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12-27-2017, 05:31 PM
Lego is helping physics students stay in school, 'cos it's the best
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Lego is great for kids, but it turns out it could do wonders for adult students too.
Teachers at Flinders University in Australia are using Lego cars to help introductory physics students understand concepts like measurement error and variability, as well as improving their lab reporting skills and confidence.*
SEE ALSO: This artist is breathing life into his Lego toys, turning them into kinetic sculptures (http://mashable.com/2017/11/09/jason-allemann-jk-brickworks-kinetic-lego-sculptures/)
The method has been detailed in the American Journal of Physics (http://aapt.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1119/1.5003812?aemail=author), and it's helped reduced dropout rates in the course year-on-year since it was introduced in 2014.
"Many undergraduate students come to our introductory physics course without basic science skills or any prior exposure to physics or mathematics at high school level," Maria Parappilly, lead researcher of the Lego teaching approach, said in a statement. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/27/lego-cars-physics-students/)
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Lego is great for kids, but it turns out it could do wonders for adult students too.
Teachers at Flinders University in Australia are using Lego cars to help introductory physics students understand concepts like measurement error and variability, as well as improving their lab reporting skills and confidence.*
SEE ALSO: This artist is breathing life into his Lego toys, turning them into kinetic sculptures (http://mashable.com/2017/11/09/jason-allemann-jk-brickworks-kinetic-lego-sculptures/)
The method has been detailed in the American Journal of Physics (http://aapt.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1119/1.5003812?aemail=author), and it's helped reduced dropout rates in the course year-on-year since it was introduced in 2014.
"Many undergraduate students come to our introductory physics course without basic science skills or any prior exposure to physics or mathematics at high school level," Maria Parappilly, lead researcher of the Lego teaching approach, said in a statement. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/27/lego-cars-physics-students/)
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