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Archive for January, 2011

New Buoyancy Sim


Buoyancy

When will objects float and when will they sink? Learn how buoyancy works with blocks. Arrows show the applied forces, and you can modify the properties of the blocks and the fluid.

Wednesday

Jan 26

2011

Inquiry-Based Activities for Reactions & Rates

Reactions & Rates
Here’s a great lesson on reaction rates from Ms. Emily Firchau at Arapahoe High School. Thanks Emily!
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/contributions/view/3147

Tuesday

Jan 18

2011

Gene Machine: The Lac Operon Sim


Gene Machine: The Lac Operon

Build a gene network! The lac operon is a set of genes which are responsible for the metabolism of lactose in some bacterial cells. Explore the effects of mutations within the lac operon by adding or removing genes from the DNA.

Wednesday

Jan 12

2011

Updated Greenhouse Effect Sim


Greenhouse Effect

We just published an updated version of the Greenhouse Effect. In this version, we restored cloud reflection and ice reflection features. (Thanks to the user who reported this bug!) You can now see how clouds and ice influence the amount of sunlight reaching the surface. We also fixed a control-panel layout issue occuring in the Japanese translation.

Friday

Jan 7

2011

Improved Acid-Base Sim v1.01


Acid-Base Solutions

We improved our new Acid-Base Solutions sim to provide support for those with colorblindness.

Wednesday

Jan 5

2011