PhET Interactive Simulations
PhET provides free, interactive simulations that support visualizing complex physics concepts like energy transformation, magnetism, and waves. These are ideal for explaining and exploring ideas in an interactive manner.
Here is a video guide to help you use PhET in your classroom.
Implementation Tip: Use the ‘Energy Skate Park’ simulation to demonstrate kinetic and potential energy transformation in real-time. Allow students to manipulate variables to observe changes and learn.
Here is a video guide to help you use Energy Skate Park.
GeoGebra
GeoGebra is a dynamic mathematics software that can help visualize graphs, vectors, and other geometric representations used in physics.
Here is a video guide to help you use Geogebra.
Implementation Tip: Use GeoGebra to create interactive velocity-time and acceleration-time graphs, helping students visually grasp concepts of kinematics.
Tracker for Motion Analysis
Tracker is a powerful tool for analyzing motion in real-world scenarios. It allows students to track the movement of objects and calculate parameters like velocity and acceleration.
Here are video guides to help you use Tracker for motion analysis and Proectile Motion Analysis using Tracker Software
Implementation Tip: Record a video of a moving object, such as a ball rolling off a table, and have students use Tracker to analyse the motion and verify experimental data against theoretical values.
References
Smith, A. L. (2022). Exploring Physics through Digital Tools. Physics Education, 29(1), 70-88