Supporting Conceptual Understandings
Supporting Conceptual Understandings
Supporting Conceptual Understandings of Fields: A Review of the Research
Now that we've made the technological advancements in our NSF Cyberlearning grant by publicly releasing Physics Toolbox AR Field Visualizer for Android (as well as embedding it into our Suite for Android), we now turn toward how we hope to use the app as a tool to support learning...
Physics Toolbox around the Web
A group in the country of Romania is calling all citizens to participate in a "Night of Research" funded by the European Union to contribute data from Physics Toolbox to create a national magnetic field map. Contribute your data by following five easy steps.
In early August, members of STEMteachersPHX got together for a hands-on workshop using Physics Toolbox to prepare for the new school year.
The US-based Mars Society took Physics Toolbox on a mock mission to Mars to simulation GPS monitoring during an EVA (extra-vehicular activity) with a reduced crew. Over a two-hour period, crew members were accurately able to keep track of each other using GPS despite spotty radio coverage.
Math and science competition winners from the Franz-Stock-Gymnasium in Germany were rewarded with a trip to Moviepark to study forces, light, and sound on amusement park rides using Physics Toolbox.
Assuming proper calibration, data collected with Physics Toolbox is a testimony to the increased amount of jostling some Koreans experience on aging rail lines.
A Bachelor's degree thesis project from Colombia explores the potential of mobile devices in math and physics classrooms.
Compare your altitude when traveling from high plateaus like central Mexico to the coastline of Veracruz. @rupeleMX
Clever Lab Ideas
Don't forget to check out our Lessons Page for nearly 50 ideas!
Use the magnetometer to identify chest elevation and thereby measure breathing rate!
The NASA Space Science Education Consortium has released a new "Guide to Smartphone Sensors," a free, digital resource with 45 smartphone sensor experiments and 26 mathematical challenges for students.
Typically, students study RC circuits through graphical outputs. Increase learning through sensory experiences by using a piezoelectric buzzer and a sound meter.
When a ferromagnetic wire is heated to the Curie temperature, it loses its ferromagnetic properties. Typically, this is demonstrated by attaching a magnet to the wire and watching it drop when the Curie temperature is reached. Quantify this phenomenon with a smartphone magnetometer.
Use a light meter to measure the transmission of monochromatic light from an LED through colored liquid, such as soap, to produce transmission curves.
Are you interested in using your smartphone for measuring oscillations in physics labs? Add a twist to oscillation studies by using a torsion pendulum.
Updates on Physics Toolbox AR
On July 25, Physics Toolbox AR was showcased alongside other educational efforts involving technology and field visualizations at the Physics Education Research Conference 2019 in Provo, UT.
Curious about XR and field visualizations? Besides Physics Toolbox AR, check out the work being done with:
- Google Cardboard at OSU,
- Microsoft HoloLens at SU, and
- mixed reality at Washington State University.
On August 9, Chrystian and Rebecca Vieyra described development of their iOS Physics Toolbox AR Field Visualizer just outside of DC at a Capitol One-sponsored iOSDevCamp.
While voting is now over, we hope you had the chance to vote for Physics Toolbox while it was available during the SXSW PanelPicker period in early August! If selected, we hope to see some of our users at SXSW 2020 in Austin!
Have Physics Toolbox Apps been useful to you? We'd love to get your feedback on this quick 5-minute survey.
Have a great story to share about how you are using Physics Toolbox Apps? We'd love to feature you and your ideas in our newsletter or on our website! Drop us a message at any time to share your story.
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