Hi Teacher!
We know how it is. You want your students to succeed. You want them to enjoy your subject the way that you do. And you want to see them engaged.
At Phenomena, we believe that engagement is the first step to STEM success. Phenomena experiences are approachable and fun, catering to even the most reluctant learners. We aim to present concepts intuitively so they are accessible to all students.
Phenomena is here to help. We make it easy to engage every student and give them the chance at success they deserve.
Sincerely,
the Phenomena Team
There are a lots of ways that teachers use Phenomena in their classroom:
As a “do now” at the start of class
As a front-of-class demo
As a virtual lab experience
As a homework add-on
As a dive deeper at the end of class
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Math Experiences
Please create a teacher account to see all of our amazing math Experiences. Additionally, we wrote a whole post just about teaching algebra with Phenomena.
Now that they are familiar with Pythagorean Theorem, this experience shows students how to manipulate the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of either leg of a right triangle.
This experience will show students how to read the free-body diagrams that can be drawn on a half Atwood machine, provide a deeper understanding of Newton’s Second Law, and show how to calculate net force and tension.
Learn the difference between reference and coterminal angles as well as positive and negative angles.
Students extend their knowledge of “solving for x” by manipulating equations using multiplication and division!
Students will use addition and subtraction to solve simple algebraic equations, using a hands-on, interactive tool to help them visualize it.
A first lesson in algebraic equations, this experience will show students what an equality is and how they can manipulate them using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
After completing this experience, students will be able to graph two linear equations, find their intersection, and will understand that this intersection is the solution to the system of equations.
Students will combine their knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to solve all kinds of one-step equations.
In this experience, students will play with animals’ motion in order to better understand what distance and displacement are, and the difference between them.
Price per apple, unit conversions, and more! In this experience, students will better understand rates, fraction multiplication, and how units cancel.
Physics Experiences
Please create a teacher account to see all of our amazing Physics experiences.
This experience will show students how to read the free-body diagrams that can be drawn on a half Atwood machine, provide a deeper understanding of Newton’s Second Law, and show how to calculate net force and tension.
This experience will show students how to read the free-body diagrams that can be drawn on an Atwood machine, provide a deeper understanding of Newton’s Second Law, and show how to calculate net force and tension.
Through interaction and experimentation, this experience will provide students with a conceptual understanding of F = MA, such that they can solve all kinds of problems with it.
This experience demonstrates to students the idea of relative velocity, and shows them the impact of switching the frame of reference.
Students will understand that centripetal force is a center-seeking force that causes objects to move along a circular path; that it depends on an object’s velocity, mass, and spin radius; and how to calculate it.
In this experience, students will see in real-time the interplay between potential and kinetic energy, and they will learn how each is calculated.
By adjusting mass and initial velocity, students will have the ability to customize their own collisions, and will understand how momentum impacts the outcome of elastic collisions.
In this spring simulation, students will learn how various factors impact the period of a spring, as well as understanding some of the math that underlies their motion.
In this pendulum simulation, students will learn what factors do and do not impact the period of a pendulum, as well as understanding some of the math that underlies their motion.
Waves are amazing! This experience gives students the chance to play with a simulator that teaches them how waves work, particularly standing waves.
How do lightbulbs work? In this experience, students will learn about some of the math behind electrical circuits, and observe its real-world effects!
Chemistry Experiences
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Learn how to visualize and calculate density. Use this knowledge determine mass, volume, or density given the other two. Also, determine if objects will float or sink in water.
Learn about how to visualize and calculate molality. Using the freezing point and molality, determine how much salt to use to melt snow!
Students will learn how electrons and atoms are arranged about a central atom and the different molecular geometry that results from it!
This experience contains an amazing evaporation simulation that will help students better understand such a complex process.
Computer Science Experiences
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Learn how binary search trees are organized.
Learn how different bitwise operations work. Specifically, you will understand AND, OR, XOR, and NOT.
Music Theory Experiences
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After completing this experience, students will be familiar with the sound of a diminished triad, and will be able to name the 3 notes in any diminished triad, given the root note.
After completing this experience, students will be familiar with the sound of a minor triad, and will be able to name the 3 notes in any minor triad, given the root note.
“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
“Phenomena is a great online resource that allows students to play around with different variables and see the effects in real time. The Experiences are challenging while still being attractive and colorful, which is great for my middle school students!”
Frederick Kahn
MS Science Teacher
Hartsdale, NY
“Phenomena offers brief introductions to STEM topics that allow students to get the gist very quickly.”
Luke Henke
HS Math Teacher
Columbus, KS