u/PullingHardOnPlastic

Hi All,

I have just finished making this Advanced Physics Calculations tool to generate calculations with worked and explained solutions for all equations in IB Physics (HL and SL). The purpose of the tool is to help students build fluency by generating problems that they can practice until they feel confident. The tool is not intended to replace exam question practice, you should definitely still do lots of this!

The tool generates four kinds of problems:

• Equation - Questions that test application of a single equation (including rearrangments)
• Problem - Questions requiring you to work across multiple equations. -
• Graph - Generartes a graph and requires interpretation and then application to an equation.
• Derivation - algebraic derivation of expressions for various quantities.

Key features include:

• Scarecrow Explains mode - briefly takes you through the underlying physics.
• Worksheet generator - quickly produce worksheets including answer keys.
• Random mode - randomly generates questions based on topics you have selected, greate for revision and selecting equations.

I have tried to keep it user-friendly, but click 'Instructions' if anything is not obvious.

I hope you find it useful, feedback welcomed.

Full disclosure: The tool was made using AI-coding tools, because I am a teacher not a coder. It is 100% free, no subscription, no ads, I am not trying to make money, just trying to be useful.

P.S. I am working on a chemistry one, but by the nature of chemistry it is rather more complex (sorry physicists, no slight intended!) so it will take a while longer to complete.

Hi All,

Please check out my Oscilloscope Simulator aimed at supporting the teaching of waves and sound for Y7-13. It has three main modes:

• Signal generator - Allows you to generate one or two signals, adjust their waveform, their basic wave properties, play their corresponding tones and explore their interference patterns. In advanced mode, you can change the medium of the waves, exploring wave speed, take measurements using cursors and explore beats.
• Sound analyser - Allows you to analyse sounds picked up by the microphone by exploring their waveform, spectrum and spectrogram. You can also record shord audio clips and play them back at different speeds.
• Music mode - Allows you to select up to three notes on a keyboard, visualise their waves and the superposition of those waves, quickly select chords and adjust the waveform to explore how this affects the timbre.

Each mode includes both Instructions and a 'Scarecrow Explains' button which explains the science behind wehat is happening in the simulation and gives ideas for what to try out, making it a useful tool for both teachers and students.

I hope you enjoy using it,...I have only just finished it, so do let me know if you spot any bugs.

Full disclosure: The simulation is hosted on my personal website which is entirely free, self-funded and not ad-supported; I gain nothing from you using it except warm fuzzies. I am not aiming to make money, just trying to be useful. The simulation was made ujsing AI-assisted coding, which I know some do not like, but it allows me to harness my 20+ years of experience of teaching science, without spending another 20+ years learning to code. It is AI-made, but not AI-slop!

Hi All,

Please checkout my Electric Circuits simulator, it is pretty detailed, covering everything from basic parallel and series circuits with bulbs and resistors, all the way up to capacitors, Hall sensors and transistors. It includes a wide range of pre-made circuits (don't worry, you can build your own, too), visualisations of the current flow and teacher mode where you can toggle outputs on and off to test students. You can also save, load and share circuits so you can build activity sequences to use with students.

Full disclosure: This is all AI-coded, which I know upsets some people, but I make my peace with it by making tools that I think are genuinely useful and will help you teach and your students learn which I would otherwise simply not be able to make...I perhaps should learn to code, but I am long past the age where such learning comes easily if at all! It is 100% free, no-ads, entirely self-funded; I am not trying to make money, just trying to be useful.

I hope you enjoy it! Feedback always welcomed.

Hi All,

Please check out my latest simulation on magnets and magnetism (vibe coded - sorry to the AI skeptics!). Full disclosure: the link is to my own website, which is 100% free, no ads, self-funded...I'm not trying to make money, just trying tob be useful!

It covers most of what we teach in the UK including:
- Permanent vs induced magnetism
- Magnet interactions~
- Magnetic fields
- Compasses
- Plotting magnetic fields
- Investigating induced magnetism

This covers up to about age 18 here in the UK, so hopefully it will useful in most of your school contexts too.

Let me know your thoughts!...I am aware that with more than one bar magnet the field lines don't always work out properly, despite many arguments with the robot, I simply wasn't able to get it to find a solution that was both accurate and fast.