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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