Learning physical fields through operating robot movements: a case study

This paper considers an electronic development workshop course taught in Israeli high schools (grade 11). The students learn electronic systems in the context of their application to operating a mobile robot. They equip a mobile robot platform with sensor systems, and perform assignments of automatic detection of electrical, sound, and other physical fields. Our educational study examines the effect of learning experiences with different physical environments throughout the course on the students' understanding of physical field concepts.