Integrated Science simulations
92 interactive Integrated Science simulations for ages 11–18, grouped by topic.
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Length and volume measurement – ruler and graduated cylinder
Integrated Science · Scientific Skills & Measurement
Students drag an object along a ruler so one end lines up with the 0 mark, read its length to the ruler's...
Ages 11–12
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Reading instruments – scale division and parallax error
Integrated Science · Scientific Skills & Measurement
Practise reading six instruments with analogue scales: a liquid-in-glass thermometer, a newton meter, a measuring...
Ages 11–12
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Thermometers and temperature scales – calibrate, compare, convert °C, °F, K
Integrated Science · Scientific Skills & Measurement
Calibrate a blank liquid-in-glass thermometer from two fixed points (melting ice at 0 °C, boiling water at 100 °C...
Ages 11–12
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Fair test – planning an experiment and controlling variables
Integrated Science · Scientific Skills & Measurement
Choose an investigation (dissolving sugar, a toy car rolling down a ramp, seedlings growing) and decide which factor...
Ages 11–12
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Plotting Graphs from Data – scales, line of best fit, interpolation and extrapolation
Integrated Science · Scientific Skills & Measurement
Choose a data set (spring, cooling water, current through a resistor, growing seedling), pick the axes and scales,...
Ages 11–12
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States of matter – particle model on heating and cooling
Integrated Science · Matter & Materials
In a solid, particles sit close together and only vibrate; in a liquid they slide past each other; in a gas they...
Ages 11–12
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Beer's law – concentration and light absorbance of coloured solutions
Integrated Science · Matter & Materials
Concentration screen: add solute or water to a beaker (hold the tap to pour) and watch the molar concentration and...
Ages 13–14
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Density – sink or float
Integrated Science · Matter & Materials
Density D = m/V decides whether an object sinks or floats in water. Choose a material or set your own mass and...
Ages 13–14
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Solution concentration – add solid, drip, evaporate
Integrated Science · Matter & Materials
Drag a shaker to sprinkle in solid solute or a dropper to add concentrated solution to a beaker of water, hold the...
Ages 13–14
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Molarity – moles, volume and concentration
Integrated Science · Matter & Materials
Drag the two sliders for amount of solute (moles) and volume of solution to see the molar concentration C_M = n/V...
Ages 13–14
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Preparing solutions – percentage concentration, molar concentration and dilution
Integrated Science · Matter & Materials
Weigh a solute (NaCl, CuSO₄, sugar) on an electronic balance, transfer it to a beaker or volumetric flask and add...
Ages 13–14
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Water analysis – pH, dissolved solids and distillation
Integrated Science · Matter & Materials
Analyse tap water, sea water, rain water, river water and an unknown sample as in the school practical: measure the...
Ages 11–12
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Thermal expansion of solids – metal rods and a bimetallic strip
Integrated Science · Matter & Materials
Three rods of aluminium, copper and steel with the same length are heated equally; a dial gauge at the end of each...
Ages 13–14
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Separating mixtures: decanting, filtration, evaporation, separating funnel, distillation
Integrated Science · Matter & Materials
Choose a mixture (sand–water, salt–water, cooking oil–water, ethanol–water, or muddy water) and a separation method,...
Ages 11–12
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Testing material properties and comparing fuels
Integrated Science · Matter & Materials
Pick a material (copper, aluminum, steel, plastic, glass, wood, rubber) and run a test: wire it into a circuit to...
Ages 11–12
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3D
Elements and compounds in 3D – molecular models, formulae and molecular mass
Integrated Science · Atoms, Elements & Bonding
Rotate 3D ball-and-stick or space-filling models of H₂, O₂, N₂, Cl₂, H₂O, CO₂, CH₄, NH₃, HCl and a piece of NaCl...
Ages 12–13
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3D
Molecule shapes: basics – bonds push as far apart as possible
Integrated Science · Atoms, Elements & Bonding
A simplified 3D model: add or remove single, double and triple bonds around a central atom and watch the bonds push...
Ages 12–13
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Build an atom – protons, neutrons, electrons, ions and isotopes
Integrated Science · Atoms, Elements & Bonding
Add and remove protons, neutrons and electrons (tap or drag them from the trays into the atom) and instantly see the...
Ages 12–13
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2D + 3D
Ionic and Covalent Bonding – NaCl, MgO, H₂, O₂, H₂O, CH₄, NH₃
Integrated Science · Atoms, Elements & Bonding
Two (or more) atoms are drawn with their electron shells far apart; drag across the screen or press Run to bring...
