Google Cardboard is Google's virtual reality product. While it will require a small investment, it could be very helpful to make a class more immersive and keep students interested. The Google Cardboard allows students to observe virtual situations as if they were there. A smart phone is put into the Google Cardboard and it shows a video that allows a student to look around their virtual surroundings. There are many different apps that allow the wearer to see different things around them. This could be put to use to give students an immersive experience.
The use of the Google Cardboard would be most useful in a science classroom. It would allow students to enter a different biome and observe surroundings or get closer to a research topic. For example, in marine biology, an app could be downloaded to see underseas. The Aquarium VR allows the user to observe underwater life and learn more about the life they see there. This gives students an interactive and entertaining way to examine life underseas. In a biology class, a VR app could help a student look closer at a plant cell to examine it in an interactive way. In an anatomy, physiology, or biology class, there are many apps for different organs and body parts such as heart, spine, or eye.
The Google Cardboard could be beneficial in a science class to add an entertaining and immersive aspect to students' education. It has drawbacks, some of which have already been stated. It also requires a smart phone which may not always be available for use, and, depending on how many Google Cardboards and smart phones are available, very few students can use it at the same time. However, as something that may be passed around during another project, the Google Cardboard could be a great investment for a science class.
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