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

August 22, 2014 | Exhibitions
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.

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  • 2015 07 07 Lindgren
    Principal Investigator
    University of Central Florida
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    Funders

    NSF
    Funding Program: AISL
    Award Number: 1114621
    NSF
    Funding Program: AISL
    Award Number: 1417966
    Resource Type: Reference Materials
    Discipline: Education and learning science | Physics | Space science
    Audience: Middle School Children (11-13) | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits

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