STEPP
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The facts
Each one read from STEPP's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- 3D visuals
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Authoring tools
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Availability
- STEPP Modules are a web app designed to run in a browser on a laptop or desktop computer.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Delivery mode
- webchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Funding
- The project is supported by a grant from the NSF STEM + Computing program.checked 11 Oct 2026
- How it works
- Students and teachers build physics simulations from problems in their curriculum using a modeling tool based on finite-state machines and state diagrams.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Lesson library
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Modeling
- Students and teachers build physics simulations from problems in their curriculum using a modeling tool based on finite-state machines and state diagrams.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Modules
- The site describes three modules covering 1D kinematics, 2D kinematics, and Newton’s laws of motion.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- STEPP is a learning environment for introductory physics students to learn physics concepts, modeling, and computational thinking together.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Representations
- The modules are described as multi-representational.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Research basis
- The modules are described as grounded in research on teaching and learning of physics.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Scaffolding
- The modules are described as carefully scaffolded for novice learners.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site lists [email protected] and [email protected] for questions or suggestions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Target learners
- The site says STEPP was created for students in introductory physics courses.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Teachers
- The site provides a teacher sign-in option alongside the public version and tutorials.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Testing
- The three modules have been built and field tested at high schools and the University of Texas at Dallas.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform
- STEPP modules are web apps that run in a browser on a laptop or desktop computer.checked 11 Oct 2026
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