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Physics

Experiment with motion, forces, energy, and waves.

20 activities in 7 units · 3 simulations, 9 practice activities, 8 labs

Measurement4

  • Fair Test Lab screenshot Lab

    Fair Test Lab

    Design fair tests at six science stations. Find hidden variables, collect repeated measurements, and explain your evidence.

    NGSS SEP 3, 4, 5; CCC Cause and Effect
    Launch Fair Test Lab
  • Graph Doctor screenshot Practice

    Graph Doctor

    Run the Graph Clinic: diagnose and fix sick lab-report graphs, then read them: values, slopes, trends and outliers. 10-question runs.

    Launch Graph Doctor
  • Conversion Railroad screenshot Practice

    Conversion Railroad

    Dispatch trains at the rail yard: couple conversion-factor cars so units cancel, then deliver the amount with the right sig figs.

    NGSS HS-PS1-7
    Launch Conversion Railroad
  • Read the Glassware screenshot Practice

    Read the Glassware

    Run the lab's measuring desk: read cylinders, burets, rulers, thermometers and balances to the right digit. 10-question runs.

    Launch Read the Glassware

Motion & Forces7

  • Walk the Graph screenshot Practice

    Walk the Graph

    Work a motion-capture studio: drive the actor so the recorder draws the director's position–time or velocity–time graph. 10-question runs.

    NGSS HS-PS2-1
    Launch Walk the Graph
  • Crash Test Center screenshot Practice

    Crash Test Center

    Predict collisions with momentum, draw momentum arrows, and design crumple zones that keep the crash dummy safe. 10-question runs.

    NGSS HS-PS2-2
    Launch Crash Test Center
  • Free-Body Garage screenshot Practice

    Free-Body Garage

    Run a garage that diagnoses forces: draw every force on crates, cars, elevators and skydivers, predict the motion, then watch it move.

    Launch Free-Body Garage
  • Marble Track Lab screenshot Lab

    Marble Track Lab

    Build a marble track, place photogates, and calculate speed, acceleration and energy from gate time stamps.

    NGSS MS-PS3-1, HS-PS2-1, HS-PS3-1, HS-PS3-2
    Launch Marble Track Lab
  • Forces & Newton's Laws Lab screenshot Lab

    Forces & Newton's Laws Lab

    Push, pull, hang and drop objects with force sensors. Live free-body diagrams, friction, an elevator, a tug-of-war and a skydiver.

    NGSS MS-PS2-2, HS-PS2-1, HS-PS2-2, HS-PS2-4
    Launch Forces & Newton's Laws Lab
  • Momentum & Collisions Lab screenshot Lab

    Momentum & Collisions Lab

    Collide gliders on an air track with photogates and a force sensor. Momentum is conserved; kinetic energy isn't. Impulse and safety.

    NGSS HS-PS2-2, HS-PS2-3
    Launch Momentum & Collisions Lab
  • Motion Graphs Lab screenshot Lab

    Motion Graphs Lab

    Point a motion detector at walkers, carts, a tossed ball and falling filters; read slopes, areas and fits on live linked p, v, a graphs.

    NGSS HS-PS2-1, HS-PS3-1, MS-PS2-2
    Launch Motion Graphs Lab

Work & Energy3

  • Energy Bar Builder screenshot Practice

    Energy Bar Builder

    Balance energy bar charts, choose system boundaries and run stunt replays where every joule changes form or crosses the boundary.

    NGSS HS-PS3-1, HS-PS3-2
    Launch Energy Bar Builder
  • Energy Transfer Lab screenshot Simulation

    Energy Transfer Lab

    Skate a half pipe, swing a pendulum, launch a spring and build coasters while energy bars track every joule.

    NGSS HS-PS3-1, HS-PS3-2, MS-PS3-2, MS-PS3-5
    Launch Energy Transfer Lab
  • Thermal Energy & Heat Transfer Lab screenshot Lab

    Thermal Energy & Heat Transfer Lab

    Heat water and metal blocks with a joulemeter, mix hot and cold in a calorimeter, and test insulation panels on a hot-plate rig.

    50 minNGSS HS-PS3-4, HS-PS3-3, HS-PS3-1
    Launch Thermal Energy & Heat Transfer Lab

Electricity & Magnetism2

  • Circuit Repair Shop screenshot Practice

    Circuit Repair Shop

    Run an electronics repair shop: wire circuits to spec on a live board, find faults with a multimeter, and calculate what the meters read.

    NGSS HS-PS3-1, HS-PS3-3
    Launch Circuit Repair Shop
  • Circuits Lab screenshot Lab

    Circuits Lab

    Wire batteries, bulbs, resistors and meters on a circuit board. Watch charges flow, bulbs glow and a live schematic follow along.

    NGSS HS-PS3-1, HS-PS3-2, HS-PS3-3
    Launch Circuits Lab

Waves2

  • Radio DJ screenshot Practice

    Radio DJ

    Run the night shift at a radio station: read waves on the scope, use v = fλ, and tune the dials until each station or note locks.

    NGSS HS-PS4-1, HS-PS4-5
    Launch Radio DJ
  • Waves & Sound Lab screenshot Lab

    Waves & Sound Lab

    Make waves on a rope, a slinky and in air. Measure λ and f, see v = fλ, hear pitch and loudness, and find standing waves.

    NGSS HS-PS4-1, HS-PS4-5
    Launch Waves & Sound Lab

Gravitation & Orbits1

  • Kepler's Laws screenshot Simulation

    Kepler's Laws

    Stretch orbits, sweep equal areas, race the planets, and launch probes, then take a test at your level.

    NGSS HS-ESS1-4
    Launch Kepler's Laws

Nuclear Physics1

  • Nuclear Chemistry Explorer screenshot Simulation

    Nuclear Chemistry Explorer

    Build nuclei, explore decay and half-life, split and fuse atoms, weigh binding energy, and test radiation safety.

    NGSS HS-PS1-8
    Launch Nuclear Chemistry Explorer