Collections

A large set of interactive physics simulations built by Tom Walsh. Covers a wide range of physics, including forces, waves, and light.

A set of Desmos simulations covering a wide range of physics including many about mechanics – an excellent resource for teachers and students. Created by Michael Freeman.

Physics education software created mostly by Dan Schroeder, some excellent simulations in here.

A collection of interactive physics resources that are fun and easy to use. By Matthew Blackman.

Lots of small simulations of things like pendulums and springs, where you can easily change the values, too. By Erik Neumann.

The definitive collection of free online resources for physics classes. Run by University of Colorado Boulder.

A collection of science interactives by Concord Consortium.

A collection of Explorable Explanations curated by Nicky Case.

A lot of cool interactive math-y explorables to check out. Created by Ricky Reusser.

Just an amazing trove of science simulations built by middle school teacher, DJ Lee. I’m amazed at how much is covered here.

THE definitive list of science games – both digital and physical. Curated by Dr. Melanie Stegman.

Collection of small physics simulations, many including nice explanations. Built by Michael Fowler.

Collection of small simulations created by Falstad.

A collection of science interactives by MinuteLabs.

Collection of various science learning resources hosted by PBS LearningMedia. Covers topics such as physics, biology, and geology.

Sets of pages with lessons and interactives about a variety of physics topics.

A spreadsheet pulled together for teachers of a categorized list of hundreds (wait, thousands!) of simulations you can find online, sorted by topic. An incredible resource organized by Helen Reynolds.