…design challenge. As illustrated with arrows between nodes, a building’s energy performance is determined by numerous factors embedded in a complicated interdependent web. For instance, the highlighted nodes represent the…
…feedback (e.g., changing volume and pitch) to help students understand their movements—for instance, when they pull two molecules apart to explore ionic and covalent bonds. We also prototyped a simple…
…factors. Defining these relationships as words (for instance, “as factor a increases, factor b increases by the same amount”) relieves students of complex math, and allows them to focus on…
…Earth. For instance, how well can students explain the formation of the Andes Mountains or the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in terms of the underlying entities of the tectonic plate system—the plates…
…or question the validity of the automated feedback. Students liked receiving feedback from HASBot because it was instantaneous and allowed them the opportunity to improve their answers. As one student…
…of the solar panels, the space required to operate the system, and, of course, the cost of the tracking system. For instance, AADAT may be more complex as it rotates…
…and less expensive technologies have emerged. Our initial work utilizes the $80 controller made by Leap Motion for its low cost, small size, ease of installation, cross-platform (PC and Mac)…
…they could work on phones, allowing students to interact with them on multiple devices. Additionally, with an iOS and Android application created using Cordova, users could install the interactives and…
…finding that has emerged quickly is that teachers were very satisfied with the online activities. Based on more than 300 times using one of the activities, in 94% of instances…
…Hanergy debuted the 31.6% efficiency solar cells for their solar cars!) almost render those 12%-efficiency panels installed in 2010 obsolete and more breakthroughs forecast down the road will only make…