Best practises WP3

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Best practisesWP3

• Sonja Virtanen, Pasi Ikonen,
• Aki Rasinen
• University of Jyväskylä

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Trick-track -project / three variations

• Main objectives
• experimental learning / problem solving and
  learning by doing ? experiences of success ?
  positive attitude towards technology
• co-operative learning, group working, creative
  problem solving, projects which help to
  understand technical world, encouraging for
  creativity
• in a given context students are able to apply
  their know-how of materials and tools in practice
• ? combine them to create inventive solutions

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Three various trick-tracks

• 1. Electricity -trick track
• - natural science integrated with problem
  solving
• 2. Metals -trick track
• - use of metals and acrylic integrated with
  technological problem solving
• 3. Trick track of pneumatics, structures,
  mechanisms, electrics / electronics, automation

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Trick-track no. 1.

• Objectives
• working in groups, problem solving
• understand how to build an electric circuit and
  how the switch works
• brainstorming, inventiveness, experimental
  approaches, creativity

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Instructions for trick-track no. 1.duration 30
min.

• Working in groups of 2-3 students
• The task is to build a track for a metal ball
• over a gorge. When the ball has crossed
• the gorge, it has to ring a buzzer.
• To solve the problem you can use materials you
  have on the table.
• (cardboard 2x A4, scissors, glue, tape, piece of
  aluminium foil, 3 electric wires, battery
• (minimum.3 Volts),( battery container), metal
  ball

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One solution
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Another solution
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Learning can be fun
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Trick-track no. 2.

• Objectives
• skills like problem solving, working in groups,
  creativity, inventiveness, flexibility,
  application
• in a given context students are able to apply
  their knowledge and tools in practice and combine
  them to create inventive solutions
• pedagogical means, why problem solving skills are
  important and how to teach them ? technological
  problem solving (different approaches)

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Instructions for trick-track no. 2.duration 4
hours

• Students have familiarized themselves with
  various metal and acrylic techniques
• Working in groups of 2-3 students
• construct a frame
• the task is to build a trick-track for a ball by
  making good use of the frame (use mainly metal
  materials acrylic)
• pop-riveting, welding
• ball must do a few tricks and keep on rolling as
  long as possible

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Trick-track no. 3.duration about 30 hours

• Objectives
• creative and inventive use of techniques you have
  learnt during studies
• - knowledge of materials and tools,
• know-how
• - pneumatics, structures, mechanisms,
  electrics/electronics, automation
• to study and use of ICT (voice picture editing)