Python for experiential learning in STEAM

event: PyCon APAC Edu summit speaker: Praveen Patil, GS Science College

Problems in science classes

• passive learning
• exam oriented
• lack of equipment
• learning concepts that are impossible to see
• no scope for exploration and experiential learning

Taking lab to the classroom

• Arvind Gupta toys
• Python
• ExpEYES - Pocket Science Lab
• PSLab

Example: teaching electricity

• magnet moving through copper coils
• connect it to LED
• connect it to PSLab to plot the voltage

Example: python for understanding equations

• y = sin(3x)
• y = x sin(3x)

Example: mechanics of spring Example: coupled pendulums