Elementary school engineering, anchored in technical demanding missions, as motivating factor for

children’s tipping point experience

Birger BrevikAkershus University College, Norway

Magnus WallenborgTekNO Uppsala University, Sweden

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7 municipalities

Population: 300,000K-6 pupils: 20,000

Uppsala RegionRingerike Region

3 municipatities

Population: 40,000K-6 pupils: 3,000

High skillsBasic skills

Teacher trainingTeacher support

FlexibilityEmployabilityBasic knowledge

Young people’s interest in science,science education and scientific careers

Crazy scientistDisagreements

Carrer opportunities?

Teacher’s interestTheoreticalHard work

Big ScienceHigh expectation in

science and technology

Schools apply

Pre-visit

The school visit

Workshops for the teachers

Networking

Visit to a local industry or workplace

The method of the project

The Swedish TekNO - buss

The Norwegian teknobuss

The mission•Our missions are workplace related•Simple to understand•Time effective•Stimulates high activities trough the whole work

Conditions•Variable ages•Variable grope size•Variable physical spaces•Variable adult support•Variable knowledge•Important to succeed•Important to have enough time

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