The home of the Virtual Physics Laboratory which offers ideal resources for when laboratory time or expertise is limited. All these resources can be used by the teacher or by students with or without supervision. I started researching and creating these resources many years ago. I usually create the experiment in reality before creating a simulated version.
I have taught at Universities, FE/HE colleges, and at secondary schools and have ran Virtual Science for over 30 years.
The home of the Virtual Physics Laboratory which offers ideal resources for when laboratory time or expertise is limited. All these resources can be used by the teacher or by students with or without supervision. I started researching and creating these resources many years ago. I usually create the experiment in reality before creating a simulated version.
I have taught at Universities, FE/HE colleges, and at secondary schools and have ran Virtual Science for over 30 years.
This is a student or teacher controlled, realistic 3d simulation of an experiment that shows that the kinetic energy gained by a glider on an airtrack is equal to the potential energy lost though its descent on the downward slope of the airtrack.
The user controls the raising of one end of the track, the starting position of the glider, the type and postions of the phototimers, and the air pump. The user is free to move anywhere within the laboratory in order to interact with the apparatus.
Try a simulation from our website. Instructions on performing the experiment and controlling the simulation are within the simulation.
The simulation is perfect for demonstrating this experiment in front of the class but can also be used by students in a variety of ways:
• Directly to prepare for a laboratory experiment by familiarising them with the equipment to be used and the methodology of the experiment.
• As revision for an experiment that has previously been performed in the laboratory.
• For home-learning where there is no access to a laboratory.
• To make up for an experiment missed due to sickness.
• As a personal experience of an experiment normally only performed by the teacher in front of the class.
Downloads are: a PowerPoint giving full instructyons including a video , background on the Physics and the simulation application in a zip file.
The Virtual Physics Laboratory of which this simulation is a part, has the Association for Science Education’s Green Tick of Approval. More information can be found on our website.
I’ve found your software very useful when a concept comes up with pupils and I have to demonstrate something really quickly without having the time to set up a formal experiment for them. The graphics are great and I really like the ability to move around the classroom and observe the experiment from different aspects. I am far more likely to go to one of your interactive experiments if it’s demonstrating something that we don’t have equipment for.“
Andrew McPhee Wellington School
I thought that the controls were pretty easy to get used to and the detail in the apparatus was excellent being able to zoom in and see the set up of the multi-meter and read scales, being careful of parallax. This type of software is most useful in experiments which can’t be done in the lab like the gravity on the moon or where the equipment is too expensive or difficult to use like the Millikan Oil drop."
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This product is for a single user and is for personal and classroom. Copying any part of this resource is forbidden and violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Purchasing and downloading this product is your consent to these conditions.
This is a student or teacher controlled, realistic 3d simulation of an experiment that shows that the structure of an atom is consistent with having a small, postitively charged nucleus.
The user controls the rotation of the particle detector whilst monitoring the number of particles it is detecting. The user is free to move anywhere within the laboratory in order to interact with the apparatus.
You can try one of the simulations from our website. Instructions are viewable within the simulation.
The simulation is perfect for demonstrating this experiment in front of the class but can also be used by students in a variety of ways:
• Directly to prepare for a laboratory experiment by familiarising them with the equipment to be used and the methodology of the experiment.
• As revision for an experiment that has previously been performed in the laboratory.
• For home-learning where there is no access to a laboratory.
• To make up for an experiment missed due to sickness.
• As a personal experience of an experiment normally only performed by the teacher in front of the class.
Downloads include: a PowerPoint giving full instructyons including a video, background on the Physics and the simulation application in a zip file.
The Virtual Physics Laboratory of which this simulation is a part, has the Association for Science Education’s Green Tick of Approval. More information can be found on our website.
I’ve found your software very useful when a concept comes up with pupils and I have to demonstrate something really quickly without having the time to set up a formal experiment for them. The graphics are great and I really like the ability to move around the classroom and observe the experiment from different aspects. I am far more likely to go to one of your interactive experiments if it’s demonstrating something that we don’t have equipment for.“
Andrew McPhee Wellington School
I thought that the controls were pretty easy to get used to and the detail in the apparatus was excellent being able to zoom in and see the set up of the multi-meter and read scales, being careful of parallax. This type of software is most useful in experiments which can’t be done in the lab like the gravity on the moon or where the equipment is too expensive or difficult to use like the Millikan Oil drop."
