Classroom
MEKALUMI for di classroom
One computer and one big screen don do: di teacher dey run one virtual experiment, di class dey predict, watch and explain, and den di students go try am by demself.
Di lab neva available for public, and dem dey prepare im classroom mode for release. Di lesson for down here dey show how dem plan make pipo use MEKALUMI for class.
Wetin you need
- One school computer wey get web browser
- Projector, big screen or interactive whiteboard
- Students no must get dia own devices: dem fit repeat di experiment later, for school or for house
No need for physical kits
Motors, sensors, circuits and beams na virtual, so class fit do experiments witout to buy, share or repair equipment. If di school get real kits, di virtual experiment na safe rehearsal before di real one.
One lesson for seven steps
Di whole class dey work wit one virtual model for di big screen.
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Choose one area
Di teacher dey pick one of di 12 engineering areas wey fit di topic of di day.
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Open one experiment
Experiment from one lesson dey show for di big screen so dat everybody fit see am.
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Collect predictions
Students dey talk wetin dem tink go happen and why. Di teacher dey write di guesses for di board.
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Change di model
Di teacher, or one student for di interactive whiteboard, dey change one tin for di virtual model.
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Watch di results
Di class dey watch di simulation and dey read di calculated results togeda.
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Explain di mistakes
Students dey compare di results wit dia predictions and explain wetin dem get wrong, and why.
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Try am by yourselves
Students dey repeat di experiment by demself or for small groups, and dem dey try make di design beta.
Dem make am make everybody watch togeda
For big screen, di whole class dey see di same model at di same time. Mistakes no cost anytin, so di class fit try bold idea, see am fail and learn from am.
Wetin classroom use no need
- No accounts for students or for di school
- No network connection between di students devices
- No online grading: di discussion dey happen inside di classroom