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The main goal of this study is to show that young makers (8–12 years old) are able to start programming & making electronics with Snap4Arduino, and that this is a way to have (already trained) Makers for secondary level education. We have performed a feasibility study of the Snap4Arduino as an educational tool for elementary school students. The study has been conducted as part of a certified course carried out by the Pamplona’s Planetarium where different skills such as learning to learn or sense of initiative and entrepreneurship were evaluated through a PrBL project based learning methodology. Cooperative learning was achieved focusing on teamwork attitude and behavior.
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We would like to thank the Planetarium of Pamplona and in particular Diana Gonzalez for giving us the opportunity of implementing the course and for all their support.
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Pina, A., Ciriza, I. (2017). Primary Level Young Makers Programming & Making Electronics with Snap4Arduino. In: Alimisis, D., Moro, M., Menegatti, E. (eds) Educational Robotics in the Makers Era. Edurobotics 2016 2016. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 560. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55553-9_2
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