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  • in reply to jack.chaney56

    Hmm..   That seems interesting.   Can you provide any examples of the types of projects this would involve?

     

    We're coming up close to a new poll...

  • in reply to tariq.ahmad

    Hi, and thanks for getting back quickly.

    The plan I was thinking of implementing is using components of programming and S.T.E.M. to provide a package for home schooling families.

     

    Unless the teaching parent has a background in engineering or makes a concentrated effort to learn "the stuff". To get satisfactory coverage for math and sciences (and now programming), additional resources (tutors) need to be employed.

     

    I was thinking of providing a step based approach to putting together a database with a modifiable front end that works as a combination personal planner and journal.  Going through the basics of how to create a relational database, and how to use SQL to interface to a program. The platform can be simple using a Raspberry Pi, or a complex personal device. The result is a tool that can be used for managing coursework, which can be networked to a central location for turning in papers and grading.

     

    Jack.

  • in reply to tariq.ahmad

    ...also,

     

    A video game teaches all the components of real time embedded programming. Math and geometry for movement, physics for collisions and gravity, statistics for historical operation.  Some role playing games can actually pose different puzzles to pull in elements of chemistry, biology, earth sciences, geography, and sociology.

     

    Just a(nother) thought

  • in reply to jack.chaney56

    had an idea around S.T.E.M. as well.

     

    I'm thinking maybe there's a way to combine these ideas so these projects could fit under a single theme that people could vote on.

  • in reply to jack.chaney56

    I agree with Jack, doing games or simulations allow you to closely relate science to programming.

     

    While some games look simple, there are a lot of interesting software implementations going on.

     

    I used to follow Game sites just to see how they implemented various problems.  I then took that information back and updated some of our simulators to add faster response times to our interactive interfaces.

     

    You can really learn a lot by understanding how some of these games work.

     

    DAB

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  • in reply to jack.chaney56

    I agree with Jack, doing games or simulations allow you to closely relate science to programming.

     

    While some games look simple, there are a lot of interesting software implementations going on.

     

    I used to follow Game sites just to see how they implemented various problems.  I then took that information back and updated some of our simulators to add faster response times to our interactive interfaces.

     

    You can really learn a lot by understanding how some of these games work.

     

    DAB

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