Kitchen Science Investigators (KSI)

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Kitchen Science Investigators (KSI)

• Discovering the science
• behind cooking

Tammy, Clegg, Christina M. Gardner Dr. Janet L.
Kolodner Georgia Institute of Technology
College of Computing School of Interactive
Computing
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Kitchen Science Investigators

• Project Goal
• We want middle schoolers to develop disposition
  toward reasoning scientifically
• How?
• Provide learners opportunities to reason
  scientifically in an interesting everyday
  activity
• Help them recognize
• the relevance and value of science in their
  everyday lives
• the value of reasoning scientifically outside of
  the classroom
• In the context of cooking and baking

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Research Goals

• Design and study the impact of computers in
  helping people learn better
• To study the development of
• scientific reasoning skills
• identity
• reasoning with science content and models

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Research Opportunities

• Data Analysis Opportunities to publish
• Transcribing video data
• Analyzing digital artifacts and paper artifacts
  created by participants
• What does it take?
• Curiosity
• Attention to detail
• Problem Solving and creativity
• Initiative
• Interest in children and/or cooking, both would
  be great

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Contact Information

• Tamara L. Clegg
• Email tlclegg_at_cc.gatech.edu
• Christina M. Gardner
• Email cmgardne_at_cc.gatech.edu
• Website http//home.cc.gatech.edu/KSI
• Please come by and see us after the
  presentations!!!
• We look forward to working with you!!!

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Hovercraft

• Kids Designing Hovercraft vehicles using
• Physical Materials and
• Computer Simulation and Modeling Software
• Research Goals
• Studying how computers can help kids make
  scientific explanations