TY - JOUR
T1 - Modular Science Kit as a support platform for STEM learning in primary and secondary school
AU - Rogosic, Renato
AU - Heidt, Benjamin
AU - Passariello-Jansen, Juliette
AU - Björnör, Saga
AU - Bonni, Silvio
AU - Dimech, David
AU - Arreguin-Campos, Rocio
AU - Lowdon, Joseph
AU - Jiménez Monroy, Kathia L
AU - Caldara, Manlio
AU - Eersels, Kasper
AU - van Grinsven, Bart
AU - Cleij, Thomas J
AU - Diliën, Hanne
N1 - © 2020 American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc.
PY - 2021/2/9
Y1 - 2021/2/9
N2 - The need to develop interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) skills in young pupils has driven many educational systems to include STEM as a subject in primary schools. In this work, a science kit aimed at children from 8 to 14 years old is presented as a support platform for an innovative and stimulating approach to STEM learning. The peculiar design of the kit, based on modular components, is aimed to help develop a multitude of skills in the young students, dividing the learning process into two phases. During phase 1 the pupils build the experimental setup and visualize the scientific phenomena, while in phase 2, they are introduced and challenged to understand the principles on which these phenomena are based, guided by a handbook. This approach aims at making the experience more inclusive, stimulating the interest and passion of the pupils for scientific subjects.
AB - The need to develop interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) skills in young pupils has driven many educational systems to include STEM as a subject in primary schools. In this work, a science kit aimed at children from 8 to 14 years old is presented as a support platform for an innovative and stimulating approach to STEM learning. The peculiar design of the kit, based on modular components, is aimed to help develop a multitude of skills in the young students, dividing the learning process into two phases. During phase 1 the pupils build the experimental setup and visualize the scientific phenomena, while in phase 2, they are introduced and challenged to understand the principles on which these phenomena are based, guided by a handbook. This approach aims at making the experience more inclusive, stimulating the interest and passion of the pupils for scientific subjects.
KW - Hands-on Learning
KW - Elementary/Middle School Science
KW - Multidisciplinary
KW - STEM Subject
KW - 3D Printing
U2 - 10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c01115
DO - 10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c01115
M3 - Article
C2 - 33583951
SN - 0021-9584
VL - 98
SP - 439
EP - 444
JO - Journal of Chemical Education
JF - Journal of Chemical Education
IS - 2
ER -