Case Study: Christina Sweeney’s classroom boosts science and math engagement with ExploreLearning Gizmos

Christina Sweeney engages 60% English Language Learners with ExploreLearning Gizmos

The customer, Christina Sweeney, a public school teacher in St. Louis, sought a way to conduct engaging science experiments without the need for physical materials, extensive prep, safety concerns, or clean-up. She turned to ExploreLearning and its Gizmos product to provide her students with interactive, virtual simulations.

ExploreLearning's solution provided customizable, simulation-based lessons that allowed students to explore concepts like gravity and mineral identification safely and effectively. The results were highly positive, with Sweeney reporting increased student engagement and comfort with complex scientific vocabulary, especially among her English Language Learners. The implementation of Gizmos made investigations highly accessible and successfully supported key science and engineering practices in the classroom.