…sophistication of student understanding of core ideas, crosscutting concepts, and science practices over time. We are interested in how materials designed to support three-dimensional learning can support growing complexity in…
This activity uses a model of the Virtual Ecosystem with three species in it: grass, rabbits, and hawks, enabling the students to explore the effect of predation on the prey…
If there are air leaks in a house, you might expect that their effect would be magnified on a windy day. The wind creates greater air pressure on the windward…
…Publications Damelin, D. (2023). Critical tools for solving today’s complex problems. @Concord, 27(2), 10–11. Eidin, E., Bowers, J., Damelin, D., & Krajcik, J. (2023). The effect of using different computational…
…effect of one node on another to describe the web of relationships. They are thus able to build a computational model of their own conceptual model, then simulate the model…
…GeniGames, we’re investigating the effect on student motivation and affect when we incorporate various gaming aspects into Geniverse. The Rhode Island Technology Enhanced Science project allows middle school and high…
…H.-S., Pallant, A., Belur, V., Mulholland, M., & Liu, O. L. (2022). Comparing the effect of contextualized versus generic automated feedback on students’ scientific argumentation (Research Report No. RR-22-03). ETS….
…tap water has been put in the room for a long time. The water in the cup appears to be blue under an IR camera because of evaporate cooling–water molecules…
…temperature sensors extend students’ senses and permit them to collect real-world data and see multiple representations of their surroundings unfold in real time (Figure 3). Additionally, digital microscopes allow the…
…education encourages children to engage in authentic scientific inquiry in an informal, collaborative setting. We’ll introduce Whyville users to our genetics games and research the effect of combining technologies intended…