Physics Scholar Coordinator.
Licence
This product is for a single user and is for personal and classroom use only. Copying any part of this resource is forbidden and violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Purchasing and downloading this product is your consent to these conditions.
This is a student or teacher controlled, realistic 3d simulation of an experiment that allows the determination of Young’s modulus for a thin wire.
The user can increase the weight stretching the wire and take readings of the resulting stetch of the wire. The user can position themself anywhere within the laboratory in order to take readings.
You can try one of the simulations from our website. Instructions are viewable within the simulation.
The simulation is perfect for demonstrating this experiment in front of the class but can also be used by students in a variety of ways:
• Directly to prepare for a laboratory experiment by familiarising them with the equipment to be used and the methodology of the experiment.
• As revision for an experiment that has previously been performed in the laboratory.
• For home-learning where there is no access to a laboratory.
• To make up for an experiment missed due to sickness.
• As a personal experience of an experiment normally only performed by the teacher in front of the class.
Downloads include: a PowerPoint giving full instructyons including a video, background on the Physics and the simulation application in a zip file.
The Virtual Physics Laboratory of which this simulation is a part, has the Association for Science Education’s Green Tick of Approval. More information can be found on our website at.
I’ve found your software very useful when a concept comes up with pupils and I have to demonstrate something really quickly without having the time to set up a formal experiment for them. The graphics are great and I really like the ability to move around the classroom and observe the experiment from different aspects. I am far more likely to go to one of your interactive experiments if it’s demonstrating something that we don’t have equipment for.“
Andrew McPhee Wellington School
I thought that the controls were pretty easy to get used to and the detail in the apparatus was excellent being able to zoom in and see the set up of the multi-meter and read scales, being careful of parallax. This type of software is most useful in experiments which can’t be done in the lab like the gravity on the moon or where the equipment is too expensive or difficult to use like the Millikan Oil drop."
Physics Scholar Coordinator.
Licence
This product is for a single user and is for personal and classroom use only. Copying any part of this resource is forbidden and violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Purchasing and downloading this product is your consent to these conditions.
This is a student controlled 3d simulation of an experiment to confirm the inverse square law for radiation. All forms of radiation follow the inverse square law. That is the intensity of radiation declines as to the square of the distance from the source. In this experiment we measure the background radiation and the count rates of gamma particles hitting a detector at a range of distances. Plotting the results will verify the inverse square law.
The user can move a lead block in front of the gamma source to measure the background radiation count, and then move the detector to a range of distances from the detector and take readings of the count for a fixed period of time. The user can position him/herself anywhere within the laboratory in order to take readings from the instrumentation.
Try a simulation from our website. Instructions on performing the experiment and controlling the simulation are within the simulation.
The simulation is perfect for demonstrating this experiment in front of the class but can also be used by students in a variety of ways:
• Directly to prepare for a laboratory experiment by familiarising them with the equipment to be used and the methodology of the experiment.
• As revision for an experiment that has previously been performed in the laboratory.
• For home-learning where there is no access to a laboratory.
• To make up for an experiment missed due to sickness.
• As a personal experience of an experiment normally only performed by the teacher in front of the class.
Download contains full instructions on using the simulation, a PowerPoint giving full instructions including a video, background on the Physics and instructions on running the simulation.
The Virtual Physics Laboratory of which this simulation is a part, has the Association for Science Education’s Green Tick of Approval. More information can be found on our website.
I’ve found your software very useful when a concept comes up with pupils and I have to demonstrate something really quickly without having the time to set up a formal experiment for them. The graphics are great and I really like the ability to move around the classroom and observe the experiment from different aspects. I am far more likely to go to one of your interactive experiments if it’s demonstrating something that we don’t have equipment for.“
Andrew McPhee Wellington School
I thought that the controls were pretty easy to get used to and the detail in the apparatus was excellent being able to zoom in and see the set up of the multi-meter and read scales, being careful of parallax. This type of software is most useful in experiments which can’t be done in the lab like the gravity on the moon or where the equipment is too expensive or difficult to use like the Millikan Oil drop."
