Explore kinetic and potential energy through PhET sims using the virtual skate park. Get the corresponding student worksheet here!
Category Archives: Labs
Online Density Lab
One of my most popular labs is my virtual density lab. I’ve always loved this one as a quick way to help students understand the abstract idea of density. If you’re a science teacher and you’re not acquainted with the PhET Simulations, then boy do I have news for you! There’s tons of simple sims […]
Photosynthesis Simulation Lab
Unfortunately, in all the years I’ve been teaching photosynthesis and respiration, I’ve never had a group of students come to me with much of a background in chemistry. I’ve approached this problem a lot of different ways, including teaching a 2 week crash course in chemistry. What we really need is for the students to […]