Three years ago, Google visited an elementary school where kids got to try AR technology and use it to learn about different scientific concepts:

The kids were very excited – AR allowed them to take a closer look at a DNA strand, check out the top of a tornado, and see the volcano explosion. You cannot underestimate the practical value of such an experience.

But what are other ways in which AR is changing how kids learn? Which impact does it have on different areas of knowledge?

Let’s take a look.

1. Textbooks Come Alive

With the introduction of technology to education, printed textbooks started going obsolete. It also happens because 65% of people are visual learners and better perceive through images and videos.

That being said, kids also learn from visual content better. But getting rid of textbooks completely is impossible and, frankly, unnecessary. But it’s possible to liven them up with augmented reality.

For instance, the Japanese publishing company Tokyo Shoseki has released textbooks that support AR apps. The one in the example below is for English learners:

All you need to do is to scan the image in the textbook, and the AR app will start playing a video from the selected lesson. Such an approach makes learning English more interactive and allows the learners to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the foreign language.

2. Leaning Chemistry and Math in a Fun Way

Exact sciences aren’t always fun to learn – they involve many complex notions that are hard to explain without any visual aid. This is especially true about math, and algebra, and geometry, in particular.

Fortunately, AR technology has already found a solution, how to make math more fun for kids. For instance, some apps help build and illustrate geometric forms and algebraic equations. GeoGebra is one of such apps, and here’s an example of an equation visualized with it:

As you can see, you can enter the equation and solve it via the app. While you do it, the app builds vectors, and you can check whether the result is correct or not by the figure you get at the end.

One more exact science that kids may find hard to come to grips with is chemistry. Teaching this subject at school requires live examples, so children could better understand the elements and how they interact with each other.

AR technology can liven up chemistry lessons in a lot of ways. For instance, it can help visualize the structure of different elements, like in the example below:

Such a solution can especially come in handy in the current pandemic. Since the majority of kids are stuck at homes and don’t have access to interactive boards at school, such AR solutions can help them keep learning chemistry in an engaging way.

3. Practicing without Leaving the Classroom

Speaking about the pandemic’s negative impact on education and how AR can help fix it, some AR solutions can help students practice their knowledge without leaving their house or the classroom.

In this regard, AR has advanced so much that it now allows medical students to do trial surgeries that don’t involve a human being or complex equipment. For instance, SNAP Surgical Theater allows students to perform brain surgeries in augmented reality:

The software that supports this AR solution replicates the real surgery room setting – students can look at the brain from several different viewpoints, use similar equipment, and practice routine operations. Such a solution will remain relevant even after the pandemic since it excludes risks and helps students practice in a stress-free atmosphere.

4. Building Models without Tools

One more thing that kids can enjoy learning with augmented reality solutions is creating models. Today, AR apps allow building a variety of things, from airplane and car prototypes to buildings and apartments.

For instance, in the example below, you can see how AR can help you build a model of a house:

Such a solution helps students practice their modeling skills and significantly cuts expenses on tools and resources usually needed for building a physical model.

Wrapping Up

Even though AR technology is still on the rise, it already has a significant impact on education.

Different AR solutions can make textbooks more interactive, exact sciences more interesting, and even allow practicing surgeries and building models without leaving the house. As a result, the learning process becomes more engaging, and students have an easier time visualizing and understanding concepts that are usually too complex to perceive.

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