PhET

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__** Category/Grade **__

 * ===** Simulations/labs **===
 * ** Middle and High school, but can be adapted for upper elementary students **

** __Strengths__: **

 * ** Touches many science areas: physics, biology, Earth science and chemistry **
 * ** Teachers can search to find lesson plans that other teachers have put up **
 * ** Simulations help make learning the topics fun **
 * ** Free **
 * **Easy to use (not difficult to figure out a simulation with minimal directions)**
 * **Directions on how to use and save simulations**
 * **Has a translator device that can be downloaded, so that your English Language Learners can focus on the content instead of the language**
 * **PhET is continuing to make their site better for education**

__** Weaknesses: **__

 * ** Like most websites, there is a limit to what you can search **
 * ** Explanation of how to play some of the simulations is lacking **
 * ** Geared for middle and high school students **
 * **Doesn't have the hands on of a lab (students don't learn to run equipment)**

__** Use in classroom: **__

 * ===** __Science labs__ **===
 * ====** Physics **====
 * ** Motion **
 * ** Sound and Waves **
 * ** Work, Energy, and Power **
 * ** Heat and Thermo **
 * ====** Biology **====
 * ====** Chemistry **====
 * ** General **
 * ** Quantum **
 * ===** Earth Science **===
 * ===__** Exploring Math **__===
 * ** Calculus **
 * ** Graphs **
 * ** Estimation **
 * ** Arithmetic **
 * ** Probability **

__** Links to Resources **__

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