@conference {193341,
	title = {Visualizing Moon Phases with WorldWide Telescope},
	booktitle = {Cosmos in the Classroom, 125th Annual Meeting},
	year = {2014},
	month = {20-24 Jul., 2013},
	publisher = {Astronomical Society of the Pacific},
	organization = {Astronomical Society of the Pacific},
	address = {San Jose, CA},
	abstract = {We report preliminary results from an NSF-funded project to build, test, and research the impact of a WorldWide Telescope Visualization Lab (WWT Vizlab), meant to oer learners a deeper physical understanding of the causes of the Moon{\textquoteright}s phases. The Moon Phases VizLab is designed to promote accurate visualization of the complex, 3-dimensional Earth-Sun-Moon relationships required to understand the Moon{\textquoteright}s phases, while also providing opportunities for middle school students to practice critical science skills, like using models, making predictions and observations, and linking them in evidence-based explanations. In the VizLab, students use both computer-based models and lamp + ball physical models.\&nbsp;\&nbsp;\&nbsp;\&nbsp;We present findings from the first two phases of the study - one where we compared learning gains from the WWT VizLab with a traditional 2-dimensional Moon phases simulator; and another where we experimented with different ways of blending physical and virtual models in the classroom.Presented July 20-24, 2013.},
	author = {Udomprasert, P. and Goodman, A. and Sunbury, S. and Zhang, Z.H. and Sadler, P. and Dussault, M. and Block, S. and Lotridge, E. and Jackson, J. and Constantin, A.}
}
