Interactive physics games education

There are many games and activities designed to help teach physics in the classroom. From games designed to teach about atomic theory to activities involving simple machines, there are free games and learning aides for nearly every grade level and subject connected to physics. The "Elegant Universe" series includes games designed to teach students about elementary particles and even introduces them to the basics of string theory.

For grades 6 through 8, there are activities such as building a model of a Carbon 60 molecule, and a game to teach students to understand half-life and the ways it's used to determine the ages of given materials.

Energy is an important topic these days and there are games designed for grades 3 through One such activity involves student teams that research alternative fuel methods or technologies and develop proposals to decrease the carbon footprint. Bicycle Parts Puzzle - Build yourself a bicycle. Interactive bicycle structure. Tank Puzzle - Interactive tank parts. Assemble a combat tank.

Learn tank structure. Force Types Puzzle - Sort the properties of different forces. Hard difficulty. Energy Types Puzzle - Distribute kinetic and potential energies. Light Bulb Parts - Assemble the parts of the light bulb. Time Units Pyramid - Climb the pyramid of time.

From seconds to years in measures. Speed Comparison - Interactive fun diagram for speed of objects. General Physics Test - 18 questions online test with evaluation system.

Sink or Float Quiz - Select which objects sink and which floats in water. Engine Types Puzzle - Sort the engines on the correct vehicles. Car Comparison - Sort the cars by their highest quality. Power Plant Types - Drag and drop the energy source on the correct power plant type. Battery Types Puzzle - Place the batteries in the correct device to power it.

Photovoltaic System Structure - Sort the parts of the photovoltaic installation. Fastest Cars - Sort the automobiles by their highest speed in Virtual Newton's Cradle - 3 to 7 steel balls are hanging on a stand. Swing them to see how they react. Cars by Country Puzzle - Sort the automobiles by country of origin.

Conductor or Insulator Quiz - Select which object is a conductor and which is an insulator in electrical circuit. Gravity Quiz - here are 3 objects with different mass dropped from 10 feet height. Which one will hit the ground first? Magnetic or Nonmagnetic Quiz - Select which object is attracted by a magneto and which is not.

Burn or Quench Quiz - Select which liquid is burning and which extinguish the fire. P42 Physics Workshop. Interactive Physics Studies. The "Interactive Physics Workshop" is a free educational website that can be used for examination, new knowledge, reference and entertainment in physics lessons.

Happy Glass 3. Truck Loader 5. Stacking Objects in Balance: Mees Kees. Totem Balance. Donut Slam Dunk. Light Reflection Problems in Mirrors. Basketball Logic Puzzle. Reflector Online Game. Fill the Bottle with Balls. Happy Glass 2. Homescapes Balance Scales.

Sheep Shack: Shaun the Sheep. Truck Loader 4. Protect the Chicken in a Bubble. Physics Puzzles. Bow Master. Spiderman Swing. Chain Explosions. Dunk Fall: Physical Inertia. Golden Beetle. Physical Logic. Gravity Control in the Maze. Static Electricity Experiment.

Squirrel collects nuts. Zombie Shooter. Bounce Ball. Magnet Crane Game. Sonic Physics. Electrical circuit with bulb. Wheely 4: Time Travel. Free Nemo Logic Puzzle. Angry Cat.