PhET Blog

We’ve added new teacher video primers to many of our HTML5 sims, and will have more on the way this fall! These video primers give a visual walkthrough of the features and common uses of a sim, as well as helpful information for using the sim to its fullest.

Sign in to our website today to start taking advantage of this new teacher resource! You’ll have to complete a new short registration process (less than two minutes!) to access the many new enhanced teacher support resources, including video primers, teacher-submitted activities, and commenting on activities.

We’ve been working hard on the Next-Generation PhET Sims. Our new partner, metacog, Inc., is unlocking the power of these enhanced sims, by linking up PhET’s emerging line of interoperable simulations with metacog deep-learning analytics services. With PhET plus metacog, you can capture student sim interactions, and gain insight on how students approach learning challenges with on-demand playback, automated rubric-based scoring, and real-time visualization capabilities.

For more information, visit http://phet.metacog.com

Join Trish Loeblein Monday, July 13, 2015 8:00 PM EDT during a free webinar for the AAPT eMentoring program. Any one is welcome to attend. The AAPT eMentoring program is designed to connect high-school physics educators who desire additional guidance with experienced high-school physics educators. It is a free service that will enable colleagues to connect and learn regionally and nationally.

Join WebEx meeting: https://goo.gl/326YCQ
Meeting number: 730 348 181
Meeting password: aapt

Note: You will be prompted to enter your name and an e-mail. You probably will not need to enter any meeting number or password, but they are provided for your reference.

We are busy working this summer to have more HTML5 sims ready for the 2015-2016 school year, as well as many other improvements to our website and teacher support and development.

Enjoy the summer! And, keep up-to-date with the latest at PhET on our social media sites including PhET’s Blog, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.