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 the final 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 the final version.
I have taught at Universities, FE/HE colleges, and at secondary schools and have ran Virtual Science for over 30 years.
Give your students unfettered access to a multitude of Physics practicals with no laboratory required. No breakages, no setup time, always ready to go.
This is a teacher or student controlled, realistic 3d experiment that demonstrates that different mediums bend light by different amounts and allows us to confirm Snell’s law of refraction.
The user can control the type of transparent material used, its position and orientation. The user can also control a protractor in a similar way in order to make measurements of the angle of the material used.
You can try one of the practicals from our website.
The package 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 a PowerPoint giving full instructions including a video, background on the Physics and instructions on running the experiment, as well as a link to an on-line version (no need to install unless you want to).
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.
Give your students unfettered access to a multitude of Physics practicals with no laboratory required. No breakages, no setup time, always ready to go.
This is a teacher or student controlled 3d experiment that allows the comparison of the heat radiated from different surfaces using a Leslie cube and a digital thermometer.
The user can control the surface of the Leslie cube facing the thermometer and the position of the thermometer in relation to the cube. The user can position him/herself anywhere within the laboratory in order to take readings of the temperature.
You can try one of the practicals from our website. Instructions are viewable within the simulation.
• 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 a PowerPoint giving full instructions including a video, background on the Physics and instructions on running the experiment, as well as a link to an on-line version (no need to install unless you want to).
The Virtual Physics Laboratory of which this practical 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.
Give your students unfettered access to a multitude of Physics practicals with no laboratory required. No breakages, no setup time, always ready to go.
This is a student or teacher controlled 3d experiment that allows you to measure the specific heat of brass. The specific heat of a substance is the amount of heat it can hold per unit mass. In this experiment we place a brass weight in boiling water. When the weight is in the boiling water it is gaining heat energy. After about four or five minutes it will be heated evenly to the temperature of the water.
The brass weight can then be moved to the water in the calorimeter. It will then heat the water and the calorimeter.
Knowing the specific heat of the water and calorimeter and the maximum temperature attained by them allows you to calculate the heat gained by them. This amount of heat gained must be the same as the amount of heat lost by the brass. This enables the specific heat of brass to be calculated.
The user can move the weight from the heated water to the calorimter, he/she can control the shaker. The user is free to move anywhere within the laboratory in order to interact with the apparatus.
You can try one of the practicals from our website.
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
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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). Whilst efforts will be made to maintain third party links to sit
This is a student or teacher controlled 3d experiment that allows the muzzle velocity of a shell to be calculated using a ballistic balance. An AK47 fires a shell into a suspended block of wood imparting its kinetic energy into the potential energy of the block and shell combined at its highest position of its swing. Equating these two energies, and taking consideration of the equivalence of the momentums of the shell, and the shell and block together gives the required result.
The user controls the firing of the rifle and measures the extent of the swing of the ballistic balance. The user is free to move anywhere within the laboratory in order to interact with the apparatus.
You can try one of the practibals 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.
Give your students unfettered access to a multitude of Physics practicals with no laboratory required. No breakages, no setup time, always ready to go.
This is a student or teacher controlled, realistic 3d experiment that allows the magnetic field strength of a current carrying coil to be measured. The coil can have different numbers of turns, different amounts of current can be applied, and the field can be measured at the centre and along the radial axis.
The user controls the voltage and maximum current, the number of coils of wire and the position of the magnetometer. The user is free to move anywhere within the laboratory in order to read and interact with the apparatus.
This practical is free and you can try other practicals from our website.
The package 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 a PowerPoint giving full instructions including a video, background on the Physics and instructions on running the experiment, as well as a link to an on-line version (no need to install unless you want to).
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. 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 3d 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 practicals from our website. Instructions are included.
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 a PowerPoint giving full instructions including a video, background on the Physics and instructions on running the experiment, as well as a link to an on-line version (no need to install unless you want to).
