Below is a list of freely available online design tutorials, software and modeling resources for designers, architects, civil engineers, filmmakers, game developers and related professions.
Free 3D software
- Google SketchUp – A free 3D modeling program for design and engineering professionals
- Blender – A free open source 3D content creation suite
- DAZ 3D – Free 3D software, models, accessories and environments
- Anim8or – 3D modeling and character animation program
- 3DPlus – 3D design software from Serif
- 3D Canvas – Real-time 3D modeling and animation tool from Amabilis Software
- VRML Plugin and Browser Detector – VRML (.wrl) and X3D (.x3d) viewers and web browser plugins
- Wings 3D – A subdivision modeler
Free 2D software
- GIMP – Free GNU Image Manipulation Program for raster graphics editing, photo retouching and image composition. Similar to Adobe Photoshop. GIMP documentation: GIMP user manual and GUM
- Inkscape – Open source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Adobe Illustrator or CorelDraw
- IrfanView – Freeware graphic viewer
- Project Dogwaffle – A freeware version of the paint and animation program Project Dogwaffle and PD Pro Digital Painter
- MeeSoft – Image Analyzer and several other programs
- WinMorph – For morphing and warping; also see: Wax
Videos and interactive tutorials
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Below is a list of freely available online anatomy, physiology and virtual dissection lab resources.
The following anatomy and physiology laboratory simulations and educational learning exercises are available for a fee.
Commercial products
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Below is a list of freely available online mathematics, data analysis and graphing resources.
- The Interactive Library: Math – This EdInformatics.com site is a list of links to interactive integrated math and science sites. Some Java applets are standalone and some come with lesson plans and notes
- The Interactive Library: Calculators – This EdInformatics.com site is a list of links to interactive calculators including a Roman numerals calculator, a graphing applet, a virtual abacus and a scientific conversions applet
- Create a Graph – Graph data online
- GraphPad – Graph data online
The following math and data analysis resources are available for a fee.
Commercial products
- InspireData – Not an interactive site, but a nice data analysis software tool, by the developers of Inspiration and Kidspiration. You can download a free 30-day trial
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Below is a list of freely available online astronomy and space science labs and resources.
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Below is a list of freely available online geology, geosciences, and earth science labs and resources.
The following geology laboratory simulations and educational learning exercises are available for a fee.
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Below is a list of freely available online physics lab resources, including condensed matter, atomic/molecular and particle physics.
The following physics laboratory simulations and educational learning exercises are available for a fee.
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Below is a list of freely available online chemistry lab resources, including general chemistry and organic chemistry simulations.
- Virtual Lab Simulator – From The ChemCollective. It started as the IrYdium Project’s Virtual Lab. There is extensive documentation for the lab, including an instruction video. The Java lab applet is translated into Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan
- Virtlab: A Virtual Laboratory – Registration required, but you can join Virtlab for free
- Virtual Chemistry Experiments – Chemistry and Physics applets and phylsets from Davidson University. Some exercises are currently broken and others (like the Chemical Equilibria exercises) work fine
- Dartmouth ChemLab – This site has some very good interactive virtual labs plus a terrific interactive periodic table
- Virtual Chemistry Lab – From the University of Oxford. Virtual experiments as well as webcasts on chemistry topics
- Chemistry Experiment Simulations – From Iowa State University. Includes simulations/virtual lab, balancing equations and a pH meter
- Hi! Hydrogen – Interactive online chemistry lab
- Chemistry Homework: Interactive Tutorials – From the CSUDH Chemistry Department. Includes interactive tutorials on significant figures, quantum numbers, gas laws, thermodynamics, nomemclature and more
- ACD/ChemSketch Freeware – Free chemistry software to download
- Web-Based High School Chemistry Simulations – From Education Development Center, Inc.
- Virtual Chemistry Book – Not really an online lab, but has PDF and web files on all major concepts in chemistry with excellent graphics. It also has tutorials on selected topics such as redox reactions, acid-base titrations, and aquatic chemistry
- The Interactive Library – This EdInformatics.com site is a list of links to interactive Chemistry and Biochemistry sites. Some Java applets are standalone and some come with lesson plans and notes
- General Chemistry Jeopardy Games – From the University of Pittsburgh
- Y Science Laboratories – Realistic and sophisticated simulations covering chemistry, physics and planetary motion, from Brigham Young University
The following chemistry laboratory simulations and educational learning exercises are available for a fee.
Commercial products
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Below is a list of freely available online biology lab resources, including microscopy, genetics and life science.
General biology and virtual labs
Anatomy, physiology and dissection
Microscopy, cells and microbiology
Genetics and DNA
Health, medical treatment and blood types
- Interactive Health Tutorials – From U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Medical Mysteries – Solve medical mysteries while learning about diseases and their causes
- Blood Typing – Interactive game where you can learn about blood types and also determine what type an accident victim needs for a transfusion
Population biology and dynamics
Animal behavior, evolution and life science
The following biology laboratory simulations and educational learning exercises are available for a fee.
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