Observe It, Draw It: Scaffolding Children’s Observations of Plant Biodiversity with an Interactive Drawing Tool
张超，周子礼，胡雅静，刘兰静，吴嘉怡，邵雅萍，刘鉴辉，张玲燕，柳丽娟，陈航悦，应放天，姚琤
观察是孩子们与自然联系的常见方式，增加了他们对生物多样性的知识和意识。然而，由于缺乏观察和绘画技能，他们很难制作和记录他们的观察结果。因此，我们设计了一个交互式的绘图工具，生物素描本，它可以帮助儿童进行系统的观察，观察绘画和知识获取。它可以识别植物种类，并从儿童的照片中生成等高线图，通过数字放大镜和情境生物信息，引导儿童观察和绘制多维度的植物特征。我们对19名儿童的现场用户研究表明，生物素描本提供了一种引人入胜的体验，有效地支持儿童记录和保留生物多样性信息，并平衡观察和屏幕时间。此外，Bio Sketchbook通过促进观察行为，鼓励儿童直接接触植物并与植物建立融洽关系，激发儿童对植物的兴趣和知识，干预儿童与植物的互动。
Chao Zhang, Zili Zhou, Yajing Hu, Lanjing Liu, Jiayi Wu, Yaping Shao, Jianhui Liu, Lingyan Zhang, Lijuan Liu, Hangyue Chen, Fangtian Ying, Cheng Yao
Observation is common for children to connect with nature, increasing their knowledge and awareness of biodiversity. However, it is challenging for them to make and document their observations due to a lack of observation and drawing skills. Therefore, we designed an interactive drawing tool, Bio Sketchbook, which scaffolds children in systematic observation, observational drawing, and knowledge acquisition. It can recognize plant species and generate contour drawings from children’s photographs, guiding them to observe and draw multi-dimensional plant features with a digital magnifier and in-context biological information. Our in-situ user study with 19 children revealed that Bio Sketchbook provided an engaging experience and effectively supported children in recording and retaining biodiversity information and in balancing observations with screen time. Additionally, Bio Sketchbook intervened in children’s interaction with plants by prompting observational behaviors, encouraging them to directly touch and establish rapport with plants, and arousing their interest and knowledge of plants.
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