A student wondered what would happened if he left the data walk app running while walking back into the school - he initially questioned whether the app would work somewhere besides the football field

When he examined the data on iSENSE, he was pleasantly surprised to find his path had been accurately tracked outside as well as inside the high school

It prompted questions like, “where else could the app be used?” and “how else could it used?”

Students began thinking outside the scope of this classroom activity when they began visualizing their data

It’s possible that because most students are familiar with the “iSENSE apparatus” (aka tablet, computer, Google Maps) on a practical level, they have an easier time understanding how much potential this tool has for collecting data

“Oh this is Google Maps!” “Hey, I have an Android phone” “Where else can I get GPS?”

Students have intuitive ability with computers - they knew to click the markers on the vis for more information without being told