Beyond Black Boxes: bringing transparency and aesthetics back to scientific investigation

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Published: Jan 1, 2002
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17471/2499-4324/498
Keywords:
Beyond Black Boxes, scientific investigation, Educational Technology, Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL), Learning by Playing with Robots

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Robbie Berg
Wellesley College, USA
Michael Eisenberg
University of Colorado, USA
Mitchel Resnick
MIT Media Laboratory, USA

Abstract

This article describes two years of work done under the project "Beyond Black Boxes" (BBB), which focuses on developing new computational tools and design materials that enable students to create, modify and customize their scientific instruments.

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Vol. 10 No. 3 (2002): TD27 - Learning by Playing with Robots
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Articles - Special Issue

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