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Happy Atoms

NCER
Program: Small Business Innovation Research
Award amount: $149,681
Project director: Jesse Schell
Awardee:
Schell Games
Year: 2014
Project type:
Phase I Development
Contract number: EDIES14C0041

Purpose

In this project, the team developed a prototype of Happy Atoms, a game to support middle school students in learning about the composition of molecules. Happy Atoms includes physical manipulative balls with embedded magnets wirelessly connected to a tablet application (app) to recognize whether or not the created molecule exists and explain why or why not. The app also includes teacher resources including instructional videos and curriculum suggestions in order to better integrate the use of the product into classrooms.

People and institutions involved

IES program contact(s)

Edward Metz

IES Research Scientist
NCER

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