Teaching kinematics with OZOBOT: A proposal to help improve student's graph interpretation skills

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2020

Authors

Balaton, MC (Author) Other; Da Silva, LF (Author) Other; Carvalho, PS (Author) FCUP

Journal

Title: Physics Education

Vol. 55

ISSN: 0031-9120

Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing

Indexing

Scopus - 3 Citations

Scientific classification

CORDIS: Physical sciences > Physics

FOS: Social sciences > Educational sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00S-S0Y

DOI: 10.1088/1361-6552/ab97a4

Abstract (EN): In this paper, we aim to show strategies for improving graph interpretation skills at middle and high school students using OZOBOT® BIT, a small and relatively low-cost programmable robot which had been used to teach programming to young children. OZOBOT's speed can be controlled by drawing lines with colour codes, as well as through a visual block programming system. We show how to take advantage of these features of the robot by recording appropriate motions that students can explore by video analysis, manipulating data, characterizing the motion and associating graphs to predictions of physical models. © 2020 IOP Publishing Ltd.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific