5th Newsletter – July 2020 Attachments Newsletter5-July20 (514 kB)Hits: 30 Post Views: 96
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Resources for conding activities at school
In computer language, “coding” means writing the sequence of instructions that must be executed by a computer. In the world of education this concept is linked to that of computational thinking, i.e. to the logical-creative process that allows to approach and solve problems in a new way. Through coding activities at school, children (even young…Continue reading Resources for conding activities at school
A description of STEM practices designed to encourage scientific vocations
STEM programmes are receiving increasing attention since they are considered efficient for developing scientific literacy for citizens and for increasing the number of young people choosing to study scientific-technological disciplines at the end of their compulsory schooling and choose scientific vocations (EU 2015). Decision makers are becoming interested in incorporating STEM approaches in formal education,…Continue reading A description of STEM practices designed to encourage scientific vocations
BotSTEM Social Impact Analysis
An impact model and a theory of change were provided, focused on kids, as end-users, reached through the service-users, who are teachers. Thus, the impact on school-aged children was assessed through the teachers and educators. The evaluation also considered the material and social circumstances surrounding the teachers’ professional activity. In addition, some questions raised about…Continue reading BotSTEM Social Impact Analysis
New report: Recommendations for stakeholders
In this last stage of botSTEM project, we have carried out a review of all the intellectual outputs that we have developed during these two years. Two years that have allowed botSTEM to create collaboration networks that will surely go beyond this project and learn more about the reality of education in science, technology and…Continue reading New report: Recommendations for stakeholders
Research report: Preschool Teachers’ Role in Establishing Joint Action During Children’s Free Inquiry in STEM.
Preschool Teachers’ Role in Establishing Joint Action During Children’s Free Inquiry in STEM. Marie Fridberg and Andreas Redfors. An article about preschool teachers’ didactic strategies when working with digital and analogue programming. Results from the botSTEM project. Click here to read the article Hits: 155 Post Views: 540
Youmath
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Entradas y salidas digitales y analógicas en microcontroladores / Digital and analog inputs and outputs on microcontrollers
Español Como se comentó en una entrada anterior del Blog (¿Qué son los dispositivos progrmables?) los microcontroladores se llaman también sistemas empotrados o embebidos, porque están contenidos en el dispositivo que pretenden controlar. Por ejemplo, aparecen embebidos en los coches en los que controlan la climatización, la velocidad, los elevalunas, etc. Otra característica importante de…Continue reading Entradas y salidas digitales y analógicas en microcontroladores / Digital and analog inputs and outputs on microcontrollers
3 rd. newsletter
Download 3rd Newsletter Attachments 3Newsletter-Botstem (579 kB)Newsletter3 May19 (625 kB)Hits: 28 Post Views: 463
BOTSTEM first Multiplier Event in Verona
“Free and mindful opportunities in schools to change the Future” Verona 30th March 2019 The first botSTEM multiplier event has been organized in Verona (Italy) by Polo Europeo della Conoscenza with the title “Free and mindful opportunities in the schools to change the Future” at the Conference Centre of San Zeno on the 30th March…Continue reading BOTSTEM first Multiplier Event in Verona
Evaluating the Social Impact of early-STEM education and innovative technologies
Our partner Kveloce I+D+i is conducting the baseline for evaluating the social impact assessment in the BOSTSTEM project. This evaluation aims at enlightening is our project can change attitudes, perceptions and behaviours of the whole education community and, at some extent, to change the subjacent systemic conditions (policies, regional or national curricula and so on).…Continue reading Evaluating the Social Impact of early-STEM education and innovative technologies
Botstem.org: an Online Community of Practice
One of the aims of BOTSTEM is to create an online community of practice for teachers interested in implementing STEM activities in their teaching. The botstem.org platform is based on the leading Virtual Learning Environment Moodle which offers tools for the creation and dissemination of interactive activities and social inclusion, using forums, chatrooms and even…Continue reading Botstem.org: an Online Community of Practice
The botSTEM Game
The BotSTEM partners have created a new game called THE BOTSTEM GAME in 5 languages (English, Spanish, Swedish, Greek and Italian) for teachers to facilitate the introduction of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) , robotics and programming disciplines in the classrooms in a fun way. To get the best of the game, teachers should…Continue reading The botSTEM Game
The joy of creating your own command
Modification of the Toolkit activity ”Children programming each other as bluebots” As a result of teachers trying out the different activities in the botSTEM toolkit, the practices are modified and adapted to the different child groups. In the original version of the activity “Children programming each other as bluebots”, three children worked together as one…Continue reading The joy of creating your own command
BOTSTEM travels around the world
During 2019 botSTEM Project has been introduced at different conferences in order to make the project objectives, contents and actions developed till now, known worldwide This action of dissemination let the educational community create better networking and reinforce STEM education. On February 3, the coordinator of the project PhD. Ileana Greca presented botSTEM at the…Continue reading BOTSTEM travels around the world
¿Qué son los dispositivos programables? / What are programmable devices?
