra, N...