Share Paper: Steerable Environmental Simulations for Exploratory Learning
Tuesday, October 16 2:15-2:45 PM Las Vegas Ballroom 2
Abstract: This paper presents the software design for some interactive simulations on the subject of Earth and Environmental science in grades 5, 6 and 7. These simulations together with some programming exercises have been successfully integrated into a series of instructional modules for local New Jersey elementary and middle schools. The goal of these modules was for the students to explore the steerable parameters of the simulations and develop their computational and mathematical thinking skills. In this paper, we present some simulations we developed, discuss their design and examine student assessment results that were collected and analyzed using statistical inferences. Our ...