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 3d 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 package 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 instructions 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. 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.
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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 3d experiment that measures the speed of waves in water. It uses an electromechanical plunger connected to a signal generator to create waves of a known frequency in the water. A strobe light is then used to effectively make the waves appear stationary where their wavelength can be easily measured.
The user can control the frequency of the signal generator and the frequency of the strobe light. The user can position themself anywhere within the laboratory in order to take readings of the voltage and current.
You can try one of the practicals from our website. Instructions are included.
The package 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 a PowerPoint giving full instructions including a video, background on the Physics and instructions on running the experiment, as well as a link to an on-line version (no need to install unless you want to).
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. 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 3d 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 practicals from our website. Instructions are included.
The package 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 a PowerPoint giving full instructions including a video, background on the Physics and instructions on running the experiment, as well as a link to an on-line version (no need to install unless you want to).
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.
Give your students unfettered access to a multitude of Physics practicals with no laboratory required. No breakages, no setup time, always ready to go.
This is a teacher or student controlled 3d experiment that allows you to investigate the combined resistance of resistors in series and parallel. Resistors impede the flow of current in a circuit. We use them in electrical and electronic circuits to control the flow of current. The higher the resistance the less current that flows. However, there are two different ways we can connect resistors together, either in series or in parallel. This experiment will allow you to investigate the combined resistance of resistors connected both ways.
The user can control picking any resistor and placing it on any free slot on the breadboard. The user can position themself anywhere within the laboratory in order to take readings of the voltage and current.
You can try one of the practicals from our website.
The package 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 teacher or student controlled 3d experiment that allows you to plot the IV characteristics of a diode. That is, you can plot how the current changes when you change the voltage (The ‘I’ is for current and the V is for voltage). Diodes have the property that they essentially only let current flow in one direction.
The user can move the control the power supply, alter the connection of the LED, and the change the variable resistor. The user is free to move anywhere within the laboratory in order to interact with the apparatus.
You can try one of the practical from our website. Instructions are included.
The package 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. 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.
Give your students unfettered access to a multitude of Physics practicals with no laboratory required. No breakages, no setup time, always ready to go.
This is a student or teacher controlled, realistic 3d experiment that 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 practicals from our website.
The package 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 a PowerPoint giving full instructions including a video, background on the Physics and instructions on running the experiment, as well as a link to an on-line version (no need to install unless you want to).
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.
This is a student or teacher controlled experiment that allows the equivalence of heat and mechanical energy to be determined. We generate the heat by the friction between a cord and a brass cylinder which is rotated under the user’s control.
The user controls the rotation whilst monitoring the temperature of the brass cylinder. 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.
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This is a student or teacher controlled 3d 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 a practical from our website.
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 a PowerPoint giving full instructions including a video, background on the Physics and instructions on running the experiment, as well as a link to an on-line version (no need to install unless you want to).
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.
Give your students unfettered access to a multitude of Physics practicals with no laboratory required. No breakages, no setup time, always ready to go.
This is a student or teacher controlled 3d experiment that allows you to verify Hooke’s Law which states that the amount a substance stretches when a force is applied to it is proportional to the force.
When we apply some force an elastic or a steel wire it will stretch and intuitively we are aware that the bigger the force the more it will stretch. We are also aware that some materials stretch more than others. What exactly is the relationship between the force and the amount something stretches for a particular material? That’s the question that we are going to answer with this experiment.
The user can control the weight applying a force to the wire. The user is free to move anywhere within the laboratory in order to interact with the apparatus.
You can try one of the practicals from our website.
The package 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.
Give your students unfettered access to a multitude of Physics practicals with no laboratory required. No breakages, no setup time, always ready to go.
This is a student or teacher controlled 3d 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 a practical from our website. Instructions are included.
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 a PowerPoint giving full instructions including a video, background on the Physics and instructions on running the experiment, as well as a link to an on-line version (no need to install unless you want to).
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.