Scale Drawing Practice for Vector Addition
Bridging the Gap: A Digital Approach to Vector Scale Drawings Vector addition is a fundamental concept in physics, yet students often struggle to visualize the connection between...
Simulations
Bouncing ball with energy loss
This simulation offers a clear and interactive way to explore the motion of a ball bouncing on the ground, highlighting how displacement, velocity, and acceleration change over...
Displacement-distance graph and displacement-time graph of a wave
Click here for full view. Exploring Wave Properties Through Interactive Simulations One of the most powerful ways to learn about waves is not just by reading definitions, but by...
Simulation on Radioactive Decay using Dice
A simulation based on the casting of dice can be used to demonstrate the concept of half-life. Imagine a certain number of dice being cast together. All the dice that show a six...
Lens Ray Diagram Simulation
I initially wanted to modify my GeoGebra applet on the converging lens ray diagram to include the case for infinitely far objects but thought I should give Claude.ai a try to...
Charging Two Conductors by Induction Simulation
Following a previous simulation on charging by induction , this simulation allows students to investigate the effects of performing the actions of bringing or removing a charged...
Charging by Induction Simulation
In the topic of Static Electricity, charging by induction often presents a challenge for students. The process involves several invisible steps — the movement of electrons, the...
Temperature and Pressure of Gas
This interactive HTML5 simulation models the behavior of gas particles in a fixed-volume container, allowing users to explore the relationships between temperature, pressure, and...
Simulation of Projectile Motion with Air Resistance
This simulation offers a hands-on and dynamic way to explore the physics of projectile motion with and without air resistance. By adjusting parameters such as launch velocity,...
Interactive System Schema Generator
I built this web app to help students draw system schemas, having blogged about this before . It is also available and optimised for download for SLS . Basic Instructions To add...
Symposium on Tech for Engagement at SISTC 2024
This deck of slides are the ones I will be using for the Symposium on "Leveraging Technology for Engaging and Effective Learning" at the Singapore International Science Teachers'...
Interactive Heating and Cooling Curves
Heating and cooling curves are graphical representations that show how the temperature of a substance changes as heat is added or removed over time. They illustrate the behavior...
Creating physics interactive simulations with generative AI
Shared during the East Zone Physics EdTech Workshop 6 Aug 2024 The hands-on workshop for Physics teachers will focus on the use of generative AI to create physics simulations...
Relative Velocity Simulation
River Velocity: 0 m/s Animate Boat In yet another demonstration of ChatGPT 4o's capabilities, I generated the above simulation app without writing a single line of code myself:...
Creating a Python App with Glowscript using ChatGPT
Fleming's Left-Hand Rule is a visual way to remember the direction of force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field. In this rule, the thumb, forefinger, and middle...
Stationary Wave Interactive using ChatGPT
I wanted to challenge ChatGPT to produce a complex interactive in order to prove that it is possible for teachers without much programming background to work with it as well. This...
Dice Simulation to Teach Probability
A dice simulation is an excellent tool for teaching probability because it provides a hands-on, visual way for students to understand the concepts of probability through...
Creating Learning Apps Using ChatGPT
Simulating an Oscillation Despite learning some time ago that ChatGPT can help with coding, I had not had the chance to test it out. Since I had a pocket of time available to...
Bouncing Ball Animation using Python
For a fullscreen view, visit https://www.glowscript.org/#/user/wboson2007/folder/MyPrograms/program/Bouncing Modified this python simulation from Dr Darren Tan's work at...
3D Virtual Experiment - Simple Pendulum
This is a simple virtual experiment with a 3D view, allow teachers to explain the simple concepts of an oscillation experiment, such as which view is best to measure timing of the...
3D Virtual Experiment on Torsional Pendulum
In preparation for HBL in 2022, I designed a simple virtual experiment that will allow for students to collect data on oscillations using their own stopwatches and investigate the...
Hidden Circuits Interactive
I made this interactive tool using javascript for the teaching of DC circuits for integration with SLS as part of the IP4 Physics blended learning experience in the upcoming...
Template for Creating GeoGebra Animations
In an introductory sharing for the use of GeoGebra to my colleagues, I have prepared a simple template for them to try their hands at animations of points and other elements. You...
