# ThinkSpace Labs ## expand\_more ![ThinkSpace Research Team](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/wwtambassadors/files/img_5024.jpeg) ###### ThinkSpace Advisory Board Meeting with Research Team. September 16, 2016 Critical breakthroughs in science originated with those scientists' ability to think spatially, and research has shown that spatial ability correlates strongly with likelihood of entering a career in STEM. "Thinking Spatially about the Universe" is an NSF-funded project that developed and studied [middle school lab units designed to teach spatial abilities using a blend of physical and virtual models](/seasons). In "ThinkSpace" labs, students explore 3-dimensional astronomical phenomena in ways that support both understanding of these topics and a more general spatial ability. ThinkSpace addresses two main research questions: 1) How can spatial tasks that blend physical and virtual models be embedded into a STEM curriculum in ways that lead to significant improvements in spatial thinking? and 2) How can practitioners optimize design of interactive, dynamic visualizations for teaching spatially complex concepts? ([DRL-1503395](https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1503395&HistoricalAwards=false)) ## Thinking Spatially about the Universe Publications Download 5 citations download- [BibTeX](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=10&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpublications%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=116055&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpresentations%5D&&&format=bibtex) - [EndNote X3 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=10&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpublications%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=116055&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpresentations%5D&&&format=endnote8) - [EndNote 7 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=10&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpublications%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=116055&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpresentations%5D&&&format=endnote7) - [Endnote tagged](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=10&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpublications%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=116055&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpresentations%5D&&&format=tagged) - [Marc](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=10&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpublications%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=116055&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpresentations%5D&&&format=marc) - [PubMedId](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=10&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpublications%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=116055&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpresentations%5D&&&format=pubmed_id) - [RIS](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=10&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpublications%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=116055&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpresentations%5D&&&format=ris) ### In Press Udomprasert P, Goodman A, Ladd E, Offner S, Houghton H, Johnson E, Sunbury S, Plummer J, Wright E, Sadler P, et al. [WorldWide Telescope in Education](/publications/worldwide-telescope-education). In: Impey C, Buxner S, editors. Astronomy Education - A Practitioner’s Guide to the Research. Bristol, UK: IOP Publishing . Udomprasert P, Goodman A, Ladd E, Offner S, Houghton H, Johnson E, Sunbury S, Plummer J, Wright E, Sadler P, et al. [WorldWide Telescope in Education](/publications/worldwide-telescope-education). In: Impey C, Buxner S, editors. Astronomy Education - A Practitioner’s Guide to the Research. Bristol, UK: IOP Publishing . ### 2019 Vaishampayan, Plummer J, Udomprasert P, Sunbury S. [Use of spatial sensemaking practices in spatial learning](/publications/use-spatial-sensemaking-practices-spatial-learning). In: 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning. Vols. 2. Lyon, France: A Wide Lens: Combining Embodied, Enactive, Extended, and Embedded Learning in Collaborative Settings; 2019. Vaishampayan, Plummer J, Udomprasert P, Sunbury S. [Use of spatial sensemaking practices in spatial learning](/publications/use-spatial-sensemaking-practices-spatial-learning). In: 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning. Vols. 2. Lyon, France: A Wide Lens: Combining Embodied, Enactive, Extended, and Embedded Learning in Collaborative Settings; 2019. - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ picture\_as\_pdf2019 CSCL Vaishampayan et...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/wwtambassadors/files/2019_vaishampayan_cscl_proceedings.pdf) This paper describes an approach to understanding how 11-12-year-old students (N=185) engage in spatial thinking through use of sensemaking practices. There is limited research on nature of students’ spatial thinking when learning discipline-specific... - [ picture\_as\_pdf2019 CSCL Vaishampayan et...