PhET

The Physics Education Technology (PhET) project is an ongoing effort to provide an extensive suite of simulations for teaching and learning subjects like physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics and earth science.

These simulations help students to comprehend concepts through use of graphics and interactive animations.

Teachers can use PhET simulations to create worksheets for re-enforcement of the concepts.

PhET simulations are written in Java, Flash or HTML5. This helps to run these simulations online or to downloaded to your local computer.

To encourage quantitative exploration these simulations have measurement instruments including rulers, stop watches, voltmeters, and thermometers

PhET simulations and resources are freely available at the PhET website (https://phet.colorado.edu/) from University of Colorado at Boulder.

Basic Level

1. Introduction to PhET Simulations

• Open PhET webpage

• What is a PhET simulation

• Registering on the page

• Sign in on the page

• Browse activities

• How to share your activities page

• Tips for using PhET

• How to get offline access

• Choose the simulations based on subject and grade level

• Download simulations of different file formats used in PhET

• Open the downloaded simulations

2. Build an Atoms

Intermediate Level

Contributors and Content Editors

Madhurig, Snehalathak