SAWstitch: Exploring Self-Avoiding Walks through Hand Embroidery
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| Title: | SAWstitch: Exploring Self-Avoiding Walks through Hand Embroidery |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Brown, Christa P. (ORCID |
| Source: | Physics Education. Jul 2022 57(4). |
| Availability: | IOP Publishing. 190 North Independence Mall West Suite 601, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 215-627-0880; Fax: 215-627-0879; e-mail: ped@ioppublishing.org; Web site: https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/0031-9120 |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Early Childhood Education Preschool Education Elementary Education |
| Descriptors: | Science Instruction, Networks, Student Projects, Handicrafts, Physics, Foreign Countries, Mathematics, Mathematical Concepts, Scientific Concepts, Creativity, STEM Education, College Science, Hands on Science, Preschool Education, Elementary Education |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom (Leeds) |
| DOI: | 10.1088/1361-6552/ac6929 |
| ISSN: | 0031-9120 1361-6552 |
| Abstract: | A self-avoiding walk (SAW) is a sequence of moves on a grid that does not visit the same point more than once. SAWs are used to study how networks form, including social networks, biological networks and computer networks, and have provided inspiration to scientists, artists and designers. Here we describe a collaborative project which aims to deliver public engagement activities that embrace creative thinking to explore SAWs through the medium of hand embroidery. We introduce the physics of SAWs and then present an activity which uses materials from hand embroidery to explore these concepts. Specifically, the activity makes use of a Maker Kit which contains all the materials needed to create SAWs on an embroidery hoop. We evaluate the impact of the Maker Kits and reflect on the opportunities provided by a creativity-led engagement activity for physics teaching and research. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2022 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1354865 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | A self-avoiding walk (SAW) is a sequence of moves on a grid that does not visit the same point more than once. SAWs are used to study how networks form, including social networks, biological networks and computer networks, and have provided inspiration to scientists, artists and designers. Here we describe a collaborative project which aims to deliver public engagement activities that embrace creative thinking to explore SAWs through the medium of hand embroidery. We introduce the physics of SAWs and then present an activity which uses materials from hand embroidery to explore these concepts. Specifically, the activity makes use of a Maker Kit which contains all the materials needed to create SAWs on an embroidery hoop. We evaluate the impact of the Maker Kits and reflect on the opportunities provided by a creativity-led engagement activity for physics teaching and research. |
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| ISSN: | 0031-9120 1361-6552 |
| DOI: | 10.1088/1361-6552/ac6929 |
