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Bending Light
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Explore bending of light between two media with different indices of refraction. See how changing from air to water to glass changes the bending angle. Play with prisms of different shapes and make rainbows.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Simulation
Provider:
University of Colorado Boulder
Provider Set:
PhET Interactive Simulations
Author:
Emily Moore
Kathy Perkins
Loeblein, Trish
Moore, Emily
Noah Podolefsky
Perkins, Kathy
PhET Interactive Simulations
Podolefsky, Noah
Reid, Sam
Sam Reid
Trish Loeblein
University of Colorado at Boulder
Date Added:
05/09/2011
Beta Decay
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Watch beta decay occur for a collection of nuclei or for an individual nucleus.

Subject:
Physical Science
Material Type:
Simulation
Provider:
University of Colorado Boulder
Provider Set:
PhET Interactive Simulations
Author:
Adams, Wendy
Blanco, John
Carl Wieman
John Blanco
Kathy Perkins
Noah Podolefsky
Perkins, Kathy
PhET Interactive Simulations
Podolefsky, Noah
Wendy Adams
Wieman, Carl
Date Added:
09/01/2009
Blackbody Spectrum
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How does the blackbody spectrum of the sun compare to visible light? Learn about the blackbody spectrum of the sun, a light bulb, an oven, and the earth. Adjust the temperature to see the wavelength and intensity of the spectrum change. View the color of the peak of the spectral curve.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Simulation
Provider:
University of Colorado Boulder
Provider Set:
PhET Interactive Simulations
Author:
Adams, Wendy
Dubson, Michael
Kathy Perkins
Michael Dubson
Perkins, Kathy
PhET Interactive Simulations
Wendy Adams
Date Added:
11/15/2007
Build a Molecule
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Starting from atoms, see how many molecules you can build. Collect your molecules and see them in 3D!

Subject:
Chemistry
Physical Science
Material Type:
Simulation
Provider:
University of Colorado Boulder
Provider Set:
PhET Interactive Simulations
Author:
Blanco, John
Christine Denison
Denison, Christine
Emily Moore
John Blanco
Jonathan Olson
Kathy Perkins
Kelly Lancaster
Lancaster, Kelly
Moore, Emily
Olson, Jonathan
Perkins, Kathy
PhET Interactive Simulations
Reid, Sam
Sam Reid
Date Added:
06/27/2011
Build-a-fraction
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Build fractions from shapes and numbers to earn stars in this fractions game or explore in the Fractions Lab. Challenge yourself on any level you like. Try to collect lots of stars!

Subject:
Mathematics
Material Type:
Simulation
Provider:
University of Colorado Boulder
Provider Set:
PhET Interactive Simulations
Author:
Ariel Paul
Karina Hensberry
Kathy Perkins
Mike Dubson
PhET Interactive Simulations
Sam Reid
Trish Loeblein
Date Added:
10/17/2012
Buoyancy
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When will objects float and when will they sink? Learn how buoyancy works with blocks. Arrows show the applied forces, and you can modify the properties of the blocks and the fluid.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Simulation
Provider:
University of Colorado Boulder
Provider Set:
PhET Interactive Simulations
Author:
Adams, Wendy
Archie Paulson
Carl Wieman
Chris Malley
Jonathan Olson
Kathy Perkins
Kelly Lancaster
Lancaster, Kelly
Loeblein, Trish
Malley, Chris
Noah Podolefsky
Olson, Jonathan
Paulson, Archie
Perkins, Kathy
PhET Interactive Simulations
Podolefsky, Noah
Reid, Sam
Sam Reid
Trish Loeblein
Wendy Adams
Wieman, Carl
Date Added:
09/30/2010
Buoyancy (AR)
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When will objects float and when will they sink? Learn how buoyancy works with blocks. Arrows show the applied forces, and you can modify the properties of the blocks and the fluid.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Simulation
Provider:
University of Colorado Boulder
Provider Set:
PhET Interactive Simulations
Author:
Adams, Wendy
Lancaster, Kelly
Loeblein, Trish
Malley, Chris
Olson, Jonathan
Paulson, Archie
Perkins, Kathy
Podolefsky, Noah
Reid, Sam
Wieman, Carl
Date Added:
10/01/2010
Calculus Grapher
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Draw a graph of any function and see graphs of its derivative and integral. Don't forget to use the magnify/demagnify controls on the y-axis to adjust the scale.

