Project-based learning game technique: students design and present physical game tools embodying physics laws

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q1 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description

This pattern combines project-based learning with game techniques: student groups design physical game tools that embody target physics concepts, build them over several weeks, and present and explain the physics to classmates. In the study, participants "were divided into 7 groups and asked to design game tool projects appropriate for the assigned topics" covering Newton's Laws of Motion, producing projects such as a rocket car, swing, dominos, slide, bumper carts, carousel, billiard, bowling balls with Newton's cradle, golf, ball spinning, and arrow. In the fifth week students presented the game systems to their classmates.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Students work in groups on assigned physics topics
• A presentation phase in which students explain the physics of their game tools to classmates
• A multi-week classroom period for designing and building the game tools

Constraints

• Students had difficulties finding necessary materials, so the article recommends providing needed equipment and appropriate infrastructure before implementation
• Presentation was the most challenging phase for students due to anxiety

Target Learners

• 9th-grade high school physics students

Learning Goals

• Understanding Newton's Laws of Motion (inertia, action-reaction, friction, second law)

Claims

• Pbl Game Techniques Higher Physics Posttest [+M]
• Pbl Game Student Enjoyment Interviews [+M]

Related Designs

• Problem Based Learning

Examples

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Key Sources

• Baran, M., Maskan, A., & Yaşar, Ş. (2018). Learning Physics through Project-Based Learning Game Techniques. International Journal of Instruction, 11(2), 221-234. https://doi.org/10.12973/iji.2018.11215a

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title	Project-based learning game technique: students design and present physical game tools embodying physics laws
description	This pattern combines project-based learning with game techniques: student groups design physical game tools that embody target physics concepts, build them over several weeks, and present and explain the physics to c...
status	review
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