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high-tech sandbox Freshman geology lab students use four augmented reality sandboxes to learn beginner-level geology concepts. The tool acts as a living map. In a dark room, tinted lights projected on the sand move and change colors as students manipulate the landscape with hand tools. Lifelike water and mountain formations appear through colorful projections on the sand and black lines indicate changes in elevation. The class uses the sandboxes to engage students with hands-on learning.




Student Focused. Land Grant. Research University.