Subject:
Calculus
Mathematics
Material Type:
Simulation
Provider:
University of Colorado Boulder
Provider Set:
PhET Interactive Simulations
Author:
Dubson, Michael
Loeblein, Trish
Michael Dubson
PhET Interactive Simulations
Trish Loeblein
Date Added:
08/31/2009
Capacitor Lab
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Explore how a capacitor works! Change the size of the plates and add a dielectric to see how it affects capacitance. Change the voltage and see charges built up on the plates. Shows the electric field in the capacitor. Measure voltage and electric field.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Simulation
Provider:
University of Colorado Boulder
Provider Set:
PhET Interactive Simulations
Author:
Chris Malley
Kathy Perkins
Malley, Chris
Mike Dubson
Noah Podolefsky
Perkins, Kathy
PhET Interactive Simulations
Podolefsky, Noah
Date Added:
10/13/2017
Charges and Fields
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Move point charges around on the playing field and then view the electric field, voltages, equipotential lines, and more. It's colorful, it's dynamic, it's free.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Simulation
Provider:
University of Colorado Boulder
Provider Set:
PhET Interactive Simulations
Author:
Dubson, Michael
Michael Dubson
PhET Interactive Simulations
Date Added:
11/20/2008
Circuit Construction Kit (AC+DC)
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This new version of the CCK adds capacitors, inductors and AC voltage sources to your toolbox! Now you can graph the current and voltage as a function of time.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Material Type:
Simulation
Provider:
University of Colorado Boulder
Provider Set:
PhET Interactive Simulations
Author:
Carl Wieman
Dubson, Michael
Kathy Perkins
Michael Dubson
Perkins, Kathy
PhET Interactive Simulations
Reid, Sam
Sam Reid
Wieman, Carl
Date Added:
07/12/2008
Circuit Construction Kit (AC+DC), Virtual Lab
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Build circuits with capacitors, inductors, resistors and AC or DC voltage sources, and inspect them using lab instruments such as voltmeters and ammeters.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Material Type:
Simulation
Provider:
University of Colorado Boulder
Provider Set:
PhET Interactive Simulations
Author:
Carl Wieman
Dubson, Michael
Kathy Perkins
Michael Dubson
Perkins, Kathy
PhET Interactive Simulations
Reid, Sam
Sam Reid
Wieman, Carl
Date Added:
07/01/2006
Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only)
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An electronics kit in your computer! Build circuits with resistors, light bulbs, batteries, and switches. Take measurements with the realistic ammeter and voltmeter. View the circuit as a schematic diagram, or switch to a life-like view.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Material Type:
Simulation
Provider:
University of Colorado Boulder
Provider Set:
PhET Interactive Simulations
Author:
Adams, Wendy
Carl Wieman
Dubson, Michael
Kathy Perkins
Michael Dubson
Perkins, Kathy
PhET Interactive Simulations
Reid, Sam
Sam Reid
Wendy Adams
Wieman, Carl
Date Added:
06/15/2005
Collision Lab
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Investigate collisions on an air hockey table. Set up your own experiments: vary the number of discs, masses and initial conditions. Is momentum conserved? Is kinetic energy conserved? Vary the elasticity and see what happens.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Simulation
Provider:
University of Colorado Boulder
Provider Set:
PhET Interactive Simulations
Author:
Ariel Paul
Gratny, Mindy
Jon Olson
Kathy Perkins
Loeblein, Patricia
Mike Dubson
Mindy Gratny
Olson, Jon
Perkins, Kathy
PhET Interactive Simulations
Reid, Sam
Sam Reid
Trish Loeblein
Date Added:
10/01/2010
Color Vision
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Make a whole rainbow by mixing red, green, and blue light. Change the wavelength of a monochromatic beam or filter white light. View the light as a solid beam, or see the individual photons.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Simulation
Provider:
University of Colorado Boulder
Provider Set:
PhET Interactive Simulations
Author:
Carl Wieman
Chris Malley
Danielle Harlow
Excellence Center of Science and Mathematics Education at King Saud University
Kathy Perkins
National Science Foundation
O'Donnell Foundation
PhET
PhET Interactive Simulations
Ron LeMaster
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Wendy Adams
Date Added:
10/30/2006
Concentration
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Watch your solution change color as you mix chemicals with water. Then check molarity with the concentration meter. What are all the ways you can change the concentration of your solution? Switch solutes to compare different chemicals and find out how concentrated you can go before you hit saturation!

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Simulation
Provider:
University of Colorado Boulder
Provider Set:
PhET Interactive Simulations
Author:
Chris Malley
Emily B. Moore
Julia Chamberlain
Kathy Perkins
Kelly Lancaster
PhET Interactive Simulations
Date Added:
03/09/2012