Hang various mass weights on spring scales while you adjust the spring stiffness and damping in this online activity. Slow down the action, take it to another planet, or watch the amount of potential, thermal, and kinetic energy.

This online simulation should give you a better feel of the trade-offs which policy makers need to make in creating federal budgets and dealing with deficits. The simulation comes in a short and long version and allows learners to see...

Collect facts, engage in simulations, and explore Mars with the tools provided.

Interviews, simulations, and facts will help to appreciate the efforts of Martian rovers.

An upward force called lift acts on the airplane and opposes the downward forces of gravity. The lift force allows the airplane to get off the ground and stay in the air. Watch the simulation to see how this works.

The Virtual Courseware Project produces interactive, online simulations for the life science laboratory or for earth science studies. The activities are designed to enhance an existing curriculum and include online assessments. They can...

Want to review concepts covered in your physics class? This website contains concept specific simulations, problems, and quizzes. Broken down by chapter and topic this site is an excellent place to start your review!

Simulation provides details of hurricane parts, hurricane formation, and hurricane movement.

If you have ever put your hand outside the window of a moving car, you have experienced drag. Watch the simulation.

This interactive lab in electromagnetics effectively illustrates how Faraday's law works.

Learn how to calculate area with this online game where you can choose to practice finding area and/or play a game. You can choose your level and whether you want to time yourself for an extra challenge!

How does weight affect an airplane? Watch the simulation to find out.

Watch the simulation to learn the parts of an airplane.

Learn about three major camera characteristics not only by reading about them but practicing using them online.

Get students actively involved in their own learning with these experiential learning strategies including field trips, narratives, conducting experiments, simulations, and many more. Then click on some of the strategies in order to...

Information on robots that are used for hazardous duty, such as patrolling beaches to find land mines, is found here.

An online course designed for the adult learner. "The 11 units, accompanied by videos, interactive simulations, and a comprehensive Facilitator's Guide, work together to present an overview of key areas of rapidly-advancing knowledge in...

Students learn about wolves through an interactive online game. Students will investigate wolf ecology by living the life of a wild wolf in Yellowstone National Park.

Online activity walks learner through exploration of kinetic and potential energy using animations. Through graphs, a quantitative connection is made between the movement and the energy involved. This information is then related to the...

Students build rocket models designed for gaining the maximum height. They use a compressed air rocket launcher and 2-liter plastic bottles. They will also use an online simulator to help them make predictions and adjustments to their...

Use this online data analysis tool to build graphs and display results from scientific investigations. Data can be entered directly with the keyboard or imported from, and exported to spreadsheets.

An introductory lesson in probability for students in grades three to five. The concepts presented in this lesson are interwoven, over time, into a current unit of study. Students examine closely the "language" of probability as used in...

This downloadable (2.7 MB Microsoft PowerPoint file) project helps students apply their knowledge of fractions and decimals to the game of baseball. They compute batting averages and hitting percentages and participate in a simulated...

Students explore traveling waves and wave propagation. The resource links to courses with videos, online textbook materials, simulations, and practice problems.