Acknowledgments
This work has been made possible with the support of our funders, including the U.S. National Science Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Google.org, and University of Colorado Boulder.
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Resources
PhET Website: https://phet.colorado.edu
Designing sim-based lessons: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/teaching-resources/activities-design
Facilitating sim-based lessons: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/teaching-resources/facilitatingActivities
Notes
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