Ages 12–13
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Bohr atomic model and mini periodic table (Z = 1–20)
Integrated Science · Atoms, Elements & Bonding
Pick the atomic number Z with the ± buttons or by tapping a cell in the mini periodic table. The simulation draws a...
Ages 12–13
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Building an atom – protons, neutrons, electrons, symbols and a game
Integrated Science · Atoms, Elements & Bonding
Drag protons, neutrons and electrons from three buckets into the model to build an atom; the element name, the...
Ages 12–13
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2D + 3D
Building molecules – atoms, valence, formulas and 3D shapes
Integrated Science · Atoms, Elements & Bonding
Three screens for joining atoms into molecules. Make Molecules: drag H, C, N, O, Cl, F… atoms from the bins of...
Ages 12–13
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Acids, bases and indicators – titration drop by drop
Integrated Science · Chemical Reactions
A beaker holds an acid or base solution with an indicator already added (litmus, phenolphthalein, or universal pH...
Ages 13–14
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Acid–base indicators – litmus, phenolphthalein, red cabbage, universal indicator
Integrated Science · Chemical Reactions
Nine test tubes contain lemon juice, vinegar, HCl, distilled water, salt water, soapy water, baking soda, NaOH and...
Ages 13–14
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Reactants, products and leftovers – sandwiches and molecules
Integrated Science · Chemical Reactions
Use the sliders to set the number of ingredients (sandwiches) or reactant molecules (making water, making ammonia,...
Ages 13–14
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Limestone kiln – calcination and the carbon cycle
Integrated Science · Chemical Reactions
Load limestone into the kiln and adjust the kiln temperature: below about 825 °C the reaction barely proceeds, but...
Ages 14–15
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Metal reactivity series – dropping metal into solution
Integrated Science · Chemical Reactions
Choose a metal from the reactivity (activity) series — K, Na, Ca, Mg, Al, Zn, Fe, Pb, H, Cu, Ag, Au — and a...
Ages 14–15
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Making a salt – copper sulfate crystals from an insoluble base and acid
Integrated Science · Chemical Reactions
Carry out the soluble-salt preparation step by step: warm dilute acid (H₂SO₄ or HCl), add an insoluble base (CuO,...
Ages 13–14
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Alcoholic and Acetic Fermentation – Esterification
Integrated Science · Chemical Reactions
A fermentation vessel holds a glucose solution: switch on the yeast and CO₂ bubbles rise as the ethanol level climbs...
Ages 14–15
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3D
Alkane and alkene molecules – 3D ball-and-stick models
Integrated Science · Chemical Reactions
Ball-and-stick models of methane CH₄, ethane C₂H₆, propane C₃H₈ and ethylene C₂H₄ spin freely in space; drag to...
Ages 14–15
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Four Groups of Biological Molecules: Monomers, Chains and Identification Tests
Integrated Science · Chemical Reactions
Choose a group of substances and watch monomers link together into a long chain: glucose molecules join to form...
Ages 14–15
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Liquid pressure – tank and pressure gauge
Integrated Science · Forces & Motion
Drag a pressure gauge to different depths in a tank and read p = p₀ + ρgh. In the square pool, change the liquid and...
Ages 13–14
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Pressure on solids – snowshoes, skis, stiletto heels, drawing pins and bricks
Integrated Science · Forces & Motion
Stand a person in boots, on snowshoes, on skis or in stiletto heels, an elephant, or push a drawing pin onto snow,...
Ages 13–14
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Balancing a seesaw – moments on a plank with a central pivot
Integrated Science · Forces & Motion
Place bricks, people and mystery objects on either side of a 4 m seesaw with the pivot in the middle and positions...
Ages 13–14
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Two moving cars – distance–time graph (s–t)
Integrated Science · Forces & Motion
Car A and car B move along a straight road at different speeds, with car B given a head start. Press Run and the s–t...
Ages 12–13
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Levers and moment of force – equilibrium about a pivot
Integrated Science · Forces & Motion
The lever's pivot can sit at the centre (a seesaw or balance) or at one end (a wheelbarrow). Drag the two forces...
Ages 13–14
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Archimedes' Principle – Floating, Sinking and Liquid Pressure
Integrated Science · Forces & Motion
Drag a block and drop it into a tank of liquid: it sinks, floats in equilibrium, or rises to the surface depending...
