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What is Orbital Mechanics

Handbook of Research on Acquiring 21st Century Literacy Skills Through Game-Based Learning
The study of motion of rockets, spacecrafts, and artificial satellites by applying Newton’s laws.
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Astronomy and Space-Themed Mobile Games: Tools to Support Science Education or Learning Barriers Due to the Misconceptions They Generate?
Georgios Eleftherios Bampasidis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece), Apostolia Galani (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece), and Constantine Skordoulis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7271-9.ch033
Abstract
This chapter aims to contribute to the discussion of incorporating mobile games with astronomy and space themes in order to support science learning. One concern is when these games include erroneous science content. In this case, they may build or enhance misconceptions or misunderstandings, which eventually create learning barriers. The authors try to determine the learning strategies or pedagogies which can be used to incorporate such games in science education. Research on which characteristics these games should have is also presented. Game-based learning is in alignment with acquiring and developing 21st century literacy skills. One of these skills, information literacy, is related to domain knowledge learning.
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