Rocket Sled Simulation
KinematicsModel one-dimensional rocket sled motion with adjustable thrust and force effects.
The Thinking Experiment
Interactive tools for teaching and learning
Motion, forces, and systems.
Model one-dimensional rocket sled motion with adjustable thrust and force effects.
Explore force, acceleration, and direction changes in a classic two-mass pulley system.
Investigate tension and acceleration in a mass-hanging, mass-on-table system.
Discovery-first half Atwood lab with friction toggles and system-level reasoning prompts.
Analyze inelastic, elastic, and explosion scenarios with live momentum and kinetic-energy readouts.
Interactive Hooke's Law lab. Hang masses from a spring, measure stretch, graph Force vs. Stretch, and discover the spring constant.
Explore 5 interactive scenarios including Free Fall, Ramp Friction, and Spring Launch. Analyze forces and energy transformations with live bar charts and the 5-step problem-solving method.
Drop an object through two photogates, measure velocity at six heights, and verify that PE + KE remains constant throughout free fall. Includes Teacher Demo mode with live bar and line graphs.
Interactive "Energy Token" activity. Explore the Bathtub model of conservation and discover how Work changes a system's total energy. Built for 11th grade.
Run collision and pushing-force scenarios with Vernier-style force graphs, comparison metrics, and a force-diagram builder.
Connect acceleration to apparent weight and net force in a realistic elevator ride context.
Interference, resonance, and wave behavior.
Create and combine wave sources to observe live interference patterns.
Measure sound speed with resonance tubes and standing-wave structure.
Charge interactions and induction phenomena.
Track electron motion and compare charge transfer by conduction versus induction.
Explore charge interactions, superposition, vector components, and equilibrium setups with inquiry prompts and teacher-ready scenarios.
Map equipotential lines and trace electric fields manually or with auto-drawing tools to discover potential gradients in various point charge configurations.
Geometric optics and image formation.
Compare prism and raindrop dispersion with guided observer-view explanation for why red appears on top/outer edge in a primary rainbow.
Construct principal rays for lenses and mirrors, then predict and verify image location interactively.
Analyze light spectra and measure wavelengths using a virtual spectrometer setup.
Stellar life cycle and outcomes.
Follow stellar pathways from main sequence to endpoints based on mass.
Visualize electron probability densities and wavefunctions for the Hydrogen atom.
Curve fitting and interpretation tools.
Fit a parabola to data and inspect tangent behavior to connect slope and instantaneous rate.