Ages 13–14
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Buoyancy and floating – compare and explore
Integrated Science · Forces & Motion
Drop blocks into a tank of liquid to see three forces acting together: the weight W, the upthrust F_B = ρ·g·V_sub...
Ages 13–14
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Gravitational force – the basics
Integrated Science · Forces & Motion
Two spheres attract each other without touching, a classic example of a non-contact force; each sphere is held back...
Ages 11–12
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Pulling an Object with a Force Meter – Weight, Friction and Spring Extension
Integrated Science · Forces & Motion
A wooden block on a table is pulled by a spring force meter. Students drag the meter's hook (or the slider) to...
Ages 11–12
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Forces and motion – the basics
Integrated Science · Forces & Motion
Four screens to explore forces and motion: Net force builds two teams for a tug of war to show that the net force...
Ages 11–12
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Buoyancy – lab and shapes
Integrated Science · Forces & Motion
Three experiment screens on upthrust (Archimedes' principle). Lab lets you set the liquid density and gravity...
Ages 13–14
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Conservation of mechanical energy – kinetic and potential energy on a track
Integrated Science · Energy
A ball slides on a bowl-shaped track or a ramp joined to a flat section. Drag the ball to a starting height and...
Ages 14–15
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Energy forms and changes – heat flow and energy chains
Integrated Science · Energy
On the Intro screen, drag an iron block, a brick, a beaker of water and a beaker of cooking oil onto two burners...
Ages 11–12
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Heat Transfer and Insulation – keeping a house warm
Integrated Science · Energy
A house loses heat through its walls, loft, windows, floor and draughty gaps. Choose wall and loft insulation,...
Ages 13–14
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Energy transformation – useful energy, waste and conservation
Integrated Science · Energy
Choose a device (incandescent bulb, LED lamp, electric fan, electric kettle, moped, solar panel): energy particles...
Ages 11–12
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Skate park energy: Basics
Integrated Science · Energy
A skater rides on a U-shaped track, or on a track you draw yourself on the Playground screen. Drag the skater up...
Ages 14–15
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Friction and heating – atoms at the contact surface
Integrated Science · Energy
Drag a block across a tabletop, then zoom in to the atomic scale to see the contact surface heat up as the surfaces...
Ages 11–12
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Small power grid – solar, wind and coal power
Integrated Science · Energy
A 24-hour day plays out in about 10 seconds. The stacked area chart shows output from solar panels (daytime only),...
Ages 14–15
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Infrared radiation – which surfaces emit and absorb best
Integrated Science · Energy
Experiment A: a Leslie cube full of hot water has matt black, matt white, dull silver and shiny silver faces. Turn...
Ages 13–14
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DC circuit construction kit – build circuits, measure current and voltage
Integrated Science · Electricity & Magnetism
A free-form circuit board with three screens. On Intro, drag wires, batteries, resistors, bulbs and switches onto...
Ages 14–15
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Balloons and static electricity – charging by friction, attraction and repulsion
Integrated Science · Electricity & Magnetism
Rub a balloon back and forth on a sweater: electrons move from the sweater to the balloon, so the balloon becomes...
Ages 13–14
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Electromagnetic induction – magnet and coil, alternating current
Integrated Science · Electricity & Magnetism
Move a bar magnet in and out of a coil (by hand or automatically); the galvanometer needle deflects according to the...
Ages 14–15
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Coils and magnet: Faraday's law
Integrated Science · Electricity & Magnetism
Drag a bar magnet freely around one or two coils connected to a light bulb (a voltmeter can be added in parallel):...
Ages 14–15
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Resistance of a wire – material, length and cross-sectional area
Integrated Science · Electricity & Magnetism
Choose the wire material (silver, copper, aluminium, tungsten, iron, nickeline, nichrome or a custom resistivity)...
Ages 14–15
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Ohm's law – voltage, current and resistance
Integrated Science · Electricity & Magnetism
A simple circuit with a row of cells in series, a resistor and an ammeter. Drag the sliders to change the voltage U...
Ages 14–15
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Simple electric circuit – measuring current and voltage
Integrated Science · Electricity & Magnetism
A circuit with a battery, a switch, light bulbs, an ammeter wired in series and a voltmeter wired in parallel with a...
Ages 13–14
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Magnets and electromagnets
Integrated Science · Electricity & Magnetism
Compare the magnetic field of a permanent bar magnet with the field of a current-carrying coil (an electromagnet)....
