Related readings for visualization tools
The Climate Visualizer: Sense-Making Through
Scientific Visualization
- Type of resource: Article (hard copy)
- Source: Journal of Science Education and Technology,
Vol. 3, No. 4, 1994. pg 203-226. Authors: Douglas Gordin,
Joseph Polman, and Roy Pea.
- Description: This paper describes the design of the
Climate Visualizer environment, part of the Supportive
Scientific Visualization Environments for Education (SSciVEE)
project.
Computer-Aided Graphics and Visualization: Power Tools for
Teaching and Learning
- Type of resource: Article (hard copy)
- Source: Syllabus, Vol.11, No. 8, April 1998, pg.
16-18. Author: Parvinder S. Sethi
- Description: This article discusses how
visualization tools are being used in a variety of different
domains including biology, aerospace engineering, mechanical
engineering, pharmacy and psychology.
Prospects for Scientific Visualization as an Educational
Technology
- Type of resource: Article (hard copy)
- Source: The Journal of the Learning Sciences, Vol.
4, No. 3, 1995, pg. 249-279. Authors: Douglas Gordin and Roy
Pea
- Description: This article describes scientific
visualization, and discusses its integration into secondary
education.
Mathematics in our Environment
- Type of resource: Article (hard copy)
- Source: Teaching Children Mathematics Vol. 5 No. 1,
September 1998, pg. 32-33. Author: Melfried Olson and Judith
Olson
- Description: This article discusses mathematical
activities that focus on explorations in the environment. These
activities include visual and geometry components and encourage
children to observe and interpret objects in the environment by
shape and to develop skills to communicate their understanding
of observed relationships.
Visualization of Wave Functions Using Mathematica
- Type of resource: Article (hard copy)
- Source: Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 75, No. 4 (April 1998)
pg. 506-509. Authors: Patricia L. Lang and Marcy Hamby
- Description: Graphics generated using the computer package Mathematica
can provide students with a better understanding of the wave function. This
article describes how this software was used in one chemistry classroom.
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