SmartFoot Dance Pad: Thinking with your Feet By Bob Hirshon, Senior Project Director, AAAS

What is AAAS? Established in 1848 World’s largest general science organization Publisher of Science, founded by Thomas Edison, the leading peer-reviewed science journal in the world Originator of Project 2061 Benchmarks for Science Literacy , the foundational national science standards project Mission to advance science and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people

Established in 1848

World’s largest general science organization

Publisher of Science, founded by Thomas Edison, the leading peer-reviewed science journal in the world

Originator of Project 2061 Benchmarks for Science Literacy , the foundational national science standards project

Mission to advance science and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people

Science Founded in 1880 Available in print, Science Digital, and Science Online Largest circulation of any multidisciplinary science journal: 131,000 individual and institutional subscribers 740,000 weekly readers leading peer-review journal 10,000 papers submitted each year; only 1 in 13 accepted 51% peer-reviewed original research; 49% news & other editorial features

Founded in 1880

Available in print, Science Digital, and Science Online

Largest circulation of any multidisciplinary science journal:

131,000 individual and institutional subscribers

740,000 weekly readers leading peer-review journal

10,000 papers submitted each year; only 1 in 13 accepted

51% peer-reviewed original research; 49% news & other editorial features

Kinetic City Fully interactive resource for kids 9 to 12 yrs. old Benchmarks-based after-school program Games, experiments, art, phys ed activities, and creative writing projects Science learning online and offline Winner of the 2004 Codie Award for Best Educational Software Solution

Fully interactive resource for kids 9 to 12 yrs. old

Benchmarks-based after-school program

Games, experiments, art, phys ed activities, and creative writing projects

Science learning online and offline

Winner of the 2004 Codie Award for Best Educational Software Solution

Kinetic City In the Control Car, kids can select a Deep Delete virus to battle. Each virus represents a Project 2061 Benchmark sub-chapter topic

In the Control Car, kids can select a Deep Delete virus to battle.

Each virus represents a Project 2061 Benchmark sub-chapter topic

Kinetic City For each virus, or topic, there are five activities The Mind Game is a computer game or simulation Fab Lab is a hands on activity Move Crew is a phys ed challenge Smart Art is an art activity Write Away is a creative writing exercise

For each virus, or topic, there are five activities

The Mind Game is a computer game or simulation

Fab Lab is a hands on activity

Move Crew is a phys ed challenge

Smart Art is an art activity

Write Away is a creative writing exercise

Kinetic City Mind Games are fun computer-based activities Each is either a game or a science simulation

Mind Games are fun computer-based activities

Each is either a game or a science simulation

Kinetic City After completing the five activities, children take the Mission to Vearth challenge to test their knowledge Children win points in their on-line accounts by playing the games successfully

After completing the five activities, children take the Mission to Vearth challenge to test their knowledge

Children win points in their on-line accounts by playing the games successfully

Kinetic City In Smart Attack, children must select a box when a statement that matches the information in the box passes by. Users can also gain extra time when a clock goes by, extra lives when a heart goes by, and extra points when a number goes by. Clicking on a virus results in the loss of one life

In Smart Attack, children must select a box when a statement that matches the information in the box passes by.

Users can also gain extra time when a clock goes by, extra lives when a heart goes by, and extra points when a number goes by.

Clicking on a virus results in the loss of one life

Kinetic City Individual point totals and ranks, as well as club point totals, appear in the Club Car A scoreboard displays high scores of players around the world

Individual point totals and ranks, as well as club point totals, appear in the Club Car

A scoreboard displays high scores of players around the world

Kinetic City Official Kinetic City Clubs create their own Club Website Each Club Website displays Club point totals, as well as the point totals for each Crew, or team

Official Kinetic City Clubs create their own Club Website

Each Club Website displays Club point totals, as well as the point totals for each Crew, or team

SmartFoot While visiting our programmer, I noticed an eviscerated game pad... Discussed programming it for Kinetic City use

While visiting our programmer, I noticed an eviscerated game pad...

Discussed programming it for Kinetic City use

SmartFoot Upcoming high-profile event on Obesity and Nutrition

Upcoming high-profile event on Obesity and Nutrition

SmartFoot So I thought, what if we combine this with this ???

So I thought, what if we combine this with this ???

SmartFoot To do, that we’d need a field-tested, research-based curriculum to provide the content...

To do, that we’d need a field-tested, research-based curriculum to provide the content...

SmartFoot We’d end up with something like this:

We’d end up with something like this:

SmartFoot Printed pads enroute from China, due May 20 Playing around with the game to make it faster and funner Considering giving teachers the XML file to use their own content Adapting Bug Blaster, too Creating new games that provide feedback based on activity

Printed pads enroute from China, due May 20

Playing around with the game to make it faster and funner

Considering giving teachers the XML file to use their own content

Adapting Bug Blaster, too

Creating new games that provide feedback based on activity

SmartFoot We’d love to work with Konami or other companies to optimize these and get these distributed more widely We’d be happy to partner with other organizations on this, too, for distribution, research, etc. We’d also like to work on other ideas and other platforms. We’ve already kicked around some WII controller ideas and will probably do something on that over the summer. Ask me later about Science Gym and Science of Yo-Yos

We’d love to work with Konami or other companies to optimize these and get these distributed more widely

We’d be happy to partner with other organizations on this, too, for distribution, research, etc.

We’d also like to work on other ideas and other platforms. We’ve already kicked around some WII controller ideas and will probably do something on that over the summer.

Ask me later about Science Gym and Science of Yo-Yos

Contact me with questions/comments/offers of large sums of money at: [email_address]

Contact me with questions/comments/offers of large sums of money at:

[email_address]