Ages 12–13
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Magnet and compass – exploring magnetic fields
Integrated Science · Electricity & Magnetism
Drag a bar magnet, rotate it with the angle slider, then use a compass and a field meter to explore the magnetic...
Ages 12–13
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Static Electricity – Charging by Rubbing, Attraction, Repulsion and the Electroscope
Integrated Science · Electricity & Magnetism
Rub a balloon, a glass rod or a plastic ruler with wool, silk or hair: electrons move from one object to the other...
Ages 13–14
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Doorknob spark – rubbing feet to build up charge
Integrated Science · Electricity & Magnetism
Drag the character's foot back and forth across the rug to build up electrons on the body (each rub is shown as...
Ages 13–14
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2D + 3D
Magnetic field of bar, U-shaped, and electromagnet magnets
Integrated Science · Electricity & Magnetism
Iron filings scattered on a card arrange themselves into a magnetic field pattern around the magnet; a compass...
Ages 12–13
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Pitch and loudness of sound – comparing two sounds on an oscilloscope
Integrated Science · Light & Sound
A tuning fork or a string vibrates with a frequency f and amplitude A chosen by the student; an oscilloscope shows...
Ages 12–13
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Light rays – refraction, total internal reflection and prisms
Integrated Science · Light & Sound
Four screens: Intro lets you drag a laser across the boundary between two media (including mystery media whose...
Ages 14–15
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Refraction, total internal reflection and lenses
Integrated Science · Light & Sound
Top half: a light ray travels from medium n₁ into medium n₂ — drag the light source to change the angle of incidence...
Ages 14–15
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Molecules and light – rotate, vibrate, glow, break apart
Integrated Science · Light & Sound
Fire microwave, infrared, visible or ultraviolet photons at individual gas molecules (CO, N2, O2, CO2, H2O, NO2, O3)...
Ages 14–15
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Reflection on a Plane Mirror, Virtual Image, Umbra and Penumbra
Integrated Science · Light & Sound
Reflection mode: drag light source S to change the angle of incidence; the reflected ray, the normal, and both...
Ages 12–13
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Lenses and curved mirrors – ray diagrams
Integrated Science · Light & Sound
Three screens: Lens (converging or diverging, with the focal length calculated from the radius of curvature and the...
Ages 14–15
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Sound waves – frequency (pitch) and amplitude (loudness)
Integrated Science · Light & Sound
A speaker membrane vibrates, causing air particles in a tube to bunch together and spread apart; these compression...
Ages 12–13
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Color vision – mixing light and color filters
Integrated Science · Light & Sound
Shine red, green and blue light into an observer's eye and mix them in different proportions to see how the...
Ages 14–15
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3D
3D Solar System – The Eight Planets and Their Orbits
Integrated Science · Earth & Space
A rotatable 3D model of the Sun and the eight planets orbiting in the correct order with correctly scaled orbital...
Ages 11–12
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Build your own solar system – place bodies, set velocities, watch orbits
Integrated Science · Earth & Space
Place up to 4 bodies with any mass, position and starting velocity, then press Play to see what kind of orbit...
Ages 11–12
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2D + 3D
Day and night, and the phases of the Moon
Integrated Science · Earth & Space
Viewed from above the North Pole: the Sun lights up half of Earth, Earth's spin creates day and night for the...
Ages 11–12
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2D + 3D
Solar and Lunar Eclipses – Umbra, Penumbra and the Moon's Nodes
Integrated Science · Earth & Space
A lined-up Sun, Earth and Moon does not guarantee an eclipse: the Moon's orbit is tilted by about 5°, so the shadow...
Ages 11–12
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Weight on Other Planets – Same Mass, Different Weight
Integrated Science · Earth & Space
Stand on the Moon, a planet, Pluto or the Sun: a spring balance shows the weight W = m·g changing from place to...
Ages 11–12
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Levels of organization – from cell to organism
Integrated Science · Cells & Organisms
Drag the zoom slider (or click each level) to move from cell → tissue → organ → organ system → organism in humans...
Ages 11–12
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Dichotomous key – classifying organisms with yes/no questions
Integrated Science · Cells & Organisms
Students pick an organism (from 8 familiar animals or 6 familiar plants) and answer a series of yes/no questions...
Ages 11–12
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Diffusion and Osmosis – Membrane Model and Potato Strip Experiment
Integrated Science · Cells & Organisms
Five modes. Diffusion: solute particles move randomly through the pores of a partially permeable membrane from high...
