Science
PhET Simulations
170+ free simulations from CU Boulder that let students break the laws of physics safely.
- Grade bands
- 3-5 · 6-8 · 9-12
- Price model
- Free
- Platforms
- Web · iOS · Android
- Subject
- Science
What it is
The University of Colorado's gift to science teachers everywhere: research based, beautifully simple simulations for physics, chemistry, biology, and math. Students stretch springs, build atoms, and bend light with no lab budget, no cleanup, and no risk assessment forms.
Notable features
- No login needed
- Research based
- Runs on anything
A way to use it
Give ten minutes of free play before any guided questions; curiosity does your setup for you.
Privacy and accounts
No accounts, no data collection. As clean as edtech gets.
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