The PhET Interactive Simulations project has developed over 120 interactive simulations for teaching and learning science, with over 30 simulations on chemistry topics.  All simulations are available for free at http://phet.colorado.edu. The simulations provide interactive environments in which students learn through scientist-like exploration and experimentation. They emphasize the connections between real life phenomena and the underlying science, make the invisible visible, and include the visual models that experts use to aid their thinking.  In this presentation, we will highlight simulations that enrich the effective teaching of sustainability topics such as climate change, and share simulations that support green chemistry principles by extending environmentally-friendly wet labs to chemically hazardous explorations in a safe, virtual setting.

Teaching green chemistry and sustainability with PhET Interactive Simulations

248th National Meeting (2014)

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