# Experience Physics

> Interactive physics simulations and labs for inquiry-based student learning. (iPhone/iPad app by Center for Educational Technology.)

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- Developer: [Center for Educational Technology](https://appshunter.io/developer/498928218)
- Category: Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 1.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 6.0 · 45 MB
- Languages: American English, German (Germany), Northern Sami, European Spanish
- Released: 2014-01-15
- Data updated: 2026-06-06
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/experience-physics/id687074231/reviews.md

## What is Experience Physics?

EXPERIENCE PHYSICS is a series of innovative apps designed to motivate students to investigate basic scientific phenomena and concepts in physics through simulations and interactive labs. Using an inquiry-based learning approach, the apps challenge students with investigations and quizzes based on the students' explorations of each interactive unit.

EXPERIENCE PHYSICS PROVIDES APPS WITH:

• Dynamic simulations of scientific phenomena and concepts, such as mass and weight, the relationship between distance, time and speed, and energy transformations between different types of energy;
• Multiple representations, such as dynamic graphs, tables, and interactive animations;
• Investigations that help students learn by exploring inquiry questions;
• Thought-provoking quizzes that are ideal for individual learning, small-group work, and teacher-led class instruction;
• Scientific background of the relevant concepts introduced in each unit.
   
EXPERIENCE PHYSICS UNITS INCLUDE:

Mass and Weight enables students to measure the mass and weight of different objects on Earth, Moon, Mars, and Jupiter using a balance scale (for mass) and a spring scale (for weight). Students can investigate the difference between mass and weight by using the simulation to answer these inquiry questions:
Is the mass of an object the same on different planets? Is the weight of an object the same on different planets? Based on your findings, what is the difference between mass and weight?
 
SPEED IT UP enables students to explore different speeds of a vehicle, based on distance-time graphs that describe its movement. Students can investigate the relationship between distance, time and speed by using the simulation to answer these inquiry questions:
How do different distance-time graphs describe different speeds?  What happens to the slope of the graph when the speed of a vehicle changes? How does the graph describe one constant speed? How does it describe different constant speeds?  

ENERGY OF A PENDULUM enables students to explore energy transformations of a swinging pendulum, with and without friction. Students can investigate potential energy, kinetic energy, thermal energy, and energy transformations by using the simulation to answer these inquiry questions: 
What is the relationship between the pendulum's maximum potential energy at the beginning of its movement and its kinetic energy throughout the movement? Is this relationship the same with and without friction? If not, how does the relationship differ?

ENERGY OF A SKATEBOARD RIDER enables students to explore energy transformations of a skateboard and rider, with and without friction. Students can investigate potential energy, kinetic energy, thermal energy, and energy transformations by using the simulation to answer these inquiry questions: 
What is the relationship between the skateboard's maximum potential energy at the beginning of its movement and its kinetic energy throughout the movement? Is this relationship the same with and without friction? If not, how does the relationship differ?

ENERGY OF AN ELASTIC SPRING enables students to explore energy transformations of an elastic spring, with and without friction. Students can investigate potential energy, kinetic energy, elastic energy, thermal energy, and energy transformations by using the simulation to answer these inquiry questions: 
Assuming there is no friction in the system, what are the respective locations in the cycle at which the spring's potential, kinetic and elastic energies reach maximum values? What happens if you add friction to the system?

STOPPING DISTANCE invites students to conduct experiments that investigate the effects of vehicle speed and driver reaction time on the vehicle's stopping distance. 

How does the driver's reaction time (slow or fast) affect the vehicle's stopping distance? How does the vehicle's speed affect its reaction distance and braking distance?

## Key features

- Dynamic physics simulations
- Interactive labs
- Inquiry-based learning
- Dynamic graphs and tables
- Thought-provoking quizzes
- Scientific background information

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Energy of a Moving Spring | $0.99 | one-time |
| Mass and Weight | $0.99 | one-time |
| Speed It Up | $0.99 | one-time |
| The Energy of a Pendulum | $0.99 | one-time |
| Stopping Distance | $0.99 | one-time |
| Color Vision | $0.99 | one-time |
| Joule's Experiment | $0.99 | one-time |
| Additive Color Mixing | $0.99 | one-time |
| Person Pushing Object | $0.99 | one-time |
| Ohm's Law | $0.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/experience-physics/id687074231/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Really stingy, you pay for EVERYTHING!!

*2016-03-18*

Downloaded this as it was a "free" app for my physics students. 

The only app which is free is a skating app, identical to others that are available everywhere. 

Everything else, all the apps and settings in those apps you have to pay for. 

Even the "free" app doesn't fully work (you have to pay to have friction-- who knew??!?!!) 

Much better apps out there for parents, students and teachers

## Frequently asked questions about Experience Physics

### What is Experience Physics?

Experience Physics is a series of apps designed to help students investigate basic scientific phenomena and concepts in physics through interactive simulations and labs. It uses an inquiry-based learning approach with investigations and quizzes.

### What physics concepts does Experience Physics cover?

Experience Physics covers concepts such as mass and weight, the relationship between distance, time, and speed, and energy transformations between different types of energy. Specific units include Mass and Weight, Speed It Up, Energy of a Pendulum, and Energy of a Skateboard Rider.

### How does Experience Physics facilitate learning?

It uses dynamic simulations, multiple representations like graphs and tables, and inquiry questions to encourage exploration. Thought-provoking quizzes are also included for individual, group, or teacher-led instruction.

### What devices does Experience Physics support?

Experience Physics is currently supported on iPad devices. It was released on January 15, 2014, and its latest version is 1.5, last updated on July 20, 2015.

### Is Experience Physics free to download?

Yes, Experience Physics is available for free. While the app itself is free, it does have in-app purchases available.

### What is the age rating for Experience Physics?

Experience Physics has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of young learners and above. The app is developed by the Center for Educational Technology.

### How often is Experience Physics updated?

The latest version of Experience Physics is 1.5, which was released on July 20, 2015. This indicates that updates may not be very frequent.

### Does Experience Physics have ads?

No, Experience Physics does not contain advertisements. The app is free to download and use without interruptions from ads.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5 — 2015-07-20

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

The RGB Color Model
What is the relationship between the intensities of the color components and the visible color?

### 1.4 — 2015-03-11

Fixed bug with new in-app purchases.

### 1.3 — 2015-02-24

Five new simulations:

COLOR VISION invites students to investigtate how we perceive color by checking the retinal response of the eye's cone cells to different wavelengths of light.

JOULE'S EXPERIMENT invites students to follow Joule's famous experiment and demonstrate the transformation of kinetic energy into thermal energy (heat).

ADDITIVE COLOR MIXING invites you to experiment with additive color mixing by mixing together RGB light beams of different intensities.

PERSON PUSHING OBJECT examines how three forces affect the movement of an object resting on the floor. How does increasing the magnitude of the force the person applies to the object affect the force of friction?

OHM'S LAW invites students to explore the relationships between voltage, current intensity and resistance in an electrical circuit.

### 1.2 — 2014-10-08

Added exciting simulations

### 1.1.1 — 2014-02-04

Bug fixes and improvements

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