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Exploring the ocean without getting wet. Dissecting things without the smell. It’s all thanks to a tool a school in Irvine is using.

The immersive, 360-degree augmented reality learning tool is being used at Irvine International Academy.

The tool will be used to teach STEAM — science, technology, engineering, art and math — for the school’s kindergarten through sixth-grade students.

Irvine International Academy announced the implementation of an augmented reality technology lab and curriculum that will be utilized by all students in the K-6 Mandarin Immersion and STEAM charter school. IIA is one of the only schools in the region utilizing this technology to help educate K-6 students.

Let’s practice the “three R’s” in Our School Library.

Our school library space is currently being used in many ways to serve our kids at IIA. The open design of the large room has allowed teachers to seat the students in a semi-circle in the “sunken” amphitheater area for special talks. There is a pull-down movie screen and a big rug with colored circles for the younger students to sit on. The area is even big enough to handle some groups during recess when it is raining outside.