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Benefits of STEAM

STEAM education in primary schools ignites curiosity and a love for learning by engaging students in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. Early exposure fosters critical thinking and problem-solving skills, helping students excel across disciplines. Hands-on activities, such as building machines, design and coding, enhances creativity, knowledge retention and application. STEAM promotes teamwork and communication, preparing students for future collaboration. Integrating STEAM into primary education establishes a foundation for lifelong learning and essential skills to thrive in a technological world. Partner with us today to create an impactful educational experience for your primary school students.

STEM Resources

Code.org

Summary: A leader in promoting computer science education, Code.org provides engaging lessons and activities for students of all ages. Its resources include comprehensive lesson plans for teachers, helping to cultivate problem-solving skills. 

 

Benefits: Free to use, fosters a collaborative classroom environment, and supports a strong foundation in coding fundamentals.

Code.org. supports a strong foundation in coding fundamentals.

Scratch.mit.edu

Summary: Designed by the MIT Media Lab, Scratch allows students to create interactive stories, games, and animations through a visual programming language. 

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Benefits: Encourages creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration. Excellent for introducing younger students to programming concepts.

Scratch allows students to create interactive stories, games, and animations through a visual programming language.

Tinkercad

Summary: An online platform for 3D design, electronics, and coding. Students can create simulations of electric circuits and learn about electronics. 

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Benefits: User-friendly interface makes it accessible for beginners, integrates with Arduino for more advanced projects.

Tinkercad, an online platform for 3D design, electronics, and coding.

Arduino

Summary: A platform for building digital devices and interactive objects. Arduino boards serve as the heart of student projects. 

 

Benefits: Offers hands-on experience with real-world electronics, promotes understanding of hardware components.

A platform for building digital devices and interactive objects. Arduino boards serve as the heart of student projects.

Raspberry Pi

Summary: A tiny, affordable computer used to learn programming and build hardware projects. 

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Benefits: Highly versatile for experiments and projects, enhances understanding of computer science fundamentals.

Raspberry Pi. A tiny, affordable computer used to learn programming and build hardware projects.

Khan Academy

Summary: Provides a wide range of free educational resources across multiple subjects, including computer science. 

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Benefits: Features interactive exercises and allows students to learn at their own pace, supports personalized learning paths.

Khan Academy - free educational resources across multiple subjects, including computer science.

Minecraft Edu

Summary: A game-based learning platform that promotes creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving in an immersive digital environment. 

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Benefits: Makes learning fun and engaging, can be customized to meet various curriculum needs.

Minecraft EDU - Makes learning fun and engaging, can be customized to meet various curriculum needs.

Blockly

Summary: A visual programming language for beginners that allows students to create programs by stacking blocks. 

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Benefits: Helps students understand programming logic without the complexity of syntax, supports transitioning to text-based coding.

Blockly - A visual programming language for beginners that allows students to create programs by stacking blocks.

Open Roberta

Summary: A cloud-based programming environment for educational robots, designed to teach coding principles through interactive activities. 

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Benefits: Allows students to program a variety of robots, encourages practical application of coding knowledge.

Open Roberta - A cloud-based programming environment for educational robots,

App Inventor 

Summary: A web application integrated development environment originally provided by Google, now maintained by MIT, to create mobile apps. 

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Benefits: Simplifies app development with a drag-and-drop interface, perfect for teaching the basics of app design.

App Inventor - Simplifies app development with a drag-and-drop interface, perfect for teaching the basics of app design

Wix

Summary: A platform to create websites with easy-to-use drag-and-drop tools, helpful for teaching website design. 

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Benefits: Introduces website creation without needing to learn coding, promotes design thinking.

Wix - A platform to create websites with easy-to-use drag-and-drop tools, helpful for teaching website design.

Harvard.edu

Summary: Offers access to a wealth of resources and articles focused on the latest research and innovations in various fields, including genetics and education technology. 

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Benefits: Keep up-to-date with cutting-edge research that can inspire interdisciplinary learning and discussion topics in your classroom.

 

Harvard Edu - Offers access to a wealth of resources and articles focused on the latest research and innovations

Join us to craft future-ready students equipped with essential skills and a passion for innovation. Partner with us today to create an impactful educational experience for your primary school students.

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