Optimal Model-Order for a Moon Phases Lab with Virtual and Physical Components
Publication information:
Udomprasert P, Goodman A, Sadler P, Johnson E, Lotridge E, Jackson J, Constantin A-M, Zhang Z, Sunbury S, Wang Q, et al. Optimal Model-Order for a Moon Phases Lab with Virtual and Physical Components. In: American Educational Research Association. Chicago, IL ; 2015.
Abstract
We designed a middle school lab experience to help students understand the cause of the Moon’s phases, using a combination of physical models (styrofoam balls and lamps) and computer models (WorldWide Telescope, WWT). We tested how model order (Foam then WWT, vs. WWT then Foam) would impact student learning.