Tugging a small toy with your dog can be a lot of fun—but it’s also a great way to experiment with forces acting on an object. Forces are what scientists call the pushing and pulling on objects. In ...

CU Boulder’s PhET Interactive Simulations is one of 15 finalists for the prestigious WISE Award from the WISE Initiative. A STEM-education project at the University of Colorado Boulder is one step ...

CU Boulder’s PhET Interactive Simulations is one of six winners of the prestigious, international WISE Award from the WISE Foundation. A STEM education project at the University of Colorado Boulder ...

When Kathy Briggs teaches her sixth-grade science students about static electricity at Southern Hills Middle School in Boulder, she turns to “John Travoltage” for help. Students can make the computer ...

During my first year of teaching, a mentor teacher showed me interactive PhET simulations, and it changed my curriculum forever. To be honest, I was blown away by their versatility. Since then, I have ...