Physics Scholar Coordinator.
Licence
This product is for a single user and is for personal and classroom. Purchasing and downloading this product is your consent to these conditions.
This is a student or teacher controlled realistic 3d simulation of an experiment to measure the resistivity of constantan.
Every material that obeys Ohms law (not all materials do) has a characteristic resistivity. The resistivity is a constant for a particular substance that allows you to calculate what the resistance is in Ohms for a wire of a particular length with a particular cross-sectional area.
This experiment allows you to plot the resistance against the length of wire that the current is flowing through. Given that you can find the cross-sectional area by measuring the diameter with a micrometer you can then calculate the resistivity.
The user has control over the position of the crocodile clip on the constantan wire, the voltage from the power supply unit, and the micrometer screw gauge barrel. The user can position him/herself anywhere within the laboratory.
You can try one of the simulations from our website. Instructions are viewable within the simulation.
The simulation is perfect for demonstrating this experiment in front of the class but can also be used by students in a variety of ways:
Directly to prepare for a laboratory experiment by familiarising them with the equipment to be used and the methodology of the experiment.
As revision for an experiment that has previously been performed in the laboratory.
For home-learning where there is no access to a laboratory.
To make up for an experiment missed due to sickness.
As a personal experience of an experiment normally only performed by the teacher in front of the class.
.
Download contains full instructions on using the simulation, a Powerpoint giving full instructions including a video , background on the Physics and link to the simulation.
The Virtual Physics Laboratory of which this simulation is a part, has the Association for Science Education’s Green Tick of Approval. More information can be found on our website.
I’ve found your software very useful when a concept comes up with pupils and I have to demonstrate something really quickly without having the time to set up a formal experiment for them. The graphics are great and I really like the ability to move around the classroom and observe the experiment from different aspects. I am far more likely to go to one of your interactive experiments if it’s demonstrating something that we don’t have equipment for.“
Andrew McPhee Wellington School
*I thought that the controls were pretty easy to get used to and the detail in the apparatus was excellent being able to zoom in and see the set up of the multi-meter and read scales, being careful of parallax. This type of software is most useful in experiments which can’t be done in the lab like the gravity on the moon or where the equipment is too expensive or difficult to use like the Millikan Oil drop." *
Physics Scholar Coordinator.
This is a student or teacher controlled realistic 3d simulation for the investigation of Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) of a simple swinging pendulum. We use measurement of the motion to estimate the acceleration due to gravity.
Different lengths for the pendulum can be used. A timer is used to determine the period of the pendulum’s swing
The user has control over the length of the cord, the timer controls including its position, and giving impulse to the pendulum’s bob. The user is free to move anywhere within the laboratory in order to interact with the apparatus.
You can try one of the simulations from our website. Instructions are viewable within the simulation.
The simulation is perfect for demonstrating this experiment in front of the class but can also be used by students in a variety of ways:
• Directly to prepare for a laboratory experiment by familiarising them with the equipment to be used and the methodology of the experiment.
• As revision for an experiment that has previously been performed in the laboratory.
• For home-learning where there is no access to a laboratory.
• To make up for an experiment missed due to sickness.
• As a personal experience of an experiment normally only performed by the teacher in front of the class.
Download contains full instructions on using the simulation, a Powerpoint giving full instructions including a video , background on the Physics and link to the simulation.
The Virtual Physics Laboratory of which this simulation is a part, has the Association for Science Education’s Green Tick of Approval. More information can be found on our website.
