ERIC Number: EJ1120806
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jul
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0036-8555
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Playing with Science
Vieyra, Rebecca; Edwards, Teon; Rowe, Elizabeth; Asbell-Clarke, Jodi
Science Teacher, v82 n5 p51-59 Jul 2015
Gaming is becoming an effective form of learning and assessment and shouldn't be overlooked in an increasingly technological world. The games described in this article ("Impulse," "Quantum Spectre," and "Ravenous"), entertaining enough to be played by the general public, are also appropriate and useful in a classroom setting.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Education, Play, Educational Games, Learning Activities, Video Games, Scientific Concepts, Physics, High School Students, Secondary School Science, Science Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts (Cambridge)
Grant or Contract Numbers: DRK121119144