…the roof is insulated, the less its color impacts the energy cost. With Energy3D, students can easily explore these design variables. This new feature, along with others such as the…
…solar panels capture 100% of the solar radiation that reaches the ground. Exactly which design to choose depends on the location of the solar farm, among other consideration such as…
…of their own design. Using computer-based tools and scaffolded curriculum modules in physics, chemistry, and biology, students learn to think like scientists. To better understand student reasoning during inquiry-based experimentation,…
The National Science Foundation awards grant to study virtual worlds that afford knowledge integration Blog Post
…worlds and associated project challenges will inform design principles for the design and use of a new virtual world genre — one with characteristics that anticipate cross-project and cross-discipline knowledge…
…the repository will incorporate data from more than 1,200 students in Indiana who have undertaken engineering design projects using our Energy3D software. This unprecedented large-scale database will potentially provide a…
…hands-on making activities on our “Fab Fridays.” On one such Fab Friday, the Paper Mech team supported the design and fabrication of a cardboard crank mechanism (Figure 1). We had…
…growing family? We’re hiring! 7. We Received National Recognition for our Curriculum and Technology Design We were awarded the world’s first Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Design Badge for our…
…a single bound. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ya3k_WbwgQ&feature=youtu.be The San Joaquin County Office of Education FabLab. Part engineering classroom, part makerspace, the FabLab is a 100% designated student design zone. The idea behind the…
Sharing Research Results and Special Poster Session to Commemorate Robert Tinker at AERA 2018 Blog Post
…Pallant focused on the design of formative science assessments in which a system interprets students’ constructed scientific arguments via natural language processing and scores them automatically using machine learning technologies…
…covers the education standards of scientific inquiry and engineering design, 5) it supports many architectural styles (Figure 3), 6) it works just like a design game (e.g., Minecraft) for children,…