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Astro-Education Simulations–A Guide to Scattered Resources |
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531, ASP2020: Embracing the Future: Astronomy Teaching and Public Engagement |
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430 |
Authors: |
Mathews, G. |
Abstract: |
With the end of Flash support in web browsers, a generation of Astronomy Education simulations are becoming unusable. Fortunately, there is a new generation of HTML5 Astro-Education simulations that work on modern browsers, phones, and tablets.
In this talk, I present an overview of the extant HTML5 Astro-Education simulations on the web and highlight a few examples, including re-implementations of past Java and Flash simulations and use cases such as:
- qualitative exploration of relationships between variables,
- data collection in simulated lab experiences, and
- analysis of collected or archival data.
I will also briefly outline the resources needed to contribute to the development of new simulations, and highlight gaps in the existing body of simulations. |
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