According to the Science Education Resource Center:
Instructional simulations have the potential to engage students in deep learning that empowers understanding as opposed to surface learning that requires only memorization.Why Teach with Simulations?. (2018). Retrieved from https://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/simulations/why.html
I have collated some resources for instructional simulations for you. They are grouped by subject. Hope that you find them useful.