The Sun in Augmented Reality: An Interactive Resource for Physics Learning

• Autores: Jhon Alé Silva, Leonor Huerta Cancino
• Localización: The Physics Teacher, ISSN 0031-921X, Vol. 62, Nº. 3, 2024, págs. 223-225
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Augmented reality (AR) is one of the most promising technological trends in education. It allows for the combination of real-life objects with virtual objects in real time using audio, images, 3D animations, and more.

    In physics education, there are several AR resources and educational proposals for teaching with it. Some of them are designed to improve the understanding of abstract ideas or difficult-to-imagine scientific concepts, such as electric and magnetic field lines.1–6 There are AR resources designed to simulate objects and phenomena in nature in more detail, such as the position of objects in the celestial sphere,7 the structure of the Moon, its craters, lunar phases, etc.8 Some resources also allow virtual trips into places that are difficult to access, such as the CERN laboratory,9 astronomical observatories, or even simulations of trips to the planet Mars with the Perseverance.