I’ve found your software very useful when a concept comes up with pupils and I have to demonstrate something really quickly without having the time to set up a formal experiment for them. The graphics are great and I really like the ability to move around the classroom and observe the experiment from different aspects. I am far more likely to go to one of your interactive experiments if it’s demonstrating something that we don’t have equipment for.“
Andrew McPhee Wellington School
I thought that the controls were pretty easy to get used to and the detail in the apparatus was excellent being able to zoom in and see the set up of the multi-meter and read scales, being careful of parallax. This type of software is most useful in experiments which can’t be done in the lab like the gravity on the moon or where the equipment is too expensive or difficult to use like the Millikan Oil drop."
Physics Scholar Coordinator.
Licence
This product is for a single user and is for personal and classroom use only. Copying any part of this resource is forbidden and violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Purchasing and downloading this product is your consent to these conditions.
This is a student or teacher controlled realistic 3d simulation of an experiment to measure the internal resistance of a dry cell.
This experiment allows you to measure the internal resistance of a single dry cell.
The idea of a battery having a resistance can seem counter intuitive. Surely the battery is the opposite of a resistor it is creating a current, not preventing one? However, this is not correct. The chemical processes in a battery creates the movement of electrons, but these still have to overcome whatever the resistance, no matter how small, of the battery itself. If it helps think of the battery as something that incorporates a resistor, then you can treat this resistor exactly as you would any other resistor in the circuit.
The user needs to complete the circuit by clicking on pairs of connectors to connect them. The user has control of the position of the rheostat slider and the power to the circuit. The user can position him.herself anywhere within the laboratory in order to take readings from the volt and amp meters.
The simulation is perfect for demonstrating this experiment in front of the class but can also be used by students in a variety of ways:
Directly to prepare for a laboratory experiment by familiarising them with the equipment to be used and the methodology of the experiment.
As revision for an experiment that has previously been performed in the laboratory.
For home-learning where there is no access to a laboratory.
To make up for an experiment missed due to sickness.
As a personal experience of an experiment normally only performed by the teacher in front of the class.
.
Downloads include: a PowerPoint giving full instructyons including a video, background on the Physics and the simulation application in a zip file.
The Virtual Physics Laboratory of which this simulation is a part, has the Association for Science Education’s Green Tick of Approval. More information can be found on our website.
I’ve found your software very useful when a concept comes up with pupils and I have to demonstrate something really quickly without having the time to set up a formal experiment for them. The graphics are great and I really like the ability to move around the classroom and observe the experiment from different aspects. I am far more likely to go to one of your interactive experiments if it’s demonstrating something that we don’t have equipment for.“
Andrew McPhee Wellington School
I thought that the controls were pretty easy to get used to and the detail in the apparatus was excellent being able to zoom in and see the set up of the multi-meter and read scales, being careful of parallax. This type of software is most useful in experiments which can’t be done in the lab like the gravity on the moon or where the equipment is too expensive or difficult to use like the Millikan Oil drop."
Physics Scholar Coordinator.
This is a teacher or student controlled, realistic 3d simulation of an experiment that confirms Boyle’s Law: pressure times volume is a constant for a gas at constant temperature. The apparatus consists of a syringe with its plunger that allows for the pressure to be changed under control of the user and for the volume to be measured.
The user has control over the weight on the syringe plunger which changes the pressure. The user also controls a micrometer screw gauge that is used to measure the diameter of the syringe’s plunger. The user can position themself anywhere within the laboratory in order to take readings from the instrumentation.
You can try one of the simulations from our website. Instructions are viewable within the simulation.
The simulation is perfect for demonstrating this experiment in front of the class but can also be used by students in a variety of ways:
• Directly to prepare for a laboratory experiment by familiarising them with the equipment to be used and the methodology of the experiment.
• As revision for an experiment that has previously been performed in the laboratory.
• For home-learning where there is no access to a laboratory.
• To make up for an experiment missed due to sickness.
• As a personal experience of an experiment normally only performed by the teacher in front of the class.
Download is a PowerPoint giving full instructions including a video, background on the Physics and link to the simulation.
The Virtual Physics Laboratory of which this simulation is a part, has the Association for Science Education’s Green Tick of Approval. More information can be found on our website.
