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Peer reviewedHiltunen, Jukka; Jarvinen, Esa-Matti – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2000
Finnish fifth-graders (n=20) and sixth-graders (n=23) worked in teams in a Lego/Logo-Control Lab to complete Lego design activities. Observations showed that they became familiar with automation technology but their skills were not always up to their ideas. Activities based on real-life situations gave them ownership and engaged them in learning.…
Descriptors: Automation, Constructivism (Learning), Design, Elementary Education
