PhET Interactive Simulations Recommendations
6 Recommendations are tagged with "PhET Interactive Simulations"
How do I use PhET simulations in my physics class?
June 28, 2016 by Stephanie Chasteen and Yuen-ying CarpenterPhET provides fun, free, interactive, research-based science and mathematics simulations. This post describes why you might want to use PhET, and how other faculty have integrated PhET into undergraduate physics courses -- in lecture, homework, labs, and with inquiry-based activities.
active learning, PhET Interactive Simulations
How do I increase student interactivity when using PhET simulations in lecture?
June 28, 2016 by Stephanie Chasteen and Yuen-ying CarpenterPhET simulations are free, online interactive simulations for teaching and learning science. The impact of lecture demonstrations using PhET is greatly increased when students are given the opportunity to interact with the simulations. This article discusses facilitating student discussions, peer instruction, and interactive lecture demonstrations, with PhET.
active learning, PhET Interactive Simulations, lecture, interactive lecture demonstration, peer instruction, clickers
How can I design an effective in-class student worksheet for PhET simulations?
June 28, 2016 by Yuen-ying Carpenter and Stephanie ChasteenPhET simulations are free, online interactive simulations for teaching and learning science. In this document, we will discuss using PhET in a guided worksheet; a strategy which has been found to support student learning. But how do we help students use the questions and the simulation to think about the physics, or to practice new skills – not just focus on getting to the end of the worksheet?
active learning, PhET Interactive Simulations, worksheets, cooperative groups, inquiry
What are some tips for facilitating PhET with in-class worksheets?
June 28, 2016 by Emily Moore and Stephanie ChasteenPhET simulations are free, online interactive simulations for teaching and learning science. Some teachers use the simulations in-class with guided worksheets or labs. This document describes some suggestions for facilitating activities using PhET -- in a class, lab, or recitation -- in order to get your students to engage with PhET activities.
active learning, PhET Interactive Simulations, worksheets, cooperative groups
What are some tips for using PhET in a lab setting?
June 28, 2016 by Stephanie ChasteenPhET simulations are free, online interactive simulations for teaching and learning science. The simulations emphasize visual models, cause-and-effect relationships, and multiple representations. Using PhET in a lab setting has many benefits, such as allowing new possibilities for experiments (such as quantum mechanics), quick repeatability, and making visible the underlying mechanisms.
active learning, PhET Interactive Simulations, laboratory, recitation
What are some tips for using PhET with homework?
June 28, 2016 by Stephanie ChasteenPhET simulations are free, online interactive simulations for teaching and learning science. PhET is ideal for use in homework because the simulations are designed to cue students to explore cause-and-effect relationships, even without an instructor present.
active learning, PhET Interactive Simulations, homework, assessment