Español En los últimos tiempos se ha extendido el aprendizaje de la programación de dispositivos programables en niveles educativos cada vez más tempranos. Muchas veces estos dispositivos son utilizados, pero se desconoce cuál es su estructura y elementos básicos. Además, en ocasiones la terminología para referirse a ellos es confusa. Comencemos por la arquitectura de…Continue reading ¿Qué son los dispositivos programables? / What are programmable devices?
El Robot como recurso didáctico
La robótica es cada vez más parte de nuestra vida, sobre todo en las aulas, donde desde hace ya algunos años la utilizan para trabajar contenidos curriculares. Pero este trabajo con la robótica y la programación no tiene por qué ser un campo exclusivo de las aulas sino que también se puede complementar este aprendizaje…Continue reading El Robot como recurso didáctico
Verona Botstem Multiplier event
On 30th. of March 2019 in and extraordinary international multiplier event of www.botstem.eu project took place Video of the morning conference Opening event – Main Hall Moderator: Prof Donato de Silvestri Opening by the songwriter/singer Veronica Marchi Authorities: Dr. Augusta Celada – Director of Veneto Regional Educational Department Dr. Albino Barresi – Director of Verona…Continue reading Verona Botstem Multiplier event
II Congreso Nacional de Scientix. II National Congress of Scientix
Español El fin de semana del 2 y 3 de febrero se celebró en Madrid el II Congreso Nacional de Scientix. Este evento fue organizado por INTEF y la Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología y tuvo como objetivo facilitar el intercambio de conocimientos técnicos y ejemplos prácticos de la enseñanza de las…Continue reading II Congreso Nacional de Scientix. II National Congress of Scientix
Estereotipos de género en los niños y niñas. Gender stereotypes in children
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/355/6323/389 Español Uno de los objetivos del proyecto BotStem es superar los prejuicios que las niñas y niños asumen durante su infancia y liderar una intervención STEM con enfoque de género desde etapas iniciales. Un reciente estudio publicado en la revista Science (Bian, Leslie, & Cimpian, 2017) pone de relieve cómo los estereotipos de género…Continue reading Estereotipos de género en los niños y niñas. Gender stereotypes in children
¿Qué es “Inquiry-based learning” o aprendizaje reflexivo?
El aprendizaje reflexivo o por indagación, muy a menudo expresado en inglés americano como “inquiry-based learning” – es la base de nuestro proyecto, BOTSTEM. Se trata de una metodología activa que comienza a través del planteamiento de preguntas de investigación: planteamiento este adecuado a la edad y desarrollo del alumnado de referencia. Las preguntas, problemas…Continue reading ¿Qué es “Inquiry-based learning” o aprendizaje reflexivo?