Ages 12–13
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Plant and animal cell structure under the microscope
Integrated Science · Cells & Organisms
A model of a plant cell and an animal cell as seen under a light microscope. Students click (or tap) each organelle...
Ages 11–12
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Plant tropisms: phototropism, hydrotropism, gravitropism
Integrated Science · Life Processes
A bean plant grows in a pot: the shoot and root lengthen day by day. Drag the light source (or the water source)...
Ages 12–13
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Circulatory and respiratory systems – heart rate during activity
Integrated Science · Life Processes
The four-chambered heart contracts to pump blood through the pulmonary circuit (heart → lungs → heart) and the...
Ages 13–14
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Photosynthesis – counting oxygen bubbles in pondweed
Integrated Science · Life Processes
A classic experiment: a sprig of pondweed (Elodea) sits in a beaker of water under an inverted funnel with a...
Ages 12–13
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Asexual and sexual reproduction in organisms
Integrated Science · Life Processes
Play a four-step animation of one reproduction method: stem cutting, air layering, or budding in Hydra (asexual), or...
Ages 12–13
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Life cycle and growth curve of a butterfly, frog and bean plant
Integrated Science · Life Processes
Pick an organism and press Play: the life-cycle stages (egg → caterpillar → pupa → butterfly; egg → tadpole → frog;...
Ages 12–13
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Natural selection – light and dark peppered moths
Integrated Science · Genetics & Evolution
A moth population made up of light-colored individuals (dd) and dark-colored individuals (DD, Dd) rests on a tree...
Ages 14–15
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Mitosis and Meiosis – Animated Stages of Cell Division
Integrated Science · Genetics & Evolution
A cell with a diploid chromosome number (2n = 4, 6, or 8) moves through the stages of mitosis (interphase, prophase,...
Ages 14–15
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Three-Generation Pedigree and ABO Blood Type Inheritance
Integrated Science · Genetics & Evolution
A three-generation family pedigree: squares are males, circles are females, and filled shapes mark affected...
Ages 14–15
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Punnett Square – Mendelian Genetics (One and Two Trait Pairs)
Integrated Science · Genetics & Evolution
Choose the genotypes of the parents (P) with one or two gene pairs (pea plants: yellow/green seeds, round/wrinkled;...
Ages 14–15
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Predator–prey cycles – snowshoe hares and lynx
Integrated Science · Ecology
Hare and lynx populations follow a Lotka–Volterra model with a carrying capacity for the hares. A snowy field shows...
Ages 13–14
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Food web – removing species, invasive species and the energy pyramid
Integrated Science · Ecology
A grassland or freshwater-pond food web with producers, consumers at several trophic levels and decomposers. Tap a...
Ages 13–14
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Quadrat Sampling – Estimating Population Size
Integrated Science · Ecology
A 20 m × 12 m field holds four plant species (daisies, clumped dandelions, plantain and ferns) plus grass. Place...
Ages 13–14
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Population growth – carrying capacity
Integrated Science · Ecology
A population (shown as individuals inside an environment box) grows from N₀ at rate r; once limited by carrying...
Ages 13–14
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Teaching guides for Integrated Science
All guides- Beer's Law Virtual Lab: Absorbance and ConcentrationA Beer's law virtual lab for the AP Chemistry spectrophotometry practical: build a calibration line for copper sulfate and read an unknown concentration.
- Mark–Release–Recapture Virtual Lab: The Lincoln IndexA mark–release–recapture virtual lab: estimate a woodlouse population with the Lincoln index, then break one assumption at a time and see the estimate go wrong.
- Quadrat Sampling Virtual Lab: Estimate a PopulationA quadrat sampling virtual lab for the GCSE field investigation: estimate a population with random quadrats and map a shade-to-sun change with a transect.
- Colorimetry Virtual Lab: Glucose Calibration CurveA colorimetry virtual lab: make glucose standards, choose the complementary filter, zero with a blank, plot a calibration curve and find an unknown.
- Density and Buoyancy Lesson Plan with a Virtual LabA density and buoyancy lesson plan with a free virtual lab: sink-or-float predictions, mystery blocks, Archimedes' principle and a five-question set.
- Infrared Radiation Virtual Lab: Leslie Cube and SurfacesInfrared radiation virtual lab: compare four Leslie cube faces with an IR detector, then time wax-held pins on matt black and shiny plates by a heater.