CC-BY, Unsplash Introduction This educational activity was carried out during the skills workshops, in the context of the natural science lesson as well as in the IT lesson. It took 6 teaching hours and 34 students of the fifth grade of the primary school participated. The theme is related...
CC-BY, Unsplash Sustainability is a critical aspect of addressing environmental challenges and ensuring the well-being of our planet and future generations. Biomimicry and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) are two powerful approaches that can play significant roles in achieving sustainability goals. Biomimicry is an approach that draws inspiration...
CC-BY, Unsplash All the students from our school and kindergarten (aged 3-14 years) are involved in our specific Hands-on Science Program. Kindergarten children are amazing scientists. They observe and explore with an open mind, curiosity and great enthusiasm. Often these wonderful scientists draw conclusions so scientifically accurate that they...
CC-BY, Unsplash Teaching foreign languages in general education, particularly English, is one of the necessary components. Knowing foreign languages contributes to the general education of students, and develops their cognitive abilities, speech and thinking. To make language learning lessons interesting, I often use game methods, such as the method...
CC-BY, provided by author The Eco Club project was implemented with the children of the 3rd grade of Abovyan Primary School No. 10 (named after V. Hambardzumyan), from 2022 to 2023. There is a problem of waste sorting all over the world, including Armenia. It is difficult to separate...
CC-BY, provided by author What are the Sustainable Development Goals? Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals): It is a universal call to action to eradicate poverty, protect our planet and ensure that all people live in peace and prosperity. The major objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals are: Sustainable Development...
CC-BY: Unsplash Today, more than a third of the world’s population uses the Internet, and this number continues to grow. It is difficult to imagine any field of human activity that has not been penetrated by the Internet: endless sources of information, digitized maps and books, social networks, online...
CC-BY, provided by the author While using STEM education, teachers implicitly aim for students to choose STEM fields in the future as well as trying to develop 21st century skills in students. One of the reasons for this aim is the idea that employment in STEM professions will increase...
CC-BY, provided by the author In today’s fast-paced world, where cities glow brightly even during the night, the concept of a dark sky filled with twinkling stars seems like a distant memory. Light pollution, the excessive and misdirected artificial lighting that obscures our view of the stars, has become...
CC-By: Unsplash Parents should be included as partners in their 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 learning...