Investigating Student Spatial Thinking Using Density and Rotating Tanks

This project aims to serve the national interest by conducting fundamental STEM education research that investigates how students use spatial reasoning to think and learn in fluid-Earth science disciplines, such as oceanography and atmospheric science. To advance this research, the project will establish a Fluid-Earth Science Spatial Thinking Lab at Towson University to be used for modelling fluid-Earth processes and observing students as they reason about observed phenomena. With potential application to the development of curricula and pedagogies, a goal of this work is to make fluid-Earth science more accessible to diverse students with a broad range of backgrounds, experiences, and abilities.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number DUE-2225637. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.