Virtual Labs & Simulations
Metric Units and Conversions
Practice choosing metric units, comparing measurements, and converting between units through ten interactive activities.
Lab Safety Rules
Learning the lab safety rules is engaging, and dare we say it, fun, with this interactive covering 30 rules. Includes read-aloud support and a screenshot signature page.
Triple Beam Balance Challenge
Measure the mass of five objects with a virtual triple beam balance. Students get feedback as they adjust the riders and enter their values.
Design an Experiment
Design an experiment that tests people's ability to complete tasks, including math problems, mazes, and a memory game, under different circumstances.
Matter & Energy
PhET Data Lab
Particles and Pressure
Add gas particles to a sealed container while temperature and volume stay locked, record the pressure, graph the data, and use the graph to support a CER.
Simulation by PhET Interactive Simulations, University of Colorado Boulder, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
PhET Data Lab
Heat and Expansion
Heat and cool a gas while pressure and the number of particles stay locked, measure how the container's width changes with temperature, graph the data, and use the graph to support a CER.
Simulation by PhET Interactive Simulations, University of Colorado Boulder, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
BETA-Testing
pH Detectives
Use virtual pH strips to classify solutions as acidic, basic, or neutral, explore how adding acids and bases changes pH, and apply evidence in a five-question challenge.
BETA-Testing
Density Challenge
Explore mass, volume, and density through interactive measurement and calculation tasks, then predict whether objects will sink or float in water.
Candy Shop
Measure the mass and volume of six candies using water displacement and V = L × W × H, then use the built-in calculator to compare their densities.
Virtual Heating Ice Lab
Measure, record, and graph the temperature of ice as it melts, heats, and boils, then use the graph to explore states of matter and energy transfer.
Heat Lamp Simulation
Explore how different materials absorb and retain heat under a heat lamp.
Force & Motion
Position vs. Time Graphs
Measure, record, and graph the distances Grasshopper and Snail travel each minute in a 10 meter race, then use the graph to answer questions about the race.
Car Motion Simulation
Explore how velocity affects motion by comparing distance and displacement over time.
Distance vs. Time Challenge
Match the red line on the graph by adjusting the skateboarding sloth's speed with a slider.
Ball Bounce Simulation
Explore how drop height, elasticity, and mass affect bounce height, then collect data to analyze and graph the relationships.
Forces on a Ramp
Manipulate ramp angle, box mass, and surface material to investigate how friction and gravity affect the motion of a sliding object.
Friction and Rolling Lab
Roll a ball down a ramp onto different surfaces to investigate how surface type and ramp angle affect how far the ball travels.
Waves & Sound
Wave Generator
Explore how frequency, wavelength, and amplitude impact a wave.
Transverse Waves Sim
Explore how frequency and amplitude impact a transverse wave in a toy spring.
Longitudinal Waves Sim
Explore how frequency and amplitude impact a longitudinal wave in a toy spring.
Sound from Harp Strings
Explore how harp string length changes pitch and frequency.
Electricity & Magnetism
BETA
Electromagnet
Explore how the number of batteries and wire coils affects the strength of an electromagnet and how many paper clips it can pick up.
BETA-Testing
Microscope Lab
Use a virtual microscope to explore real images of cheek, onion, leaf, paramecium, and bacteria cells, practice focusing and zooming, label visible structures, and check understanding of cell parts and functions.
Punnett Squares
Review the basics of genetics and use Punnett squares to determine whether pea plants will be yellow or green and round or wrinkly.
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Osmosis
Visualize what happens at the molecular level during osmosis by changing the solute concentrations on either or both sides of the membrane.
Sunflower Growth
Explore how sunlight, water, and soil pH affect the growth of a sunflower plant.
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Fish Populations
Investigate what limits a fish population. Adjust food, predators, pollution, and temperature, run the pond over generations, and use the data table and graph to build a CER explanation.
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Solar System Scale
Compare the sizes of the Sun and planets and explore their distances using interactive scale models.
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Moon Phases
Explore the Moon’s orbit and changing phases, then use the simulation to answer five questions about what we see from Earth.
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The Moons Hidden Side
Explore how the Moon’s rotation and revolution keep nearly the same side facing Earth and why both the near and far sides experience day and night.
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Ocean Tides
Explore how the Moon’s gravity and Earth’s rotation affect ocean tides using an interactive model, a tide graph, and questions to check your understanding.
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Why We have Seasons
Explore how Earth’s tilt and movement around the Sun affect sunlight and daylight hours to create seasons.
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Weather Fronts
Compare cold and warm fronts in an interactive simulation that shows how moving air masses affect clouds, rainfall, and temperature.
Water Filtration Challenge
Explore key water management concepts, then design, build, and test a virtual water filter. Includes read-aloud support and a screenshot signature page.
Heat Lamp Simulation
Explore how different materials absorb and retain heat under a heat lamp.