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/wwtambassadors/files/2019_vaishampayan_cscl_proceedings.pdf) ### 2018 Houghton H. [WorldWide Telescope: The Universe in Your Hands](/publications/worldwide-telescope-universe-your-hands). AstroBeat. 2018;(164). Houghton H. [WorldWide Telescope: The Universe in Your Hands](/publications/worldwide-telescope-universe-your-hands). AstroBeat. 2018;(164). - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ picture\_as\_pdf2018\_AstroBeat\_Houghton.p...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/wwtambassadors/files/ab2018-164_-_houghton_nov2018.pdf) When teaching science topics in which objects are too large or too small to observe laboratory settings—as is the case for astrophysics—how do you convey complex and intangible relationships in a meaningful way? Studies have shown that interactive... - [ picture\_as\_pdf2018\_AstroBeat\_Houghton.p...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/wwtambassadors/files/ab2018-164_-_houghton_nov2018.pdf) Vaishampayan A, Plummer J, Cho K, Udomprasert P, Johnson E, Sunbury S, Houghton H, Wright E, Zhang H, Goodman A. [Thinking Spatially: Improving Middle-school Students’ Use of Perspective Taking Through an Astronomy Curriculum](/publications/thinking-spatially-improving-middle-school-students%E2%80%99-use-perspective). In: National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA; 2018. Vaishampayan A, Plummer J, Cho K, Udomprasert P, Johnson E, Sunbury S, Houghton H, Wright E, Zhang H, Goodman A. [Thinking Spatially: Improving Middle-school Students’ Use of Perspective Taking Through an Astronomy Curriculum](/publications/thinking-spatially-improving-middle-school-students%E2%80%99-use-perspective). In: National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA; 2018. - [ picture\_as\_pdf2018\_narst\_vaishampayan\_e...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/wwtambassadors/files/2018_narst_vaishampayan_et_al.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdf2018\_narst\_vaishampayan\_e...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/wwtambassadors/files/2018_narst_vaishampayan_et_al.pdf) ### 2017 Vaishampayan A, Plummer J, Cho K, Udomprasert P, Johnson E, Sunbury S, Houghton H, Wright E, Zhang H, Goodman A. [The Role of Perspective Taking in How Middle School Students Explain Lunar Phases](/publications/role-perspective-taking-how-middle-school-students-explain-lunar-phases). In: National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual Conference. San Antonio, TX; 2017. Vaishampayan A, Plummer J, Cho K, Udomprasert P, Johnson E, Sunbury S, Houghton H, Wright E, Zhang H, Goodman A. [The Role of Perspective Taking in How Middle School Students Explain Lunar Phases](/publications/role-perspective-taking-how-middle-school-students-explain-lunar-phases). In: National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual Conference. San Antonio, TX; 2017. - [ picture\_as\_pdf2017\_narst\_thinkspace.pap...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/wwtambassadors/files/2017_narst_thinkspace.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdf2017\_narst\_thinkspace.pap...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/wwtambassadors/files/2017_narst_thinkspace.pdf) ## Thinking Spatially about the Universe Presentations Download 7 citations download- [BibTeX](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpublications%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpresentations%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=116094&&&format=bibtex) - [EndNote X3 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpublications%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpresentations%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=116094&&&format=endnote8) - [EndNote 7 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpublications%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpresentations%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=116094&&&format=endnote7) - [Endnote tagged](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpublications%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpresentations%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=116094&&&format=tagged) - [Marc](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpublications%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpresentations%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=116094&&&format=marc) - [PubMedId](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpublications%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpresentations%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=116094&&&format=pubmed_id) - [RIS](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpublications%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_projectpresentations%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=116094&&&format=ris) ### 2019 [Use of spatial sense-making practices in spatial learning](/presentations/use-spatial-sense-making-practices-spatial-learning). 2019. [Use of spatial sense-making practices in spatial learning](/presentations/use-spatial-sense-making-practices-spatial-learning). 2019. - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ picture\_as\_pdf2019 CSCL ThinkSpace post...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/wwtambassadors/files/2019-06_cscl_poster_thinkspace.pdf) ![2019 CSCL ThinkSpace poster.