I’ve found your software very useful when a concept comes up with pupils and I have to demonstrate something really quickly without having the time to set up a formal experiment for them. The graphics are great and I really like the ability to move around the classroom and observe the experiment from different aspects. I am far more likely to go to one of your interactive experiments if it’s demonstrating something that we don’t have equipment for.“
Andrew McPhee Wellington School
I thought that the controls were pretty easy to get used to and the detail in the apparatus was excellent being able to zoom in and see the set up of the multi-meter and read scales, being careful of parallax. This type of software is most useful in experiments which can’t be done in the lab like the gravity on the moon or where the equipment is too expensive or difficult to use like the Millikan Oil drop."
Physics Scholar Coordinator.
Licence
This product is for a single user and is for personal and classroom use only. Copying any part of this resource is forbidden and violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Purchasing and downloading this product is your consent to these conditions.
This is a teacher or student controlled realistic 3d simulation of an experiment to determine the field strength of a magnetic field by observing the force it exerts on a current carrying wire.
Electronic kitchen scales are used to indicate the force on the wire whilst a power supply can be controlled to vary the current in the wire.
The user has control over the power supply’s voltage and the operation of the digital scales. The user can position themself anywhere within the laboratory in order to take readings from the instrumentation.
You can try one of the simulations from our website. Instructions are viewable within the simulation.
The simulation is perfect for demonstrating this experiment in front of the class but can also be used by students in a variety of ways:
• Directly to prepare for a laboratory experiment by familiarising them with the equipment to be used and the methodology of the experiment.
• As revision for an experiment that has previously been performed in the laboratory.
• For home-learning where there is no access to a laboratory.
• To make up for an experiment missed due to sickness.
• As a personal experience of an experiment normally only performed by the teacher in front of the class.
Downloads are{ a PowerPoint giving full instructyons including a video , background on the Physics and the simulation application in a zip file.
The Virtual Physics Laboratory of which this simulation is a part, has the Association for Science Education’s Green Tick of Approval. More information can be found on our website.
I’ve found your software very useful when a concept comes up with pupils and I have to demonstrate something really quickly without having the time to set up a formal experiment for them. The graphics are great and I really like the ability to move around the classroom and observe the experiment from different aspects. I am far more likely to go to one of your interactive experiments if it’s demonstrating something that we don’t have equipment for.“
Andrew McPhee Wellington School
*I thought that the controls were pretty easy to get used to and the detail in the apparatus was excellent being able to zoom in and see the set up of the multi-meter and read scales, being careful of parallax. This type of software is most useful in experiments which can’t be done in the lab like the gravity on the moon or where the equipment is too expensive or difficult to use like the Millikan Oil drop." *
Physics Scholar Coordinator.
Licence
This product is for a single user and is for personal and classroom use only. Copying any part of this resource is forbidden and violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Purchasing and downloading this product is your consent to these conditions.
This is a student or teacher controlled realistic 3d simulation of an experiment to plot the relationship between time and the voltage for a capacitor that is charging or discharging.
A capacitor is an electronic component that can store a certain amount of charge. It has a value called its capacitance measured in Farads (which is a really huge unit, we normally deal with micro Farads or even pico Farads). The circuit can be configured to either charge or discharge the capacitor, in both cases the voltage and current can be monitored.
The user has control over the power supply and the charge/discharge switch. The user can position themself anywhere within the laboratory in order to take readings from the instrumentation.
You can try one of the simulations from our website. Instructions are viewable within the simulation.
The simulation is perfect for demonstrating this experiment in front of the class but can also be used by students in a variety of ways:
Directly to prepare for a laboratory experiment by familiarising them with the equipment to be used and the methodology of the experiment.
As revision for an experiment that has previously been performed in the laboratory.
For home-learning where there is no access to a laboratory.
To make up for an experiment missed due to sickness.
As a personal experience of an experiment normally only performed by the teacher in front of the class.
Downloads comprise a Powerpoint giving full instructions including a video, background on the Physics and a zip file containing the simulation application.
The Virtual Physics Laboratory of which this simulation is a part, has the Association for Science Education’s Green Tick of Approval. More information can be found on our website.
