Physics Playground
Your virtual physics lab. Conduct real experiments, observe real phenomena and build deep understanding of VCE Physics Units 1 to 4.
Safety Notice
These are virtual simulations designed for learning. Always follow your teacher's instructions and wear appropriate safety equipment when performing real laboratory experiments.
Calorimetry Lab
Measure specific heat capacity using a virtual calorimeter with real-time temperature monitoring and energy calculations.
Heat Transfer
Explore conduction, convection and radiation side by side with thermal imaging overlay and temperature probes.
Greenhouse Effect
Adjust atmospheric CO2 and CH4 levels to observe their effect on Earth's surface temperature and energy balance.
Radioactive Decay
Observe random decay events, measure half-life and plot activity curves for different isotopes.
Nuclear Binding Energy
Build atomic nuclei and explore mass defect, binding energy per nucleon and nuclear stability.
Dc Circuit Builder
Build DC circuits with resistors, batteries and bulbs. Measure current and voltage at any point.
Power Transmission
Simulate electrical power transmission with transformers. Optimise voltage and minimise power loss.
Projectile Motion
Launch projectiles at different angles and speeds. Observe trajectories and measure range, height and flight time.
Pendulum Lab
Investigate simple harmonic motion with an adjustable pendulum. Measure period and explore energy conservation.
Collisions
Simulate elastic and inelastic collisions in 1D and 2D. Verify conservation of momentum and kinetic energy.
Inclined Plane
Explore forces on an inclined plane. Adjust angle, friction and mass to study acceleration and equilibrium.
Spring Mass
Investigate simple harmonic motion with springs. Explore period, amplitude, damping and energy exchange.
Ripple Tank
Study wave interference, diffraction and refraction with adjustable barriers and sources.
Snells Law
Trace light rays through different media. Measure angles and discover total internal reflection.
Lens Mirror Optics
Ray tracing through lenses and mirrors. Find focal points, image distances and magnification.
Polarisation
Explore light polarisation with virtual polaroid filters and verify Malus' law experimentally.
Electric Field
Place charges and map electric field lines and equipotential surfaces in real time.
Magnetic Field
Explore magnetic fields from bar magnets, solenoids and current-carrying wires with virtual iron filings.
Motor Effect
Investigate the force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field using F=BIL.
Faradays Law
Move magnets through coils to generate electricity. Measure induced EMF and verify Faraday's law.
Ac Generator
Build and operate a virtual AC generator. Observe EMF waveforms and explore RMS values.
Charged Particle
Launch charged particles through electric and magnetic fields. Observe circular motion and velocity selection.
Photoelectric Effect
Vary light frequency and intensity to measure stopping voltage, Planck's constant and work function.
Double Slit
Observe wave-particle duality with the double-slit experiment including single-photon detection mode.
Emission Spectra
Excite atoms and observe emission spectra through a virtual spectrometer. Identify elements by their spectral lines.
De Broglie Waves
Visualise matter waves. Adjust particle mass and velocity to explore the de Broglie wavelength.
Mass Spectrometer
Operate a virtual mass spectrometer. Separate ions by mass-to-charge ratio and identify isotopes.
How to Use the Physics Playground
Choose an Experiment
Pick from 27 virtual experiments covering VCE Physics Units 1 to 4. Use the unit badges above to filter by topic.
Adjust Parameters
Use sliders and controls to change variables like angle, mass, voltage and frequency.
Observe and Learn
Watch real-time animations, read live measurements and see graphs update as the simulation runs.