Exploring Physics Through A Musical Simulation
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چکیده
Constructionist paradigms provide an opportunity to help learners find personal relevance and interest in originally unappealing or foreign subjects. Using constructionism as the driving force behind our design decisions, we have developed String Theory: a musical simulation app designed to generate interest driven learning across two subjects: physics and music. Through the manipulation of a string’s length, tension, and weight, students are able to explore the ways in which string instruments make a variety of notes as well as explore how physics and music are related. They can then use this knowledge to design virtual string instruments, record music, and share their work. This paper describes our design process as well as presents the future directions of String Theory.
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