2018 Conference Archive (Archived)
Session Format
Presentation Session (45 minutes)
Target Audience
Post Secondary Education
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Abstract for the conference program
Spatial reasoning is defined as the ability to generate, retain, and manipulate abstract visual images. In chemistry, spatial reasoning skills are typically taught using 2-D paper-based models, 3-D handheld models, and computerized models. Research has shown that increased spatial reasoning abilities translate directly to improved content knowledge. The recent explosion in the popularity of smartphones and the development of augmented reality apps for them provide, a yet to be explored, way of teaching spatial reasoning skills to chemistry students. Augmented reality apps utilize the camera on a smartphone to turn 2D paper-based molecular models into 3D models the user can manipulate. This presentation will discuss our development of an augmented reality app that transforms 2D molecular representations into interactive 3D structures. Attendees will participate in a series of interactive activities to demonstrate the use of the app in the collegiate chemistry classroom.
Proposal Track
T1: Teaching and Learning in the STEM Field
Start Date
3-24-2018 10:00 AM
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Recommended Citation
Behmke, Derek; Kerven, David; Lutz, Robert; Paredes, Julia; Pennigton, Richard; Brannock, Evelyn; Deiters, Michael; Rose, John; and Stevens, Kevin, "Augmented Reality Chemistry: Transforming 2D Molecular Representations into Interactive 3D Structures" (2018). Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019) (Archived). 13.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/stem/2018/2018/13
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Augmented Reality Chemistry: Transforming 2D Molecular Representations into Interactive 3D Structures
Spatial reasoning is defined as the ability to generate, retain, and manipulate abstract visual images. In chemistry, spatial reasoning skills are typically taught using 2-D paper-based models, 3-D handheld models, and computerized models. Research has shown that increased spatial reasoning abilities translate directly to improved content knowledge. The recent explosion in the popularity of smartphones and the development of augmented reality apps for them provide, a yet to be explored, way of teaching spatial reasoning skills to chemistry students. Augmented reality apps utilize the camera on a smartphone to turn 2D paper-based molecular models into 3D models the user can manipulate. This presentation will discuss our development of an augmented reality app that transforms 2D molecular representations into interactive 3D structures. Attendees will participate in a series of interactive activities to demonstrate the use of the app in the collegiate chemistry classroom.
