FEATURED TESTIMONIAL
“Frax is helping my students understand the concepts better and approaching students in a way that I am unable to do. They are engaged and enjoying the missions because they are built like games. Students are even doing it on the weekend! Thank you!”
— Frax Teacher, Malden Public Schools, MA
“Our organization first discovered Gizmos about five years ago while we were looking for a robust program to compliment the three levels of physics offered at our university. The ease of interaction with each simulation, the instructor guide, students exploration sheets, and suggested answers were key factors which allowed us to introduce your resource to our physics students.”
- Physics lab technician, University of the Southern Caribbean, Science Technology and Allied Health
“Gizmos bring topics that students are learning to life. Students are able to learn at their own pace and have their individual 'aha' moments as they progress through the content. Having the Gizmo is a more controlled way of conducting a lab and it helps students engage in the unit and apply their learning.”
- High school teacher
“These virtual tools offer very rich, engaging, and high quality case studies for high school science that closely align with curriculum expectations. I have found them to be an incredibly valuable resource. Student engagement and feedback has always been positive. I have not been able to find any digital resources that can compare to the educational quality of Gizmos (especially the health-focused case studies). These resources are especially useful when the number of lab rooms are so limited and for students who require visual models to express abstract concepts.”
- High school teacher
“Gizmos have been critical for helping students understand and use inquiry skills. I heavily rely on Gizmos for lesson demos, inquiry investigations, and to replace labs for phenomena that is difficult or impossible to show in real life. Students comment on how helpful the simulations are.”
- High school teacher
“We use Gizmos often for math and science...every week! They help provide virtual manipulatives and explanations to grasp or reinforce concepts. The multiple choice format of their quizzes are also great review for the EQAO test. For instance, their STEM multi-lesson Gizmos for ecosystems allows students to make changes to species populations and then play out the impact to the other populations in the food chain over time! VERY engaging.”
- Grade 5 teacher
“As an intermediate teacher, I really depend on Gizmos for online labs that present students with opportunities we either cannot afford as a school board or are simply not plausible. This is especially true for the STEM labs that have been introduced. These online resources also provide manipulatives for math that allow students to deepen their understanding of concepts. With so many resources available, the opportunities to differentiate for students with different learning needs are vast.”
- Grade 6/8 teacher
“I use Gizmos in my high school math class and had a student say, "Now I get it! Why didn't you show us this before?"”
- High school teacher
“For 12 years, Gizmos have been vital to teaching my science 7 students the most difficult concepts, from photosynthesis and osmosis to continental drift and forces. When I moved to teaching grade 4, I started using Gizmos not only for science but also for math, to teach similar concepts in math that require difficult spatial thinking that many students require hands-on materials. The fact that Gizmos allow for further exploration independently of the teaching supports makes these one of the best differentiation tools for teachers!”
- Grade 4 teacher
“Any time I’ve used Gizmos, my students have a deeper and more meaningful experience with their learning. It leads to more inquiry and great classroom discussion!”
- Grade 3 teacher
“At the beginning of the academic year my students often struggle when designing an experiment, especially when identifying controlled variables. They have trouble visualizing all the things they need to keep the same and all the things they could change. Gizmos gives my students confidence in figuring out what could be changed and what they need to keep the same.”
- Middle school teacher