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/wwtambassadors/files/2019-06_cscl_poster_thinkspace.png?itok=8viRAOxg) - [ picture\_as\_pdf2019 CSCL ThinkSpace post...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/wwtambassadors/files/2019-06_cscl_poster_thinkspace.pdf) [ThinkSpace Labs: Teaching Seasons and Moon Phases with WorldWide Telescope](/presentations/thinkspace-labs-teaching-seasons-and-moon-phases-worldwide-telescope-0). 2019. [ThinkSpace Labs: Teaching Seasons and Moon Phases with WorldWide Telescope](/presentations/thinkspace-labs-teaching-seasons-and-moon-phases-worldwide-telescope-0). 2019. - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ picture\_as\_pdf2019\_aas\_thinkspace\_labs\_...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/wwtambassadors/files/2019-aas-thinkspace_labs.pdf) ![2019 AAS ThinkSpace Labs Presentation](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/wwtambassadors/files/2019_aas_thinkspace_labs.png?itok=liYssPSX) - [ picture\_as\_pdf2019\_aas\_thinkspace\_labs\_...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/wwtambassadors/files/2019-aas-thinkspace_labs.pdf) ### 2018 [Thinking Spatially about the Universe: A Physical and Virtual Laboratory for Middle School Science: Year 3](/presentations/thinking-spatially-about-universe-physical-and-virtual-laboratory). 2018. [Thinking Spatially about the Universe: A Physical and Virtual Laboratory for Middle School Science: Year 3](/presentations/thinking-spatially-about-universe-physical-and-virtual-laboratory). 2018. - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ picture\_as\_pdf2018\_drk12\_pi\_meeting\_pos...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/wwtambassadors/files/2018_drk12_pi_meeting_poster_v2.pdf) ![2018 DRK12 meeting poster](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/wwtambassadors/files/2018_drk12_pi_meeting_poster_v2.png?itok=Pte1bEN8) - [ picture\_as\_pdf2018\_drk12\_pi\_meeting\_pos...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/wwtambassadors/files/2018_drk12_pi_meeting_poster_v2.pdf) [WorldWide Telescope in Education Overview](/presentations/worldwide-telescope-education-overview). 2018. [WorldWide Telescope in Education Overview](/presentations/worldwide-telescope-education-overview). 2018. - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ picture\_as\_pdf2018\_aas\_wwt\_in\_education...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/wwtambassadors/files/2018_aas_wwt_in_education_overview_slides.pdf) ![2018 AAS WWT in Education Overview presentation](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/wwtambassadors/files/2018_aas_wwt_in_education_overview_presentation.png?itok=YnBVo0kZ) - [ picture\_as\_pdf2018\_aas\_wwt\_in\_education...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/wwtambassadors/files/2018_aas_wwt_in_education_overview_slides.pdf) ### 2017 [Thinking Spatially about the Universe: A Physical and Virtual Laboratory for Middle School Science: Year 1](/presentations/thinking-spatially-about-universe-physical-and-virtual-laboratory-0). 2017. [Thinking Spatially about the Universe: A Physical and Virtual Laboratory for Middle School Science: Year 1](/presentations/thinking-spatially-about-universe-physical-and-virtual-laboratory-0). 2017. - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ picture\_as\_pdf2016-06\_drk12\_pi\_poster.p...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/wwtambassadors/files/2016-06_drk12_pi_poster-tall.pdf) ![2016 DRK12 Poster](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/wwtambassadors/files/2016-06_drk12_pi_poster.png?itok=fste8izJ) - [ picture\_as\_pdf2016-06\_drk12\_pi\_poster.p...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/wwtambassadors/files/2016-06_drk12_pi_poster-tall.pdf) ### 2016 [The role of perspective taking in how students explain lunar phases: Development of an analytical framework](/presentations/role-perspective-taking-how-students-explain-lunar-phases-development). 2016. [The role of perspective taking in how students explain lunar phases: Development of an analytical framework](/presentations/role-perspective-taking-how-students-explain-lunar-phases-development). 2016. [ThinkSpace: Spatial Thinking in Middle School Astronomy Labs](/presentations/thinkspace-spatial-thinking-middle-school-astronomy-labs). 2016. [ThinkSpace: Spatial Thinking in Middle School Astronomy Labs](/presentations/thinkspace-spatial-thinking-middle-school-astronomy-labs). 2016. - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ picture\_as\_pdf2016-aas-kissimmee-slides...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/wwtambassadors/files/2016-01-udomprasert-aas-kissimmee.pdf) ![2016 AAS slides](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/wwtambassadors/files/2016_aas_slides.png?itok=MoG00ChK) - [ picture\_as\_pdf2016-aas-kissimmee-slides...](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/wwtambassadors/files/2016-01-udomprasert-aas-kissimmee.pdf) This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. [DRL-1502798](/https:/www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1502798) and [DRL-1503395](https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1503395&HistoricalAwards=false). 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