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NSF Grant Awarded to Fund Study of sing Augmented Reality to Interest Girls in STEM
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Researchers at the University of Maryland' Center for Environmental Sciences' (UMCES) Appalachian Laboratory have received a U.S. National Science Foundation grant to use augmented reality (AR) design experiences to pique teenaged girls' interest in science and technology. The effort, known as the AR Girls project, will help the scientists understand how to use media design to promote science and computer science interest and confidence among young women, says UMCES' Cathlyn Stylinski. The project focuses on science communication, which may be more appealing to adolescents who think science is only about memorizing facts or conducting experiments.
The researchers will work with local art organizations in Maine to recruit teens with an interest in art, and these teens will work with scientists and media designers to create and share AR stories or games. The project will target 112 young women who will gather in the summer and several days the following fall, and then showcase their AR creations.
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