by James P. Gee, (Regents Professor and Fulton Presidential Chair of Literature Studies at the Arizona State University. Member of the National Academy of Education) What makes video games good for learning has little to do directly with the fact that they are games. Furthermore, video games that are most interesting for learning are not just
by Sarah Gobbs-Hill, Education & Exhibits Director at the Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum Since opening to the public in September 2011, The Discovery has become our region’s hub for hands-on learning in science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Through unique, hands-on programs and exhibits, The Discovery creates learning experiences that range from simple curiosity
Nearly 300 6th graders jumped into coding with NCLab’s Turtle Tina as part of the Fernley Intermediate School STEM Day, April 12, 2017. LIke other turtles, Tina draws lines based on coding, in this case, using the Python language. We used the default program in the Free Portal as our starting point. Anyone can try
April 9th through 15th was the National Library Week. The NCLab Team loves libraries. They are the only institution in the U.S. where anybody can visit, get help, and learn. No matter his or her age or social status. If you think that schools do this, think again. Some libraries don’t even wait for you
NCLab’s popular Coding and 3D Modeling Camps Are Back! The latest NCLab Coding Camp took place April 1st and 2ndat the Richmond School in Susanville, California. Approximately 30 students participated. Seven students came all the way from Big Valley, driving two hours each way to attend the camp. That’s dedication! During the two-day camp, students
by Georgia White, Director of Career and Technical Education (CTE), Western Nevada College, Carson City Western Nevada College’s Jump Start College Program started with 27 enrolled students three years ago, and it has evolved into a highly successful, dynamic program that is providing a variety of higher education benefits to Nevada high school students. Besides
We are excited to share the fifth issue of Full STEAM Ahead with a lead article by Rose Catron, coordinator of the UNR Innevation Center in Reno. Click on the image below to retrieve the full PDF file. Contents: The University of Nevada, Reno Innevation Center – A Catalyst for Enterprise (by Rose Catron, UNR
By Rose Caltron, Innevation Center Coordinator The University of Nevada, Reno supports a cooperative research and discovery environment. With an unusual, open approach to industry and entrepreneurs, the University has the goal of connecting the resources and knowledge of the campus with the greater community. It was with this goal in mind that the University
These Turtle designs for laser cutting were created in preparation for an upcoming 2-Day NCLab Spring Camp in Susanville, CA. Each one was implemented using a simple Python program.
In 3D Modeling, by Boolean operations we mean creating intersections and unions of objects, as well as subtracting objects from each other. All these are set operations that students know from Venn diagrams. Let’s stay with the last one for the moment. In order to demonstrate subtraction, let’s consider a pair of overlapping objects, such