Squishy circuits: A tangible medium for electronics education

Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 4099-4104

  Johnson, Samuel ^a   Thomas, Annmarie P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Electronics; Play dough; Tangible interface

Indexed keywords

FUTURE APPLICATIONS; PILOT STUDIES; SIMPLE CIRCUITS; TANGIBLE INTERFACES; UNSTRUCTURED LEARNING;

CIRCUIT THEORY;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

EID: 77953096793     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1753846.1754109     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (8)

1. Brown, J.R. Visual Learning for Science and Engineering. A Visual Learning Campfire. 2002. http://education.siggraph.org/conferences/other/visual- learning.
2. Buechley, L., Eisenberg, M., Elumeze, N. Towards a Curriculum for Electronic Textiles in the High School Classroom. Proc. ITiCSE. 2007.
3. Buechley, L., Hendrix, S., Eisenberg, M. Paints, Paper, and Programs: First Steps Toward the Computational Sketchbook. Proc. TEI. 2009.
4. Herrenkohl, L.R. Supporting Young Children's Early Learning in Science. Conference on Early Learning. 2007.
5. Jones, B. Resistance Measurements in Play-Doh. The Physics Teacher 31:1 (1993). 48-49.
6. Physics 112: General Physics II Lab Manual. Spelman College. 2006. 10-11. http://www.spelman.edu/academics/programs/physics/physics112labmanual2006.pdf.
7. Resistivity and Play-Doh. http://www.physics.udel.edu/~watson/scen103/ coll oq2000/problems/playdohexpt.html.
8. Resnick, M. Computer as Paintbrush: Technology, Play, and the Creative Society. In Singer, D., Golikoff, R., and Hirsh-Pasek, K. (eds.), Play = Learning: How play motivates and enhances children's cognitive and social-emotional growth, Oxford University Press (2006).