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Teaching Nanotechnology through Sustainability and Creativity in Primary School

CC-BY, provided by author Introduction The teaching and spreading of new technologies is not an easy task and Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (N&N) are, by no means, no exception; N&N deal with highly complex phenomena, seasoned with a dense and very specific terminology, usually in English. It is mandatory to...

The MULTIPLIERS Open Schooling Hub is a platform for educators who want to bring science teaching into the real world.

Bringing Science Teaching into the Real World with the New MULTIPLIERS Open Schooling Hub

CC-BY, provided by author Are you a science educator looking for free, cutting-edge materials to explore complex socio-scientific issues in and out of the classroom? Then look no further! The MULTIPLIERS Open Schooling Hub is a new platform hosting a wealth of teaching and learning resources for educators aiming...

STEM Day for Kindergarten Parents

CC-BY, Unsplash Introduction Parents should be included as partners in the child’s STEM learning, since it has been proven that family involvement in the kindergarten environment has many benefits for children. Parents can prepare their children to become the creators and inventors of tomorrow with STEM. By taking traditional...

A gamification system of points, which are then converted into grades, allows students to learn despite the restrictions of COVID.

How to Use Gamification in Science Education During the COVID Lockdown

CC-BY, Unsplash   Introduction In this article, I would like to share how I use gamification in chemistry classes. The method was especially useful in digital education during the COVID lockdowns. It allowed me to mark the students’ work. The essence of gamification is that students collect points, and...

The Young Explorers Club addresses the students' lack of enthusiasm for science by making them learn through hands-on laboratory experiences.

Young Explorers Club

CC-BY, provided by author In hundreds of schools in Armenia and in some other educational institutions (secondary, professional, higher) there are no laboratories corresponding to the educational programme, which is an obstacle to the effective organisation of the teaching of scientific subjects and as a result most of the...

Kids learn about the laws of chemistry e and the atomic model thanks to a simple approach that encourages them to delve into more detail.

Chemistry with LEGO® Bricks. An Innovative Method for Teaching Chemistry

CC-BY, provided by author   Introduction Science teaching in middle school is often not very effective. On the one hand, students have not yet developed the necessary ability to abstract in order to study infinitely large elements such as astronomical concepts or infinitely small ones such as atoms; on...

We explain how to prepare the new generations to make the most of the digital world through a project that focuses on gamification.

Future in Digital Games

CC-BY, provided by author   Abstract With the rapidly developing and digitalising world, it has become necessary to carry out some innovation studies in the education system and to raise generations that produce, implement and present projects. The gaming cultures of the generations born in the digital world of...

We explain how students can benefit from a PBL methodology in finding solutions to solve real life problems.

How to Apply Project-Based Methodology for Students to Develop STEM Solutions That Solve Real Problems

CC-BY, provided by author Teachers challenged the 10th year students of the Vocational Course of Mechatronics to find solutions to the problems or situations related to their interests. Their objectives were: to know the functioning of the Arduino board and sensors; study the electrical circuit required to connect the...

Automated means help to organise the educational process by creating and saving the thematic plan on the computer and using programs.

Application of Computer Technologies in the Educational Process

CC-BY, Unsplash The current society, in the situation of the ongoing progressive reduction of livelihood resources, should give even more importance to the knowledge of ICT and basics of programming, the initial knowledge of which is acquired during the school years through the subject of “Informatics”. It should be...

Recycle you mobile phones.

Recycle Your Mobile Phone

CC-BY, provided by author Circular economy, recycling, climate change… These are just some of the topics frequently discussed today at different levels and in different contexts. Talking about them is certainly important, but even more important is to take action! In particular, the involvement of young people is strategic...