Monday, December 01, 2003

Physics' Games and Simulations

This is a good website for people, especially young people, interested in Physics. It contains a number of interactive games and simulations. For example, there is a Periodic Table game where you line up tiles to match the periodic table. There is also a Wafer Maker game in which you grow silicon crystals to make transistors. There is a physics pole vaulting simulation and a game where you can build a solar system. These games and simulations are connected to such prestigious organizations as PBS, the University of Utah and the Exploratorium in San Francisco. This website was created by the Society of Physics Students which is a professional society for physics students and their mentors.


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