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Archive for March, 2016

Gravity Force Lab 2.0 Now with Fixed Radius Feature

GravityForceLab 2.0

We’ve just published Gravity Force Lab 2.0 with a “Constant Radius” feature so that you can change the mass of the objects without changing their size. Thanks to the teacher who suggested this new feature so that students can’t assume size is related to mass.

Tuesday

Mar 22

2016

Explore Light and Optics with Bending Light Sim

BendingLightSim

Explore how light bends when it encounters an interface of two different indices of refraction with the HTML5 Bending Light sim. See how changing from air to water to glass changes the bending angle. Play with prisms of different shapes and make rainbows.

Thursday

Mar 17

2016

Teaching Electricity and Circuits?

cck-draft

Tired of the JAVA Circuit Construction Kit? Want an HTML5 version? So do we! But PhET needs your help. Please donate today to bring Circuit Construction Kit to HTML5.

Wednesday

Mar 9

2016

Neuron Simulation Now Available in HTML5

Neuron Sim

Try the new HTML5 Neuron simulation. 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.

Tuesday

Mar 1

2016