With the rapid change and development of science and technology of today's world, new methods and techniques are
used to meet the interests and demands of the 21st-century learners. There are problems encountered in teaching science that
requires exploration in learning. A quasi-experimental design was utilized in the study. The sample consisted of 83 seventh grade
students. The standardized test was the instrument used to measure the academic performance of the respondents. Of the groups
in the study, the experimental group was taught using PhET Interactive Simulation-Based Activities, while the control group
was taught using the traditional teaching method. The results revealed that the academic performance (pre-test) of the control
group (M= 13.28) is slightly higher compared with an experimental group (M=14.26), but there is no significant difference
between their academic performances (t=1.99, p>.05).
