An experimental corner of Exam Vista. The Lab is where we build and test interactive simulations that help students see biomechanics: change a variable, watch what happens, and connect it to the exam answer.
Moment of inertia, angular velocity and projectile paths are hard to picture from a diagram on a page. Each Lab experiment lets students control a real movement and watch the numbers, graphs and definitions change in step.
Experimental: Lab experiments are works in progress. Models are simplified for teaching and are not validated measurements. Feedback is very welcome through the contact page.
Run a tuck, pike or straight dive and watch moment of inertia and angular velocity mirror each other while angular momentum stays constant. Includes the live exam graph, AQA definitions and practice questions with mark schemes.
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Change speed, angle and height of release and watch the flight path respond. Compare a shot put with a shuttlecock to see parabolic and non-parabolic flight, with live free-body diagrams, a hit-the-target challenge and practice questions.
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Add topspin, backspin, hook or slice and see the airflow, pressure gradient and Magnus force on the exam diagram as the ball dips, floats or bends. Includes a bend-it free kick challenge and spot-the-mistake diagrams.
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Build force–time graphs for the start, middle and end of a sprint and see net impulse decide whether the runner speeds up or slows down. Then catch the egg by increasing contact time, and test yourself on naming the graph.
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Put a cyclist, skier or swimmer in the drag tunnel and see how velocity, frontal area, shape and surface change drag. Then tilt a discus or flip a spoiler to see lift and downforce, and race a time trial.
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Drag the fulcrum, effort and load to build first, second and third class levers, and watch effort arm, load arm and mechanical advantage change. Includes neck, ankle and elbow examples and a name-that-lever quiz.
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See weight, reaction, friction and air resistance act on a sprinter at the start, middle and end of a race, and how net force decides the acceleration. Then fix the free-body diagram, match each scenario to a law and race with F = ma.
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Replay a 100 m sprint and watch the distance–time and velocity–time graphs draw themselves, with gradients and areas explained. Then predict the graph, plot real split times yourself and sort scalars from vectors.
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Change stance width, crouch, lean and mass and watch the centre of mass, line of gravity and base of support decide whether the athlete stays up. Survive the push test, set up an unstable sprint start and see the Fosbury flop.
Open the experiment →An early 3D test of a somersaulting athlete you can orbit and zoom around. Switch between straight, pike and tuck to compare moment of inertia and spin rate. Uses a placeholder character while a proper diver model is made.
Open the prototype →More experiments will be added here as they are built.
The AQA A Level PE Biomechanics Workbook covers angular motion, momentum, levers, projectiles and fluid mechanics, with worked examples and full answers.