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PhET: Physics Education Technology
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These simulations from the University of Colorado will enable anyone to learn physics by messing around on your computer screen. For instance, in electric circuits, you will hook up the circuit elements and see what happens. Try it!!

Please note that this resource requires Java, or Flash.
https://phet.colorado.edu/
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism
- AC Circuits
General Physics
- Collections
- Curriculum
- General
- Physics Education Research
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Middle School
- Upper Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Best practice
= Curriculum support
= Interactive Simulation
- Reference Material
= Research study
Intended Users Formats Ratings
- Learners
- Educators
- application/java
- text/html
- application/flash
- image/jpeg
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Additional Information
This resource was featured by the PSRC collection from July 3, 2008 until August 3, 2008. View the feature here!


Access Rights: Free access
Restriction: © 2004 The PhET Project
Has a copyright or other licensing restriction.
Keywords: PHET, Phet, physics simulations
Record Creator: Metadata instance created November 11, 2004 by Ed Lee
Record Updated: Aug 18, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update
when Cataloged:		 October 12, 2004
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AIP Format
The PhET Project, (2004), WWW Document, (https://phet.colorado.edu/).
AJP/PRST-PER
The PhET Project, PhET: Physics Education Technology (2004), <https://phet.colorado.edu/>.
APA Format
The PhET Project. (2004, October 12). PhET: Physics Education Technology. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from https://phet.colorado.edu/
Chicago Format
The PhET Project. PhET: Physics Education Technology. October 12, 2004. https://phet.colorado.edu/ (accessed 16 March 2025).
MLA Format
The PhET Project. PhET: Physics Education Technology. 2004. 12 Oct. 2004. 16 Mar. 2025 <https://phet.colorado.edu/>.
BibTeX Export Format
@misc{ Author = "The PhET Project", Title = {PhET: Physics Education Technology}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {16 March 2025}, Month = {October 12, 2004}, Year = {2004} }
Refer Export Format

%Q The PhET Project %T PhET: Physics Education Technology %D October 12, 2004 %U https://phet.colorado.edu/ %O application/java

EndNote Export Format

%0 Electronic Source %A The PhET Project, %D October 12, 2004 %T PhET: Physics Education Technology %V 2025 %N 16 March 2025 %8 October 12, 2004 %9 application/java %U https://phet.colorado.edu/


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