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Design Virtual Labs

Bring practical and visual learning into a digital, teacher-controlled lab — parameters, live graphs, and embeddable scenes.

Authoring your own labs is included on Academy. Built-in labs are open to everyone; community labs are included on Standard and above.

From scene to interactive lab

Each lab combines a 3D scene with controls and the relationships behind them, so outcomes update as learners explore.

Objects and scene setup; controls and relationships; the live interactive lab learners use.

Inquiry modes you can teach with

The same lab building blocks support guided demonstration, open what-if exploration, and structured pre-lab or revision work.

Guided demonstration

Walk the class through parameters step by step while outcomes and graphs update on screen.

Open what-if

Learners change variables and observe relationships — inquiry without a fixed question sequence.

Classroom live demo

Open the lab from the whiteboard library or embed while you facilitate discussion in the moment.

Pre-lab and revision

Set objectives and theory in the lab metadata, then use the scene before or after hands-on work.

What a lab shows

Virtual Lab surfaces exploration evidence — parameter changes, live graphs, and learning metadata — not automated grades.

Parameter change

Which controls were adjusted and how outputs responded — visible in the scene and readouts.

Live graphs

Charts update from the lab's readings as it runs — ideal for linking model and observation.

Objectives and theory

Learning objectives, prerequisites, theory, and references live in the lab for structured teaching.

Exploration evidence

Use labs to support inquiry and discussion; formal assessment stays in Quest Ladder and your own tasks.

Teaching approaches you compose

Build different classroom experiences from the same lab — settings and facilitation, not separate products.

Demonstration

Teacher-led walkthrough with parameters revealed in sequence.

Live controls · theory panel · embed or whiteboard open

Inquiry

Learners explore freely with objectives as a guide, not a fixed script.

Open parameters · graphs · objectives metadata

Pre-lab

Prepare for physical practicals by rehearsing variables and predictions digitally.

Prerequisites · theory · controlled parameter ranges

Revision

Revisit systems and relationships with interactive graphs before exams or projects.

Library access · embed · repeatable runs

Workshop stations as companion visuals

Use Workshop stations to author diagrams, charts, and teaching visuals that sit alongside your lab in a lesson.

Science StationEngineering Station3D VisualiserChart BuilderData StationMaths VisualiserSVG EditorMaps & Timelines

Workshop outputs complement Virtual Lab in lessons and on the whiteboard. Schema import from stations into labs is not part of this release.

Ready to design your first lab?

Author your own interactive labs on Academy and submit them to the community library.

Built-in labs are open to everyone, on any plan.