Relationship between displacement-time and velocity-time graphs
Through this GeoGebra app, students can observe how the gradient of the displacement-time graph gives the instantaneous velocity and how the area under the velocity-time graph...
Instantaneous vs Average Velocity
This GeoGebra app allows students to observe the difference between instantaneous and average velocity from a graphical perspective.
Uniform vertical circular motion
The following GeoGebra app simulates the force vectors on an object in uniform vertical circular motion. A real world example of this would be the forces acting on a cabin in a...
Vertical Non-Uniform Circular Motion
This is a simulation that shows the vectors of forces acting on an object rolling in a vertical loop, assuming negligible friction. To complete the loop, the initial velocity must...
Aircraft Turning in a Circle: a 3-D Visualisation with GeoGebra
This GeoGebra app is a 3-D visualisation tool of the force vectors acting on an aircraft turning with uniform circular motion in a horizontal plane. I prepared this in advance as...
Hydrostatic Pressure and Upthrust
This app is used to demonstrate how a spherical object with a finite volume immersed in a fluid experiences an upthrust due to the differences in pressure around it. Given that...
Geogebra Simulation of a Potentiometer
Some of the more challenging problems in the topic of electricity in the A-level syllabus are those involving a potentiometer. The solution involves the concept of potential...
Geogebra Apps for Singapore Physics
I've curated a series of Geogebra apps that are relevant and useful for the instructional objectives under the Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'O' and 'A' level syllabi. Some of these...
Box on a Vertical Oscillating Spring - Geogebra App
GeoGebra link: https://www.geogebra.org/m/ev62ku7w Students can explore how varying frequency and amplitude of the vertical oscillation of a platform could cause an object resting...
Geogebra App for Kinematics
As one of the first topics in A-level physics, kinematics introduces JC students to the variation of velocity and displacement with acceleration. Very often, they struggle with...
Geogebra Apps for Gravitation
GeoGebra link: https://www.geogebra.org/m/hzfyjejx GeoGebra link: https://www.geogebra.org/m/jmqytcsc
Wavefront
In order to help students visualise a wavefront, a 3-D image is usually used to show the imaginary line joining particles in phase. I created the GeoGebra apps below to allow...
Graphs of a Progressive Wave - Geogebra App
GeoGebra link: https://www.geogebra.org/m/f7faw3r6 This simple Geogebra app allows students to observe the oscillation of a particle perpendicular to the direction of energy...
Centre of Gravity and Stability - Geogebra App
This Geogebra app allows students to explore how the position of the centre of gravity as well as the width of its base affect the stability of an object.
Velocity-Displacement Graph of a Simple Harmonic Oscillator - Animation
This animation is made using Geogebra. It shows the instantaneous velocity and displacement vectors of a particle undergoing simple harmonic motion while tracing its position on...
Simulation: Faraday's Law of Induction
This simulation traces the flux linkage and corresponding emf generated by a rectangular coil rotating along an axis perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field. One is able to...
Phase Difference Simulation
I created this simulation for use later this semester with my IP4 classes, to illustrate the concept of phase difference between two oscillating particles....
Simulation for Gravitational Field Strength and Potential
This simulation allows students to observe the variation of gravitational field strength and potential between two masses. Field strength is shown as vectors whereas potential is...
Falling with Parachute
The following simulation allows users to observe the effect of air resistance on a parachutist before and after he opens his parachute. Try to open the parachute when the man...
Man in Elevator Simulation
In this simulation, students can observe the variation of the normal contact force (N) and its effect on acceleration and velocity as an elevator moves upward. Questions for...
Internal Resistance and Maximum Power Theorem
I've created this simulation to demonstrate the effect of an internal resistance due to a cell on the potential difference and current of an external load. One can also vary the...
Variable Resistor Simulation
My third simulation in as many days. This time round, I created some png files for electrical circuit components that can be used for future simulations. I also figured out how to...
Simulation for Potentiometer
Continuing the course on Easy Java Simulation, I did this simple simulation on the Potentiometer, which allows students to first predict, and then verify the position of a jockey...
Vertical Throw with Free Fall Simulation
This is a simulation done from scratch after attending a crash course on EJSS . It displays the velocity and acceleration vectors as an object is projected vertically upward with...