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
Here are a handful of ways that teachers use Phenomena Experiences in their classroom:
As a “do now” at the start of class
As a front-of-class demonstration
As the intro to a Socratic discussion
As a virtual / remote lab experience
As an alternative to a textbook assignment
As an extra credit option
We’d love to hear from you. Send us a note and let us know what your Phenomena experience is like.
Majorly Cool Triads
In this experience, students will learn what a major triad is, and they will be able to build their own triads from a root note!
Graphing Systems of Equations
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.
Exploring One-Step Equations
Students will combine their knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to solve all kinds of one-step equations.
Potential and Kinetic Energy
In this experience, students will see in real-time the interplay between potential and kinetic energy, and they will learn how each is calculated.
Elastic Collisions
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.
Distance vs. Displacement
In this experience, students will play with animals’ motion in order to better understand what distance and displacement are, and the difference between them.
Rates and Unit Conversions
Price per apple, unit conversions, and more! In this experience, students will better understand rates, fraction multiplication, and how units cancel.
Period of a Spring
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.
Period of a Pendulum
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.
Standing Waves
Waves are amazing! This experience gives students the chance to play with a simulator that teaches them how waves work, particularly standing waves.
Series Circuits
How do lightbulbs work? In this experience, students will learn about some of the math behind electrical circuits, and observe its real-world effects!
Valence & Electronegativity (Chemistry)
Electrons love to party — especially the ones in the outermost shell. Those are the valence electrons, and they must be watched. Sometimes they go to a friend’s house. And sometimes they bring friends over. Crazy electrons!
Circles & Waves (Trigonometry)
In the land of trigonometry, circles and waves are related! A fish will make the introductions. A bee will show you frequency. And a hummingbird will demonstrate phase. All in the land of circles and waves.
Intro to Trigonometry
What's your sine? Or cosine? Or tangent? Well, if you're an angle in a right triangle, you've got all three, and trigonometry can tell you what they are. In this experience, you'll get a taste of trigonometry and a hunger to learn more.
Electron Orbitals (Chemistry)
Electrons are so funny. They all want to be close to the nucleus, but they don't like to be close to each other. So what do they do? They spread out into orbitals. See how this happens and learn the fascinating rules of electron organization.
Vector Addition (Physics)
What do you do when you have more than one vector in a two dimensional space? In this experience, you will add vectors numerically and geometrically as you help some animals find their way home.
Unit Circle (Trigonometry)
What is this, a circus for ants?! Learn how to use the unit circle to understand the relationship between angles and side lengths in right triangles. Control a Ferris wheel for ants and become the talk of the ant colony!
Orbits (Physics)
Earth orbits the sun. The moon orbits Earth. And a pig can too! But achieving orbit isn’t so easy. Play with orbital velocity and distance to place our dear pig into a perfectly circular orbit around our planet.
Universal Gravitation (Physics)
Planets, stars, and pebbles -- what do they have in common? They exert gravitational force on their surroundings! In this experience, learn how to calculate this force and understand conceptually how gravitation works. Also, you just might spot a spherical cow or two!
2D Transformations (Geometry)
Transform your life with the 2D Transformations experience! Become a master of translation, skew, and scaling. Draw your own 2D figures and bring them to life with 2D transformations!