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N-Body Particle System

Watch thousands of particles interact through realistic gravity physics! Switch between explosive fireworks, swirling tornadoes, rotating galaxies, and high-energy collisions.

Think About It

Why do you think all the particles fall downward? What invisible force is pulling them?

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Algodoo: 2D physics sandbox where you can create scenes and experiments with gravity, springs, gears, and more!

Ancient World Maps: Explore ancient civilizations through interactive historical maps.

Archimedes Lab: Optical illusions, puzzles, brain teasers, and visual paradoxes.

AutoDraw: Google's AI-powered drawing tool that helps you create clean drawings by suggesting what you're trying to draw.

Beautiful Curves: Interactive curve drawing tool - create flowing animated lines and patterns.

Blob Opera: Create opera music by controlling singing blobs with machine learning!

Bomomo: Interactive drawing tool with 20 different brushes that create mesmerizing patterns.

ChemCollective Virtual Lab: Virtual chemistry lab where you can safely conduct experiments and mix chemicals.

Chrome Music Lab: Explore music through hands-on experiments. Learn about sound waves, harmonies, and rhythms.

Code.org: Learn computer science through fun tutorials and activities. Start with Hour of Code!

Cool Math Games: Logic and puzzle games that quietly build reasoning. A reasonable swap when a child wants screen time and you want it spent thinking.

Detective Loupe Puzzle: Solve mysteries by finding hidden objects with your magnifying glass!

Earth Space Lab: Interactive Earth science and space exploration activities.

EarthViewer: Explore 4.5 billion years of Earth's history! Watch continents drift, climate change, and life evolve.

EyeWire: Citizen science - help map neurons in the brain! Puzzle game that contributes to real neuroscience research.

Fibonacci Spiral: Explore the golden ratio through an interactive spiral visualization. Adjust parameters to see how this pattern appears in nature.

Fluid Fire Simulation: Physics simulation showing air dynamics and fluid flow - watch fire and smoke behave realistically.

Fluid WebGL: Mesmerizing fluid dynamics simulation - create flowing liquid art.

Friture Audio Analyzer: Real-time audio analyzer - visualize sound waves and frequencies.

Frontiers for Young Minds: Science articles written by scientists and reviewed by kids. Real research explained for young readers.

GeoGuessr: Test your geography skills by guessing locations from street view images.

Getty Museum Education: Art activities, videos, and educational resources from the Getty Museum.

Google Arts & Culture: Explore museums, artworks, and cultural heritage from around the world. Take virtual tours of famous museums.

Google Arts & Culture Games: Interactive games and puzzles based on famous artworks. Play with colors, match paintings, and solve art mysteries!

Google Earth: Explore the world from your computer. Fly anywhere, see 3D buildings, and discover new places.

Imagine Forest: Creative writing prompts and story idea generator.

iNaturalist: Identify plants, animals, and insects by taking photos. Contribute to real science!

Inspiral Web: Digital spirograph - create beautiful geometric patterns and mathematical art.

K5 Phonics Worksheets: Printable phonics worksheets for early learners.

Kids Discover: Online science and social studies magazine with interactive features, videos, and activities.

Kiz Phonics: Interactive phonics games and activities for beginning readers.

Loopy: Systems Thinking: Build causal loop diagrams to understand how systems work. Draw connections between ideas and watch them interact.

Magma: Collaborative drawing - draw with friends in real-time.

Make Beliefs Comix: Create your own comic strips with diverse characters and printable templates.

MetKids: The Metropolitan Museum of Art for kids. Interactive maps, videos, and fun facts about art and history.

Microsoft MakeCode: Code games, robots, and projects with block-based or text coding. Works with Minecraft!

MIT Game Lab: Educational games and interactive experiences from MIT.

MyPaint: Digital painting app designed for tablets with natural brushes.

NASA Eyes: Fly through the solar system in real-time 3D! Follow actual NASA missions and land on planets like a video game.

NASA Grades 5-8: Space missions, STEM challenges, and science for middle schoolers.

NASA Grades K-4: Space activities, games, and projects for elementary students.

NASA Space Place: NASA's site for kids with games, activities, and fun facts about space, Earth, and technology.

National Geographic Kids: Photo-rich articles, animal facts, and short videos. Good for curious elementary readers who want to follow their own questions.

Neon Flames: Create beautiful symmetrical flame patterns and designs.

OLogy: Games, experiments, and videos about genetics, paleontology, astronomy, and more from AMNH.

Open Source Phonics: 120 sequential phonics lessons completely free.

Patatap: Make music and art at the same time! Press keys to create colorful animations with sound.

PBS Kids Games: Educational games featuring your favorite PBS characters.

Phaser.io Examples: Interactive game development examples using Phaser framework.

PhET Simulations: Free interactive math and science simulations. Explore physics, chemistry, biology, and more.

Phonics.com: Phonics lessons and practice activities.

Pixelorama: Free pixel art editor for creating retro-style game sprites.

Poki Games: Thousands of free online games across all categories - adventure, puzzles, sports, and more.

Powder Game: Classic falling-sand physics game. Experiment with powder, water, fire, and watch chain reactions.

Progressive Phonics: Free printable phonics books for beginning readers.

Rebelle Demo: Professional digital art tool demo - realistic watercolors, oils, and painting techniques.

Sandboxels: Physics sandbox with 500+ elements! Mix materials, create reactions, explosions, and watch physics unfold.

Scale of the Universe: Zoom from the smallest particles to the largest galaxies. Mind-blowing interactive scale comparison.

Scratch: A free block-based coding environment from MIT. Students make games, stories, and animations, and pick up real programming logic along the way.

Seek by iNaturalist: Mobile app for identifying plants and animals using your phone's camera. Gamified nature exploration!

Seterra Geography: Learn countries, capitals, flags, and landmarks through interactive quiz games.

Sheppard Software: Hundreds of free educational games covering science, geography, and more.

Smithsonian Learning Lab: Educational resources from all Smithsonian museums. Explore science, history, art, and culture.

Stellarium Web: Free online planetarium. See what stars and constellations are visible from your location.

Stop Motion Studio: Create your own stop-motion animations! Free app for making movies frame by frame.

Storybird: Create illustrated stories using beautiful artwork from professional artists.

Storyteller Game: Puzzle game where you arrange comic panels to tell fairy tales. Multiple solutions!

Tate Kids: Art games, quizzes, and activities from London's Tate Museum.

Tectonic Explorer: Interactive simulation of Earth's tectonic plates. Create mountains and earthquakes!

TextAdventures: Create and play text adventure games. Build your own interactive fiction!

This is Sand: Create relaxing sand art by letting colorful sand fall and layer. Save your creations!

Tinkercad: Design 3D models, circuits, and code projects. Great for beginners!

tixy.land: Mathematical visualization tool - see functions and patterns come to life through interactive graphics.

Toy Theater: Educational games and creative tools for elementary students.

Twine: Create your own "choose your own adventure" stories! Visual story mapping - no coding needed.

UNL Astronomy Animations: Interactive astronomy animations from University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Explore eclipses, planetary motion, and star charts.

Weave Silk: Create beautiful symmetrical flowing patterns with your mouse. Mesmerizing and meditative digital art tool.

Where do math symbols come from?: TED-Ed animation tracing the plus, minus and equals signs back to the people who invented them.

Why can't you divide by zero?: TED-Ed animation on why dividing by zero breaks arithmetic, and what mathematicians do instead.

Why do people get so anxious about math?: TED-Ed animation on math anxiety: where it comes from and what actually helps.

Wonderville: Interactive science games, comics, and videos from MindFuel.