2nd. Newsletter
Second project newsletter Attachments 2nd Newsletter_Botstem (2 MB)Hits: 257 Post Views: 3,446
BotSTEM develops an online platform
After a year of successful collaboration, the partners of botSTEM project have managed to complete the first intellectual output of the project. IO1 is an online toolkit that contains good practices for integrating STEM activities in the classroom. It is now available at https://www.botstem.eu. One of the main purposes of the project is the development…Continue reading BotSTEM develops an online platform
Robotics for inclusion
“What the students desire the most is to have value, to belong to their class, to give their contribution” (R. Dreikurs) The students with difficulties or special needs are part of the class and have the same desire as their peers. The technology can be a mean through which to give equality and dignity…Continue reading Robotics for inclusion
The Kristianstad meeting – Sep 2018
A year after the kick-of meeting in Burgos, Spain, time had come for the second meeting, this time in Kristianstad, Sweden. Project partners from Spain, Cyprus and Italy joined their Swedish colleagues Björn Cronquist, Marie Fridberg and Andreas Redfors between the 4th and 6th of September for three days of discussions about all our favourite…Continue reading The Kristianstad meeting – Sep 2018
Introduce in your classroom Robotics and Programming with STEM disciplines in a fun and innovative way! New Free Toolkit for primary teachers
Teachers have long tried to introduce new strategies in the classrooms to get primary students excited about STEM subjects. Sometimes this task is time-consuming and does not reach all the students in the expected way. In order to help teachers to motivate pupils in a fun, motivating and appealing way, the BotSTEM European Project Partners…Continue reading Introduce in your classroom Robotics and Programming with STEM disciplines in a fun and innovative way! New Free Toolkit for primary teachers
Presentation of botSTEM to the education community in 2018
Throughout 2018 botSTEM Project has been introduced to the education community at different congresses internationally as well as in Europe. Firstly, it is worth stressing the presentation of a poster at the 3rd Scientix Conference (http://www.scientix.eu/conference) which took place in Brussels in May with over 340 participants including teachers, policymakers, researchers, teacher trainers and industries.…Continue reading Presentation of botSTEM to the education community in 2018
The Hourglass Race
Educational goals: Learning about the world using various technical objects in functional situations. Attachments Good practices – The hourglass race (390 kB)Hits: 283 Post Views: 3,989
The colours
In Kindergarten, colour work is part of a larger study of light and its effects on the surfaces or materials it enlightens and it is a special theme for linking arts education and science education. Attachments Good practices – The colours (358 kB)Hits: 94 Post Views: 3,896
Microplastics: small but deadly
This is a practical activity that introduces students to microplastics, tiny plastic particles, and their impact on the marine environment. Attachments Good practices – Microplastics (420 kB)Hits: 104 Post Views: 3,761
Bluebots on math and ABC-rugs
The school subjects involved in this activity are Mathematics and language but also social aspects of the preschool curriculum, through group activities and collaboration. Attachments Good practices – Bluebot_Maths (468 kB)Hits: 151 Post Views: 4,455
Using the Bluebot as a link in natural science
Educational goals: knowledge in sequential thinking, programming and science, through linking different aspects of a phenomenon together. Attachments Good practices – Bluebot_Sci (375 kB)Hits: 76 Post Views: 3,779
Building with stones
This activity should lead children to have other perspective of their home by apprehending it as a technical object. For it, different activities will lead them to familiarize with materials and construction processes. Attachments Good practices – Building with stones (375 kB)Hits: 221 Post Views: 4,021
Joint through technology
The project “Joint Through Technology” was funded from Google RISE Awards after a successful proposal by mathisis.org team. The aim of the project was to bring together kids from 5-15 and trainers from both larger communities in Cyprus, Greek and Turkish, while learning robotics and programming. Attachments Good practices – Joint through technology (534 kB)Hits:…Continue reading Joint through technology
Robotics in the classroom: play to learn
