🔭 Physics Learning Resources
A hand-picked collection of the best free physics tools on the web — jaw-dropping videos, games, simulations and interactives covering forces, energy, electricity, waves and space. Choose your age band below.
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Ages 10–14 · Years 5–8
Wonder-first physics — watch, play and explore how the world works.
🎬 Watch & be amazed
VeritasiumYouTube
Mind-bending physics demonstrations and “wait, what?” experiments that make forces, motion and electricity feel like magic (with the real science behind it).
youtube.com
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SciShow KidsYouTube
Friendly short videos answering big questions — why do things fall, how do magnets work, what is energy?
youtube.com
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🕹️ Play & explore
PhET — Forces, Motion & EnergyGame
Push boxes, build ramps and skate the Energy Skate Park — free interactive sims that turn physics into play.
phet.colorado.edu
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NASA Space PlaceInteractive
Games, animations and make-it activities about gravity, light, the Sun and the planets — physics on a cosmic scale, made for kids.
spaceplace.nasa.gov
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🔬 Try it & learn
Science Bob ExperimentsExperiments
Simple at-home experiments on balloons, static electricity, air pressure and motion — safe and genuinely fun.
sciencebob.com
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BBC Bitesize ScienceLessons
Short, clear lessons and quizzes on forces, light, sound and electricity — bite-sized and beginner-friendly.
bbc.co.uk/bitesize
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Ages 15–18 · Years 9–12
Rigorous, exam-ready tools for senior physics and olympiad preparation.
🧫 Simulations & interactives
PhET Physics SimulationsSimulation
Dozens of free sims — projectile motion, circuits, waves, fields and more. Change variables and watch graphs respond instantly.
phet.colorado.edu
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oPhysicsInteractive
A huge library of free interactive physics simulations built in GeoGebra — kinematics, dynamics, waves, optics and electromagnetism.
ophysics.com
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▶️ Watch & learn
Crash Course PhysicsVideo course
A full video series from motion in a straight line through to astrophysics — fast, clear and genuinely engaging.
thecrashcourse.com
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VeritasiumYouTube
Deep, beautifully produced physics explainers that tackle the counter-intuitive ideas senior students love to argue about.
youtube.com
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📚 Learn & reference
Khan Academy PhysicsCourse + practice
A complete free course — videos plus instant-feedback practice across mechanics, electricity, waves and modern physics.
khanacademy.org
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The Physics ClassroomTutorials
Clear written tutorials, worked problems, concept builders and interactives — a favourite for exam revision and understanding the why.
physicsclassroom.com
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All links checked and working in June 2026. External sites change — if a link ever breaks, a quick search of the resource name finds its new home.