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Our Legacy of Impactful Projects

At ÆßÉ«ÊÓÆµ, we take pride in our ongoing commitment to shaping the STEM education landscape through innovative projects and groundbreaking research. Delve into our archives to discover the stories, methodologies, and outcomes of these impactful projects. Even though they may no longer be actively running, the knowledge and insights gained from these initiatives continue to shape the future of STEM education.

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EarthLabs
EarthLabs

A national model for rigorous, engaging Earth and environmental lab science courses.

eMapper
eMapper

The eMapper was a web-based application that served K-12 students with HFA/AS participating in general-education settings.

Embodied Physics: STEM Learning for Under-Represented Youth
Embodied Physics: STEM Learning for Under-Represented Youth

Embodied Physics built resources for science learning environments where Black and Latino students could develop identities as people who practice and are engaged in scientific inquiry.

Engaging Non-Majors in Authentic Research through Citizen Science
Engaging Non-Majors in Authentic Research through Citizen Science

The project studied learning gains and attitudinal changes among students. ÆßÉ«ÊÓÆµ’s evaluation worked with faculty to explore implementation, usability, and the potential for sustainability and spread.

Environmental Innovation Challenges
Environmental Innovation Challenges

Innovate to Mitigate challenged 8th–12th grade students to submit ideas that mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gases.

ESSIL: Extracting Salient Scenarios from Interaction Logs
ESSIL: Extracting Salient Scenarios from Interaction Logs

Extracting Salient Scenarios from Interaction Logs helped students understand the principles of complex systems by developing a new type of education technology to support their learning and participation in the multi-person immersive simulation.

Focus on Energy: Preparing Elementary Teachers to Meet the NGSS Challenge
Focus on Energy: Preparing Elementary Teachers to Meet the NGSS Challenge

Focus on Energy is an innovative approach for teaching and learning about energy in grades 4-5.

Framing Research on Activities as Mathematical Experiences (FRAME)
Framing Research on Activities as Mathematical Experiences (FRAME)

FRAME investigated strategies to enhance the mathematics in museum-based making and tinkering activities and laid the foundation for a full research study on broadening family participation in mathematics through making.

FUN
FUN

FUN brought together learning-game research teams from Finland and the USA to conduct cross-team studies looking for similarities and differences arising in different cultures and different gaming environments.

Immersed Games Evaluation
Immersed Games Evaluation

Developed and evaluated a video game that empowers student learning through collaboration and exploration to solve problems.