Tag: Technology

The Hourglass Race

Educational goals: Learning about the world using various technical objects in functional situations. [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.botstem.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1.-Good-practices-The-hourglass-race.pdf” title=”Good practices – The hourglass race”] Hits: 1102 Post Views: 8.542

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. [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.botstem.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/10.-Good-practices-Bluebot_Maths.pdf” title=”Good practices – Bluebot_Maths”]…

The sounds

In this activity the children write a play and musicalize it by creating musical ambiances with various sound bodies. [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.botstem.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/34.-Good-practices-The-sounds.pdf” title=”Good practices – The sounds”] Hits: 595 Post Views:…

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. [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.botstem.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/35.-Good-practices-The-vegetal-biodiversity.pdf” title=”Good practices – The…

Learn Coding – Be a superhero

This activity will promote coding skills and cultivate critical and creative thinking through coding activities. [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.botstem.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/37.-Good-practices-Be-a-superhero.pdf” title=”Good practices – Be a superhero”] Hits: 651 Post Views: 8.008

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…

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. [pdf-embedder…

Testing Timers

This activity is designed to get children thinking about how sand timers work. [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.botstem.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/17.-Good-practices-Testing-timers.pdf” title=”Good practices – Testing timers”] Hits: 755 Post Views: 7.727

Scribbling story

Children will create the scenography of a story with scribbling machines to investigate concepts of art, science and technology. [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.botstem.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/16.-Scribling-machine.pdf” title=”Good practices – Scribbling machine”] Hits: 543 Post Views:…

Useless machines

Creativity, collaboration and the use of digital tools will allow the participants of this activity to design and build some incredible useless machines. [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.botstem.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/24.-Good-practices-Useless-Machines.pdf” title=”Good practices – Useless machines”]…

Squashed tomatoes

This activity is designed to get children thinking about how gravity works and, in particular, how it can be used to transport food. [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.botstem.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/44.-Good-practices-Squashed-tomatoes.pdf” title=”Good practices – Squashed tomatoes”]…