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AutoSTEM

AutoSTEM

EU Erasmus+ project using Automata to introduce STEM ideas to young children

  • About
    • Partners
    • Associated Partners
    • Disclaimer
  • Toolbox
    • Step by Step Teacher Guide
    • Pedagogical guidelines & construction instructions
      • The Jelly Bird
      • The Talking Elephant
      • The Snapping Crocodile
      • The Dancing Doll
      • The Acrobat
      • The Catapult
      • The Balloon Car
      • The Balloon Boat
      • The balloon boat & Amphicar
      • The Eco-Car 1
      • The Eco-Car 2
      • The Wind Turbine
      • The Colour Spinning Disk
      • The Elevator
      • The Drawbridge
      • The Returning Tin Can
      • The Grabbing Hand
      • The Moving Shapes
      • The Two Faces
      • The Butterfly
    • Resources for reporting and evaluating
      • Resources for planning and reflection – Educators & Teachers Training
    • Scenarios & Narratives
      • Along the river Nile
      • What are hands good for?
      • The spaceship and the bird
      • The Blue Planet
  • Events & Workshops
    • Multiplier events
    • Erasmus Days 2020
    • Workshops for Teachers
      • Workshop Trainers – IT – Perugia
      • Workshop teachers, Chester, UK
      • Workshop teachers, Perugia, IT 14 December 2020
      • Workshop teachers – NO – at conference “Mathematics in the Kindergarten” 28 November 2019
      • Workshop Trainers – PT – Coimbra – FPCE on 16 October 2019
      • Workshop Trainers – PT – FPCE – Coimbra 9 October 2019
      • Workshop Trainers – PT – Coimbra – Agrupamento de Escolas Eugénio de Castro – 17 May 2019
      • Workshop Trainers – PT – Coimbra – FPCE 4 April 2019
      • Workshop Trainers – PT – Coimbra – FPCE – 8 January 2019
      • Workshop Trainers – PT – Coimbra – FPCE 17 December 2018
    • Workshops for Children
      • Escola Básica do Espinhal – Agrupamento de Escolas Infante D. Pedro – Penela
      • Workshops Bulgaria Sept 20
      • Workshops at Escola Básica do 1º ciclo do Areeiro
      • Workshop Students – Escola Básica de 1º ciclo de Dianteiro
      • Workshops Centro Escolar da Solum
        • Three workshops Children – PT – Centro Escolar Solum Sul 7 June 2019.
      • Escola Básica da Solum
        • Workshop Children – PT – Escola Básica da Solum, Coimbra, 12 & 21 November 2019 – 4th grade A
        • Workshop Children – PT – Coimbra – Escola Básica da Solum 24 October & 7 November 2019 – 4th grade B
      • Two workshops Children – PT – Coimbra – Escola Básica da Solum 6 June 2019
        • Final AutoSTEM quiz
      • Workshop Children – BG – Sofia – 32 School, 6 September 2019
      • Workshop Children – IT – Community Education Centre in Corciano
      • Workshop children Perugia, IT 11 July 2019
      • Workshops Students Chester, UK
      • APPACDM– Cao Figueira do Lorvão, 22 May 2019
      • Workshop Children – NO – Trondheim
      • Workshop children – NO – Trondheim – Queen Maud University College (DMMH) 19th March 2019
      • Workshop Children -NO – Trondheim – 11 March 2019
    • Visit of Portuguese National Agency
    • Conferences
  • Videos & Images
  • Guidebook & Case studies
  • Online Course
    • 1 About the project
      • 1 Automata + STEM = AutoSTEM
      • 2 The AutoSTEM automata
    • 2 Your turn to make automata
      • Session 1 – Your first automaton
      • Session 2 – Autonomous construction
    • 3 Pedagogical background
      • 1 Play-based pedagogy and guided play
        • Learn about play-based pedagogy and guided play
        • Quiz about play based pedagogy
      • 2 The learning cycle
        • 1 Experiencing: the activity phase
        • 2 Sharing: exchanging reactions and observations
        • 3 Processing: discussing patterns and dynamics
        • 4 Generalising: developing real-world principles
        • 5 Applying: planning effective use of learning
      • 3 Reporting & evaluating
        • 1 Reporting
        • 2 Evaluating
      • 4 Engagement and motivation
        • Learn about engagement and motivation
        • Quiz about engagement and motivation
      • 5 Spontaneous cooperation
        • Learn about spontaneous cooperation
        • Quiz about cooperation
    • 4 STEM content
      • 1a Science – Physics
      • 1b Science – Biology
      • 2 Technology
        • Learn about technology
        • Quiz about technology
      • 3 Engineering – Creativity
      • 4 Mathematics
        • Learn about mathematics
        • Quiz about mathematics
    • 5 AutoSTEM in your classroom
      • 1 Learning objectives
      • 2 Lesson planning
        • Online Workshops
          • Online workshops for teachers
          • Online workshops for children
      • 3 Assessment
    • Final AutoSTEM quiz
  • Contact
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    • English

Scenarios & Narratives

Along the river Nile

What good are hands for?

The blue planet

The spaceship and the bird and other stories about Jellybird

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Disclaimer

With the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.

The content reflects only the author’s view and the European Agency and the European Commission are not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.

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