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PhET: Free Online Simulations

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Interactive Simulations for Science and Math. Teachers have access to simulation-specific tips and video primers, resources for teaching with simulations, and activities shared by our teacher community. Free … learn more

Use Simulations To Help Students Learn

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Simulations have the potential to engage students in “deep learning” that empowers understanding as opposed to “surface learning” that requires only memorization. Simulations can be paused, giving time … learn more

HippoCampus: Homework and Study Help

HippoCampus.org is a free, core academic website that delivers rich, multimedia content—videos, animations, and simulations—on general education subjects. As an open resource for personalized learning, HippoCampus.org was designed … learn more

Keeping Students Engaged

Keeping students engaged during the last six weeks of school can be a challenge. The other day I was browsing FB and came across a teacher asking for … learn more

YouTube: BioMan Biology

BioMan Biology has videos and animations to help you learn biology in a fun way! This YouTube channel is an extension of the BioMan Biology learning games and … learn more

Vidcode: Creative Coding

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The best way to learn to code for teens. What Students Make. Students begin by creating and modifying video and image objects, adding filters, text, and other graphics. … learn more

CK12

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CK-12 has free resources for students, parents, teachers, schools, and districts.  It combines videos, textbooks, and other lesson materials to help kids learn online. This resource is a high-quality, … learn more

Best Free Virtual Labs

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These best virtual lab sites and apps are all free, highly engaging, and informative—and most don’t require registration. Many schools don’t have robust in-person laboratory facilities, instead relying … learn more

GeoGebra: Classroom Resources

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Find over 1 million free activities, simulations, exercises, lessons, and games for math & science!

Gizmos

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Meet Gizmos The world’s largest library of math and science simulations. Build inquiry, understanding, and a love of math and science.  FREE Gizmos Get access to a rotating … learn more

10 Best Science Tools for Middle School

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Once students have a foundation in elementary science, they move on to more advanced skills like planning experiments and developing evidence-based explanations based on their findings. Kids will see the real-world impact of … learn more

iCivics: Election Headquarters

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State, Local, and Midterm Election Resources Use these curated, non-partisan teaching resources to help students to learn about the local and federal midterm election processes, understand the power … learn more

HippoCampus: Homework & Study Help

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Free educational resources for middle school to college. HippoCampus.org is a free, core academic web site that delivers rich multimedia content–videos, animation, and simulations–on general education subjects to … learn more

CK-12: Overview of Resources

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CK-12 has free resources for students, parents, teachers, schools, and districts. T CK-12’s FlexBook® 2.0 Platform offers interactive, integrated, and insightful functionality enabling a student’s personalized journey. Interactive … learn more

Earth Sciences & Map Library

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The Earth Sciences & Map Library at U.C. Berkeley is sufficiently comprehensive that is can be used as a test-bed for secondary students to learn research skills. This … learn more

The Demise of Java

Originally, most on-line simulations were written using Java. Java is the programming language with the coffee cup logo. And Java programs were called applets. Unfortunately, serious security issues … learn more

Education Arcade

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The MIT Scheller Teacher Education Program and The Education Arcade focus on creating playful, powerful learning experiences using the affordances of new educational technologies. We leverage design-based research … learn more

How Do Sinkholes Form?

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Here’s an example of modeling a large, real world problem using a simple set up that can fit on a table. Erosion can occur in the subsurface as … learn more

Population Simulator

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Learning Goals This is a simulation tool for explaining numerous demographic terms including mortality rate,life expectancy, fertility rate, infant mortality, and the sex ratio. The simulator could also … learn more

Houston…We Have a Problem

In Telecommunications in Education News, vol 8, #1, published by ISTE, a cool project called “Houston…We Have a Problem” was implemented by linking schools in southern California, Hawaii … learn more

Explore Learning

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Explore Learning, originally a dissertation project, allows students to visualize and alter parameters in topics such as mechanics and life sciences. Specific labs include mouse genetics, golf range … learn more

Sim City and other simulation titles

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Maxis (now Electronic Arts) pioneered environmental simulation software for students. The series includes SimEarth, SimCity and, recently, the Sims (probably not appropriate for students). Each involves constructing a … learn more

StarLogo TNG

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StarLogo TNG is a downloadable programming environment that lets students and teachers create 3D simulations (and games!) for understanding complex systems. Create different classes of objects (Boids) and … learn more