[[File:PhETCCKScreenshot.pdf|thumb|Screenshot of a Phet simulation, intended for use in a classroom. Since they do not involve a physically-present teacher to guide the user's interaction, most explorable explanations instead provide guidance using explanatory text.]]
All explorableExplorable explanations use simulation in some form, but theycan differ widely in the kind of "guidance" that they give.Teachersregarding athow ato schoolinteract canwith provideand thethink correctabout their simulations. In some cases, guidance is intended to come from teachers in a school setting; this is the approach advocated for using [[PhET Interactive Simulations]] created by [[Carl Wieman]], and they have been found to be an effective complement to traditional [[Chalk talk|chalk and talk]] lessons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://phet.colorado.edu/en/research|title=PhET Interactive Simulations|website=PhET|language=en|access-date=March 3, 2019}}</ref>
Most explorable explanations provide guidance using [[prose]]. This is the approach used in several explorable explanation [[Creative technology|creation platforms]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://parametric.press/|title=The Parametric Press {{!}} Issue 01 Call For Proposals|website=parametric.press|language=en|access-date=March 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://idyll-lang.org/|title=Idyll|website=idyll-lang.org|access-date=March 3, 2019}}</ref> including Observable<ref>{{cite web|url=https://observablehq.com/|title=Observable |website=observablehq.com|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> created by [[Mike Bostock]]. OthersSome others use [[voice-over]] narration.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eater.net/quaternions |title=Visualizing quaternions, an explorable video series|website=eater.net|language=en|access-date=January 18, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ncase.me/neurons|title=Neurotic Neurons |website=ncase.me |access-date=January 18, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=GitHub – matryx/calcflow: A virtual reality tool for mathematical modeling!|date=January 1, 2019|url=https://github.com/matryx/calcflow|publisher=MATRYX|access-date=January 19, 2019}}</ref>
