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Physics Simulations Online
Passed on from Michael Steinberg of New York City – PhET Physics Education Technology – a terrific website full of fun, interactive simulations of physical phenomena. There are simulations for biology, physics, chemistry, math, electronics and more. There are lessons … Continue reading
Posted in constructivism, cool links, fun/free stuff
Tagged biology, chemistry, electronics, interactive, learning, open source, physics, Science, simulation, teaching
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More on Flunking Spore…
Last week I blogged (Flunking Spore – video game failed by scientists) about Science magazine’s Oct 24 review of the new video game Spore that outlined the problems of looking at the game as a way to learn biology. Not … Continue reading
Posted in blogs, games
Tagged biology, education, Eric Klopfer, Flunking Spore, games, Kurt Squire, learning, magazine, National Geographic, Science, Spore
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Flunking Spore – video game failed by scientists
The potential of video games for learning has been the subject of much recent curiosity and debate. How many times have you heard…“If only we could combine the engagement of video games with real (meaning school) learning…” Spore is a … Continue reading
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Tagged AAAS, biology, education, game, game based learning, games, John Bohannon, k12online08, k12onlineki02, learning, National Geographic, Science, Spore, teaching
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