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User Guide
This guide outlines how to access and use simulations, and explore teacher resources on the PhET website for interactive science and math learning.
Access PhET Website
| a. | Navigate to the website: https://phet.colorado.edu/; |
| b. | Click the profile icon at the upper-right corner to register or sign in with an email account or Clever (Note: Signing in is not required to use PhET simulations only). |
Interact with Educational Simulations
| a. | Select the SIMULATIONS tab in the main navigation bar and then All Sims from the dropdown menu; |
| b. | Click the thumbnail image of the desired simulation; |
| c. | Click the Download icon under the simulation's title to save it for offline use; |
| d. | Click the Play icon to launch the simulation directly in the browser; |
| e. | Choose an interaction mode from the simulation's startup screen if required; |
| f. | Manipulate variables within the simulation using the available controls; |
| g. | Observe the real-time outcomes of the actions. |
Explore Teacher Resources
| a. | Select the TEACHING tab in the main navigation bar; |
| b. | Select Activities from the dropdown menu to go to the main activities search page; |
| c. | Enter a keyword in the text field and press Enter to search, or select a category button to browse (Note: Category buttons include: Physics Activities, Math & Statistics Activities, Chemistry Activities Earth & Space Activities, Biology Activities, University Activities, etc.); |
| d. | Refine search results using the filter options on the left-hand side (Note: Filter by SUBJECT, GRADE LEVEL, and ACTIVITY TYPE by checking the relevant boxes); |
| e. | Click the title of an activity from the results list to access it; |
| f. | Scroll down to the Files section on the activity's page; |
| g. | Click an individual file name to download it, or select Download all files as a compressed .zip to save all associated documents at once. |
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