Poster – Metaphor-Based Learning of Physics Concepts Through Whole-Body Interaction in a Mixed Reality Science Center Exhibit

August 22nd, 2014 | RESEARCH

This poster was presented at the 2014 AISL PI Meeting. The project seeks to understand the effects of interactive and immersive environments on the learning of science concepts in informal settings, specifically the role of embodied interactions and whether cueing students to physically enact critical ideas in physics will support middle school students' learning, engagement, and identification with science. This is done using an environment called MEteor, a simulation of planetary astronomy where students use their body to make predictions about how an asteroid will move through space.

Document

CAISE_Poster_MEteor.pdf

Team Members

Robb Lindgren, Principal Investigator, University of Central Florida

Funders

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: AISL
Award Number: 1114621

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: AISL
Award Number: 1417966

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Metaphor-Based Learning of Physics Concepts Through Whole-Body Interaction in a Mixed Reality Science Center Exhibit

Tags

Audience: Educators | Teachers | Evaluators | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Education and learning science | Physics | Space science
Resource Type: Conference Proceedings | Reference Materials
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits