Build intuition through interaction
Phenomena features engaging interactive experiences for grades 6-12 that make STEM concepts make sense
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Dynamic concepts need dynamic media
Students have so much lived experience of math and science concepts. But they struggle to recognize and engage with these concepts on a static page. We’re bringing math and science to life with interactive experiences that let students discover relationships that connect to existing understanding.
Build understanding through intuition, not repetition
With Phenomena, students build conceptual understanding through interaction with dynamic systems. As kids play with the inputs and see the resulting effects, intuition develops naturally.
Develop rich mental models
Every kid understands the concept of steepness, but most kids have trouble relating that to slope in y=mx+b. Our interactive experiences help make these connection real and let students extend their existing mental models into the realms of math and science.
Learn about Teaching Algebra with Phenomena.
Get excited about STEM!
Phenomena’s visual, interactive approach engages kids and gets them excited about ideas that they would likely have passed over in a textbook. Phenomena is fun because the ideas are fun.
Teachers love Phenomena
“I love using Phenomena's Experiences in my classroom. They are great as both a review of information or as a preview of new topics. My students enjoy the interactive and visual aspects of the Experiences, and I love the depth of information presented in them.”
Morgen Perez
MS Science Teacher
Huntsville, AL
“Students are excited about moving through advanced concepts at their own speed. When we use the Experiences, students talk to each other and make suggestions, which allows students to call each other in and engage with the material in a communal way!”
Ellie Meyer
MS Science Teacher
Boston, MA
“Simulations are the best tool for learning and Phenomena provides the opportunity for students to engage with instructional simulations. The Experiences give students a concrete format of what it means to think like a scientist and do scientific work.”
Natali Barreto
MS Science Teacher
Albuquerque, NM
Features for Teachers!
We’ve made Phenomena easy for teachers. Easy to add your students. Easy to find and share experiences. And easy to integrate into your classroom.
Teacher View
Easily plan where an experience fits in your curriculum with the learning objective, grade level, standards and reflection questions. These can be toggled off in the Student View.
Courses & Reporting
Select and share experiences with your students in a course. Monitor the progress of individual students and your whole class with your Reporting Dashboard.
Teacher “Like” Button
Teachers can share their favorite experiences with the community and let others know which ones are approved by clicking the apple.
New Topic Leaderboard
We want to make experiences that are relevant for you and your students, so use the “Suggest a Topic” button in your Teacher account to let us know what topics you’d like us to cover next!
We love STEM and want to share that love with ALL students. We’re committed to keeping Phenomena free for teachers AND for students. We want to give every student the chance to succeed in STEM, because every student is deserving of success.
Our mission is to make STEM engaging and accessible for ALL students.
FAQ
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Every child grows up learning about math and science through their interactions with the world around them. Yet when they encounter these subjects in school, it’s often through textbooks that make it hard to connect a child’s dynamic lived experiences to static text and images. We developed Phenomena to help every child feel that STEM concepts are within their reach and fun to learn.
Phenomena supports kids whether they’re learning independently or with a class, at home or in school. It helps kids explore new ideas and concepts in math and science, whether or not these subjects are part of any particular curriculum. With Phenomena, kids see that math and science aren’t separate subjects, they’re languages that help us describe the world.
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We developed Phenomena for ages 10-14, but we quickly saw that these experiences excite learners of any age. We’ve seen kids from 8 - 18+ learn independently with Phenomena, and we’ve developed plenty of experiences featuring topics like integrals that are found in high school or even college courses. With Phenomena, kids (and adults!) can explore patterns and relationships to build understanding at multiple levels, with or without layering on the math or variables used to express these concepts.
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Phenomena is not an app, and there is nothing to download. Our experiences are hosted on our website and can be opened in any web browser.
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Because they are web-based, Phenomena experiences can be used on any device that runs a web browser, including mobile phones. However, for the best experience, we recommend engaging with Phenomena on a larger screen.
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There are a lots of ways that teachers use Phenomena in their classroom:
As “Do Now” at the start of class
As a front-of-class demo
As a virtual lab
As a replacement for a reading
As a homework assignment
As an extension activity
To differentiate and personalize instruction
Because Phenomena experiences are bite-sized and make it quick and easy for kids to understand topics, they can fit in anywhere!
We’re here to help! If you have questions or need assistance, you can reach us at people@phenomenalearning.com
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