I’ve found your software very useful when a concept comes up with pupils and I have to demonstrate something really quickly without having the time to set up a formal experiment for them. The graphics are great and I really like the ability to move around the classroom and observe the experiment from different aspects. I am far more likely to go to one of your interactive experiments if it’s demonstrating something that we don’t have equipment for.“
Andrew McPhee Wellington School
I thought that the controls were pretty easy to get used to and the detail in the apparatus was excellent being able to zoom in and see the set up of the multi-meter and read scales, being careful of parallax. This type of software is most useful in experiments which can’t be done in the lab like the gravity on the moon or where the equipment is too expensive or difficult to use like the Millikan Oil drop."
Physics Scholar Coordinator.
Licence
This product is for a single user and is for personal and classroom use only. Copying any part of this resource is forbidden and violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Purchasing and downloading this product is your consent to these conditions.
This is a student or teacher controlled realistic 3d simulation of an investigation into Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) using a mass-spring system. The investigation will allow us to determine the spring constant.
Different weights can be placed on the spring and then given an impulse. A timer is used to determine the period of oscillation.
The user has control over the weight on the spring, the position of the fiducial marker and the timer controls. The user is free to move anywhere within the laboratory in order to interact with the apparatus.
You can try one of the simulations from our website. Instructions are viewable within the simulation.
The simulation is perfect for demonstrating this experiment in front of the class but can also be used by students in a variety of ways:
• Directly to prepare for a laboratory experiment by familiarising them with the equipment to be used and the methodology of the experiment.
• As revision for an experiment that has previously been performed in the laboratory.
• For home-learning where there is no access to a laboratory.
• To make up for an experiment missed due to sickness.
• As a personal experience of an experiment normally only performed by the teacher in front of the class.
Downloads comprise a Powerpoint giving full instructions including a video, background on the Physics and a zip file containing the simulation application.
The Virtual Physics Laboratory of which this simulation is a part, has the Association for Science Education’s Green Tick of Approval. More information can be found on our website.
I’ve found your software very useful when a concept comes up with pupils and I have to demonstrate something really quickly without having the time to set up a formal experiment for them. The graphics are great and I really like the ability to move around the classroom and observe the experiment from different aspects. I am far more likely to go to one of your interactive experiments if it’s demonstrating something that we don’t have equipment for.“
Andrew McPhee Wellington School
I thought that the controls were pretty easy to get used to and the detail in the apparatus was excellent being able to zoom in and see the set up of the multi-meter and read scales, being careful of parallax. This type of software is most useful in experiments which can’t be done in the lab like the gravity on the moon or where the equipment is too expensive or difficult to use like the Millikan Oil drop."
Physics Scholar Coordinator.
Licence
This product is for a single user and is for personal and classroom use only. Copying any part of this resource is forbidden and violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Purchasing and downloading this product is your consent to these conditions.
Five illustrated stories as PowerPoints. Created and spoken by a native French speaker. Contains full text, with option to translate and repeat the spoken sentences. Grammar notes are given for each sentence making this particularly suitable for teachers that do not have a comprehensive grasp of the language, as what is needed is right there on the screen for. Each story ends with a set of exercises.
The stories are: La famille Martin et la famille Dupont 1 & 2. Où est le chat? Faire les courses. La journée de Nathalie.
This is a student controlled realistic 3d simulation of a flux linkage experiment using a signal generator, search coil and oscilloscope.
This experiment establishes the relationship between the induced voltage in a coil when at various angles to another coil. It uses audio signals from a signal generator to vary the input voltage. By measuring the voltage induced in the search coilusing an oscilloscope, and varying the angle of the search coil, the relationship between the induced voltage and the angle of the search coil can be established
The user has control over the angle of the search coil, the amplitude and frequency of the signal from the signal generator, the various controls of the oscilloscope which include the amplitude sensitivity, the time frame, and the various cursor controls. The user is free to move anywhere within the laboratory in order to interact with the apparatus.
You can try one of the simulations from our website. Instructions are viewable within the simulation.
