Ease Corona Projects
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Im Rahmen von Ease Corona wurden drei Projekte durchgeführt: Das GeoLab Projekt richtete sich an Grundschulkinder der Klassen 2 bis 4, die spannende geowissenschaftliche Themen entdecken und gemeinsam forschen wollen. Das Projekt HackYourCity richtet sich vor allem an Schülerinnen und Schüler ab der sechsten Klasse. Gemeinsam sollen die Jugendlichen Lerndefizite im MINT-Bereich durch den Einsatz digitaler Technologien am Beispiel der “Smart City” überwinden. Neben AGs und Ferienworkshops steht auch ein großer Hackathon mit Zeltlager in den Sommerferien auf dem Programm. Im Projekt FutureLab bietet MExLab ExperiMINTe Workshops und Feriencamps an, in denen gesellschaftliche Fragen zum Thema “Zukunft unseres Planeten” aus wissenschaftlicher Sicht experimentell untersucht werden. Die Projekte richten sich an Schülerinnen und Schüler der Klassenstufen fünf bis sieben.
GeoLab
The participating children worked on their own geoscientific research projects, which, based on the work of “real” scientists, went through the following three phases: An independent topic identification, the processing of the own research question as well as the presentation of the research results.
This research cycle was completed by all participating children in eight 45-minute sessions.
In the course of the project, the following planned contents proved to be age-appropriate, goal-oriented and practicable for the target group:
This research cycle was completed by all participating children in eight 45-minute sessions.
In the course of the project, the following planned contents proved to be age-appropriate, goal-oriented and practicable for the target group:
- Programming your own geo-learning animations or geo-learning games using Hour of Code on a self-selected topic.
- The construction and programming of “intelligent” environmental robots using Lego Robotics (for example, the invention of a “garbage collector”).
- The conception and creation of thematic rallies using the app GeoGami (for example, on the topic of “biodiversity” in the school environment of the children).
HackYourCity
The “HackYourCity” project primarily reached students in grades 5 and 6. In an attractive and modern learning environment at the “GI@School” student laboratory, they worked together to overcome learning deficits in the STEM field through the use of digital technologies, using the Smart City project as an example. Through offerings such as vacation academies and hackathons, participants were able to work together on their own project ideas and implement them.
Students learned how to apply and use modern software and hardware tools and were offered the opportunity to link their own ideas and projects to the application knowledge they had previously learned. In addition to building and testing mobile measurement devices, small prototypes for smart sensor technology and integrations into urban issues were developed and tested in the real environment. The focus was not only on working with digital devices, but also on linking them to physical components.
Students learned how to apply and use modern software and hardware tools and were offered the opportunity to link their own ideas and projects to the application knowledge they had previously learned. In addition to building and testing mobile measurement devices, small prototypes for smart sensor technology and integrations into urban issues were developed and tested in the real environment. The focus was not only on working with digital devices, but also on linking them to physical components.
Future Lab
The project is aimed at students in grades five to seven. Social questions on the topic of the “future of our planet” are examined experimentally from a scientific perspective. The program includes workshops and summer camps.
At a glance:
Funding Period 1:
01/2022 – 08-10/2022
BMBF