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PhET (http://phet.colorado.edu) creates high-quality interactive simulations for teaching and learning science and math, and makes them available for use worldwide for free. A PhET simulation is uniquely open, interactive, exploratory, and dynamic with intuitive, inviting interface and rich science and math representations. 

Simulations like Energy Skate Park, Circuit Construction Kit, and Lasers create animated, interactive, game-like environments in which students learn through scientist-like exploration. They emphasize the connections between real life phenomena and the underlying science, make the invisible visible (e.g. electrons, photons, field vectors), and include the visual models that experts use to aid their thinking – design features which help students build their own understanding and skills. Using research studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, the team of scientists, software engineers and science educators optimize the simulations for student engagement and educational effectiveness.

In the past year, over 40 million simulations were run from our website worldwide, and across grade levels from elementary through college.

PhET Interactive Simulations

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