SBIR Phase I: Macroscopic and Molecular Interactive Simulations for Physical Science Education

SBIR第一阶段：物理科学教育的宏观和分子交互模拟

• 批准号: 9860613
• 负责人: Michael Serio
• 金额: $ 9.97万
• 依托单位: Advanced Fuel Research, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-01-01 至 1999-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9860613&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Macroscopic; Molecular; Interactive

9860613 This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project from Advanced Fuel Research, Inc. involves the development of educational software, which demonstrates everyday physical phenomena simultaneously at the macroscopic and molecular scale using interactive simulations. Dynamic visualizations involving interactive computer simulations where the student can modify parameters and observe the results on the screen can be especially effective for the understanding and remembering of concepts. This project involves the development of a macroscopic heat transfer and thermodynamics model and the combining of this model with a computationally fast molecular dynamics model recently developed at Advanced Fuel Research. Students will be able to vary parameters in a game-like manner through an interactive user interface, and observe the results. The screen could show a scene (to be chosen in collaboration with educators) such as a boat on a lake, with the sun, clouds, and various other familiar objects present. The objective of Phase I is to demonstrate the range of processes that can be simulated and implement a few of these processes. The objective of the next phase of the research is to develop the product as a companion to more conventional teaching tools for physical science education. This project supports innovations in how science is taught. Having the capability of considering a wide range of content topics, the proposed software product would provide an innovative tool to elucidate the concepts on which everyday natural phenomena are based. Advanced Fuel Research aims to improve student understanding and to stimulate the students' interest in science as a way to understand phenomena around them by presenting elements in a system in a way anticipated to lead to open-ended group challenges and enhancement of curiosity.

9860613 Advanced Fuel Research, Inc. 的这个小型企业创新研究第一阶段项目涉及教育软件的开发，该软件使用交互式模拟在宏观和分子尺度上同时演示日常物理现象。 涉及交互式计算机模拟的动态可视化，学生可以修改参数并观察屏幕上的结果，这对于理解和记忆概念特别有效。 该项目涉及宏观传热和热力学模型的开发，以及该模型与先进燃料研究中心最近开发的计算快速分子动力学模型的结合。 学生将能够通过交互式用户界面以类似游戏的方式改变参数，并观察结果。 屏幕可以显示一个场景（与教育工作者合作选择），例如湖上的船，有太阳、云彩和各种其他熟悉的物体。 第一阶段的目标是展示可模拟的流程范围并实施其中一些流程。 下一阶段研究的目标是开发该产品，作为物理科学教育更传统教学工具的配套产品。 该项目支持科学教学方式的创新。 所提出的软件产品能够考虑广泛的内容主题，将提供一种创新工具来阐明日常自然现象所基于的概念。 高级燃料研究旨在提高学生的理解并激发学生对科学的兴趣，将其作为理解周围现象的一种方式，通过以预期导致开放式小组挑战和增强好奇心的方式呈现系统中的元素。