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Electricity

Electrocity – simulation involving how energy is generated, how much it costs, and how it affects the environment
http://www.electrocity.co.nz/Game/game.aspx


University of Colorado Boulder Interactive Simulations (i.e., static electricity, voltage, circuits)
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/physics