View-Physics
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The facts
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What it does
- Access
- All simulations are browser-based, require no login, and work on phones and tablets.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Astronomy simulations
- The astronomy section includes an n-body Space Sandbox with presets for orbits, Hohmann transfers, gravity assists and binary stars.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The simulations are designed primarily around UK GCSE Physics and may also be useful for other courses at a similar level.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Curriculum
- The simulations are designed primarily around UK GCSE Physics and may also suit similar-level courses.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Delivery mode
- webchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Educational use
- The site is free to use for non-commercial educational purposes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Electricity simulations
- The electricity and magnetism section includes circuit, Ohm's law, resistance, static charge, transformer, electric field and magnetic field simulations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Energy simulations
- The energy and heat section includes an energy rollercoaster, crane work and power, Sankey diagrams, heating and cooling, and specific heat capacity simulations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Examples
- Examples include a car forces simulation, radiation penetration, Space Sandbox and reflection.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Forces simulations
- The forces section includes distance-time and velocity-time graphs, stopping-distance and crumple-zone activities, gears, pressure and moments simulations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Lesson library
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- View-Physics is a collection of interactive simulations for learning and teaching physics.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Redistribution
- The site says simulations may not be copied, redistributed or hosted elsewhere without permission.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Reuse limit
- Simulations may not be copied, redistributed or hosted elsewhere without permission.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Specific interactions
- The forces section includes interactive distance-time and velocity-time graphs, adjustable car properties, and a stopping-distance game.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site invites feedback, suggestions, requests and reports of problems by email.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Topic organization
- The site organizes simulations into forces and pressure, energy and heat, waves and light, radioactivity, astronomy, and electricity and magnetism.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Topics
- The simulations cover forces, electricity, waves, energy, astronomy and radioactivity.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- The site describes the simulations as suitable for individual study and revision, class activities, and classroom demonstrations.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Waves simulations
- The waves and light section includes a wave viewer, reflection, refraction, ripple tank, echolocation, seismic waves, Doppler effect and red shift simulations.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Explanations
- Many simulations include accompanying explanations, with more being added over time.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Free use
- The site says it is free to use for non-commercial educational purposes.checked 12 Oct 2026
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