The simulation is perfect for demonstrating this experiment in front of the class but can also be used by students in a variety of ways:
Directly to prepare for a laboratory experiment by familiarising them with the equipment to be used and the methodology of the experiment.
As revision for an experiment that has previously been performed in the laboratory.
For home-learning where there is no access to a laboratory.
To make up for an experiment missed due to sickness.
As a personal experience of an experiment normally only performed by the teacher in front of the class.
Downloads comprise a Powerpoint giving full instructions including a video, background on the Physics and a zip file containing the simulation application.
The Virtual Physics Laboratory of which this simulation is a part, has the Association for Science Education’s Green Tick of Approval. More information can be found on our website.
I’ve found your software very useful when a concept comes up with pupils and I have to demonstrate something really quickly without having the time to set up a formal experiment for them. The graphics are great and I really like the ability to move around the classroom and observe the experiment from different aspects. I am far more likely to go to one of your interactive experiments if it’s demonstrating something that we don’t have equipment for.“
Andrew McPhee Wellington School
Licence
This product is for a single user and is for personal and classroom use only. Copying any part of this resource is forbidden and violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Purchasing and downloading this product is your consent to these conditions.
Extremely realistic 3d simulation of an airtrack.
This is a student or teacher controlled, realistic 3d experiment uses an AirTrack to confirm Newton’s second law that force = mass times the acceleration. A pully arrangement is used to allow an adjustable weight to pull the glider along the AirTrack so that it accelerates. By measuring the time the glider takes to pass through two successive photogate timers its acceleration can be calculated. Changing the weight pulling the glider allows for a range of forces and accelerations to be observed. These values can be plotted to confirm the law.
The user has control over the air pump, the positions of the photogates and their settings, the weight pulling the glider. The user is free to move anywhere within the laboratory in order to interact with the apparatus.
You can try one of the simulations from our website. Instructions are viewable within the simulation.
The simulation is perfect for demonstrating this experiment in front of the class but can also be used by students in a variety of ways:
Directly to prepare for a laboratory experiment by familiarising them with the equipment to be used and the methodology of the experiment.
As revision for an experiment that has previously been performed in the laboratory.
For home-learning where there is no access to a laboratory.
To make up for an experiment missed due to sickness.
As a personal experience of an experiment normally only performed by the teacher in front of the class.
Downloads comprise a Powerpoint giving full instructions including a video, background on the Physics and a zip file containing the simulation application.
The Virtual Physics Laboratory of which this simulation is a part, had the Association for Science Education’s Green Tick of Approval. More information can be found on our website.
I’ve found your software very useful when a concept comes up with pupils and I have to demonstrate something really quickly without having the time to set up a formal experiment for them. The graphics are great and I really like the ability to move around the classroom and observe the experiment from different aspects. I am far more likely to go to one of your interactive experiments if it’s demonstrating something that we don’t have equipment for.“
Andrew McPhee Wellington School
Licence
This product is for a single user and is for personal and classroom use only. Copying any part of this resource is forbidden and violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Purchasing and downloading this product is your consent to these conditions.
This is a student or teacher controlled realistic 3d simulation of a monochromatic laser and a diffraction grating to produce a diffraction pattern which enables the wavelength of the laser light to be determined. Then the number of lines of a different grating can be deduced with some careful measurements.
The user has control over the screen angle, which grating to use, the position of the grating and switching the laser on and off. The user can position him/herself anywhere within the laboratory.
You can try one of the simulations from our website. Instructions are viewable within the simulation.
The simulation is perfect for demonstrating this experiment in front of the class but can also be used by students in a variety of ways:
Directly to prepare for a laboratory experiment by familiarising them with the equipment to be used and the methodology of the experiment.
As revision for an experiment that has previously been performed in the laboratory.
For home-learning where there is no access to a laboratory.
To make up for an experiment missed due to sickness.
As a personal experience of an experiment normally only performed by the teacher in front of the class.
Downloads comprise a Powerpoint giving full instructions including a video, background on the Physics and a zip file containing the simulation application.
