Is there a map that shows the distribution of the three major rocks types—igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary—around the world? Our TecRocks team asked this question while trying to find real-world…
…thinking as they learn how to use electrical signals from their brains to control virtual and real mechanical devices. We were inspired by Backyard Brains whose Arduino-based hardware kits allow…
…More generally, Energy2D is a Java application that allows users to create interactive, real-time simulations of heat and mass flow. A simulation you create can be easily placed on the…
…Somehow it felt wrong for a reason I couldn’t place. Then it hit me: a clock radio was my first real gadget purchase. For those who don’t recall, there was…
…can simulate real scientific phenomena over a wide variety of domains—from microscopic to macroscopic—in chemistry, physics, biology and more. With one product harnessing all that power and flexibility, we had…
…skills and science and mathematics understanding as they collect and analyze incoming data, run and refine weather models, and make and evaluate predictions—all within ongoing, quasi-real-time situations. Through this work,…
The National Science Foundation awards grant to study virtual worlds that afford knowledge integration Blog Post
…unexplored ways. If challenges are framed appropriately and their associated figured worlds (real and virtual) and scaffolding are designed to afford it, such education can help learners integrate the content…
…it a better teaching tool than a text book illustration? Let’s start with a real world example. Imagine a closed glass bottle with some liquid at the bottom. There are…
…travels through them may be very instructive and attractive to students. The following pictures show a BPM 2D simulation of a photonic parallel circuit (many real engineering problems can be…
…real-time graphs and as input into dynamic models. The Google Code org-concord-sensor project includes a link to a some older (but still useful) documentation in our Confluence wiki Sensor Device…