botSTEM appears in national media, Diario ABC, Spain A European program led by the University of Burgos (UBU) encourages the use of robots in children to boost skills in Science, Technology, Mathematics and Engineering (STEM). Researchers from Spain, Sweden, Italy and Cyprus collaborate in a European project that aims to generalize the use of robotics…Continue reading Robotics in the classroom: play to learn
The sounds
In this activity the children write a play and musicalize it by creating musical ambiances with various sound bodies. Attachments Good practices – The sounds (400 kB)Hits: 166 Post Views: 3,901
The vegetal biodiversity
In this activity the students observe trees in a forest to make sketches and then visit a botany garden for making a digital herbarium. Attachments Good practices – The vegetal biodiversity (459 kB)Hits: 98 Post Views: 3,713
Learn Coding – Be a superhero
This activity will promote coding skills and cultivate critical and creative thinking through coding activities. Attachments Good practices – Be a superhero (683 kB)Hits: 180 Post Views: 3,707
Beat the Flood
This challenge is designed to help pupils tackle a pressing global issue from a variety of perspectives. Attachments Good practices – Beat the flood (377 kB)Hits: 163 Post Views: 3,917
Planting ideas: climate-change activities for primary school
This activity puts children in a real-life situation that will help them develop skills to discuss complex problems, examine pros and cons and make decisions. Attachments Good practices – Climate change activities (413 kB)Hits: 104 Post Views: 3,549
Children programming each other as bluebots in primary school
Educational goals: knowledge of sequential thinking and programming, through the children experiencing physically with their bodies. Attachments Good practices – Bluebot_in_person (401 kB)Hits: 103 Post Views: 3,235
Erasmus exchange shows how robots can help STEM teaching
botSTEM appears in the news of HKR University – Text in Swedish and photos: Fabian Rimfors How can robots help children learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)? The European ERASMUS+ project botSTEM.eu has set out to find out. Robotics and programming are now part of the Swedish curricula, and the consortium are collecting and…Continue reading Erasmus exchange shows how robots can help STEM teaching
The wind
This sequence is extracted from the preliminary version of a book written by teachers participating in the Chinese Learning by Doing program as part of a cooperation established with La main à la pâte in 2000. Attachments Good practices – The wind (417 kB)Hits: 74 Post Views: 3,919
Program directions with Next 1.0
Students from 3 to 5 y.o are given the specific mission of identifying geometrical shapes, sizes and colors and programming Next 1.0 to achieve the challenges defined. Attachments Good practices – Next 1.0 (440 kB)Hits: 86 Post Views: 3,284
Bluebot – Gravitation and friction
In this activity the children are challenged with aiding a robot (bluebot) to ascend to a table. For it, a large assortment of plans and boards of different lengths are provided to help the children build bridges for the robots. Attachments Good practices – Bluebot – Up hill (389 kB)Hits: 243 Post Views: 3,801
The body and the movement
This didactic experience describes an educational pathway to discover the body through the Inquiry Based Science Education method. Attachments Good practices – Body and movement (506 kB)Hits: 82 Post Views: 3,338
Many flowers to learn with the ICT
Many flowers to learn arises from the need to acquire the concepts of quantity, rhythmic and musical sequence through the association between iconic and symbolic representations. Attachments Good practices – Learn with the ICT (492 kB)Hits: 122 Post Views: 3,464
Sound and light through cryptolology and robotics
Educational goals: improving the group work skills and problem-solving skills, improving their multidimensional thinking skills and developing an understanding of sound and light through instructions that use everyday life and nature. Attachments Good practices – Cryptology and Robotics (401 kB)Hits: 90 Post Views: 3,243
Snowman
This activity is related to perception and expression of emotions, calculation and measuring, know-how to learn, research and creativity. Attachments Good practices – Snowman (513 kB)Hits: 86 Post Views: 3,678
KIBO
The KIBO robotic kit utilizes a software called CHERP that allows young children to physically construct the computer programs by connecting interlocking wooden blocks, representing a series of events. Attachments Good practices – KIBO (444 kB)Hits: 74 Post Views: 3,788
Testing Timers
This activity is designed to get children thinking about how sand timers work. Attachments Good practices – Testing timers (356 kB)Hits: 184 Post Views: 3,556
Senses
This is a good activity for teaching senses in a practical and playful way. Attachments Good practices – Senses (400 kB)Hits: 86 Post Views: 3,584