The Virtual Physics Laboratory of which this simulation is a part, has the Association for Science Education’s Green Tick of Approval. More information can be found on our website.
I’ve found your software very useful when a concept comes up with pupils and I have to demonstrate something really quickly without having the time to set up a formal experiment for them. The graphics are great and I really like the ability to move around the classroom and observe the experiment from different aspects. I am far more likely to go to one of your interactive experiments if it’s demonstrating something that we don’t have equipment for.“
Andrew McPhee Wellington School
I thought that the controls were pretty easy to get used to and the detail in the apparatus was excellent being able to zoom in and see the set up of the multi-meter and read scales, being careful of parallax. This type of software is most useful in experiments which can’t be done in the lab like the gravity on the moon or where the equipment is too expensive or difficult to use like the Millikan Oil drop."
Physics Scholar Coordinator.
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This is a student or teacher controlled, realistic 3d simulation of an experiment that allows you to find the charge on an electron by examining the motion of charged polymer balls in an electric field.
The user controls the electric field: polarity and strength, the introduction of the polymer balls to the examination chamber, and can measure the separation of the electrostatic plates using a micrometer screw gauge. The user is free to move anywhere within the laboratory in order to interact with the apparatus.
You can try one of the simulations from our website. Instructions are viewable within the simulation.
The simulation is perfect for demonstrating this experiment in front of the class but can also be used by students in a variety of ways:
• Directly to prepare for a laboratory experiment by familiarising them with the equipment to be used and the methodology of the experiment.
• As revision for an experiment that has previously been performed in the laboratory.
• For home-learning where there is no access to a laboratory.
• To make up for an experiment missed due to sickness.
• As a personal experience of an experiment normally only performed by the teacher in front of the class.
Downloads comprise a Powerpoint giving full instructions including a video, background on the Physics and a zip file containing the simulation application.
The Virtual Physics Laboratory of which this simulation is a part, has the Association for Science Education’s Green Tick of Approval. More information can be found on our website.
I’ve found your software very useful when a concept comes up with pupils and I have to demonstrate something really quickly without having the time to set up a formal experiment for them. The graphics are great and I really like the ability to move around the classroom and observe the experiment from different aspects. I am far more likely to go to one of your interactive experiments if it’s demonstrating something that we don’t have equipment for.“
Andrew McPhee Wellington School
Licence
This product is for a single user and is for personal and classroom use only. Copying any part of this resource is forbidden and violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Purchasing and downloading this product is your consent to these conditions.
The original Thoroughly Obedient Moron is a safe and user friendly environment for learning the fundamental concepts of how a computer works. From logic gates to algorithms.
TOM’s original screen allows interactive programming that includes branching, looping, subroutine calls with stack operations, input and output operations, interrupt processing and memory mapped output. Complex concepts, such as recursion, are easily understood when you can see all the memory right in front of you and follow the flow of control. The unwinding of the call stack is so visual that understanding is an immediate eureka moment; making this the ideal groundwork before moving onto high-level language programming.
Any TOM program can be seen executing on the main screen or by TOM’s underlying machine. A collection of interactive screens show how the elements of TOM are built from logic gates. Programming TOM enables students to have a deeper understanding of how computers work which helps them in all their future work with computers.
TOM’s comprehensive documentation and help give background information on:
• Number systems.
• ASCII collating sequence
• Binary encoded decimal.
• Logic gates.
• Stacks and subroutines.
• Numeric overflow.
And has numerous exercises you can use in class.
*"This is real education, deep stuff. It’s informative, accurate, interesting and recommended. I don’t want to give it back.” * Parents & Computing
We have found it an excellent tool for the delivery of the machine architecture aspects of A level Computing. It facilitates well demonstrations by the teacher but most importantly enables hands-on work by the students“ Paul Morgan, Sir John Deane‘s College.
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This product is for a single site and is for personal and classroom use only. Copying any part of this resource is forbidden and violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Whilst efforts will be made to maintain third party links to sites such as simmer.io (for simulations) and Youtube (for videos), these cannnot be guaranteed in perpetuity. Purchasing and downloading this product is your consent to these conditions.