LEGO engineering in science and vocational education for

LEGO engineering in science and vocational education for street children in Kyrgyzstan Birger Brevik (Hi. Ak – Norway) & Suyun Aidarov (UNDP – Kyrgyzstan)

Background for the contents

Teknobuss. no project (STEM) 3

LEGO Work Shop Bishkek Kyrgyzstan 4

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Analytical work: STEM • Goal • Content • Activities • Background • Context • Assessment 6

Mathematics (STEM) • LEGO geometry – The height on a brick is 9, 6 mm without nubs, and the distance between nubs is 8 mm. A standard ”eight” brick has following measures: • • • Length: 4 (4 x 8 = 32 mm) Wide: 2 (2 x 8 = 16 mm) Height: 1 (9, 6 mm) Proposing: 5 – 6 (length– wide– height) Plates is 1/3 height of an brick: 3, 2 mm

Calculations • Calculation of vertical distances with plates: – 1 height= 9, 6 mm – + 2 1/3 heights (9, 6 / 3)*2)= 6, 4 mm – 9, 6 + 6, 4 = 16 mm • Calculation of horizontal distances – Distance between nubs / holes = 8 mm – 2 holes is 8 mm x 2 = 16 mm • Without plates: – 5 x 9, 6 mm = 48 mm – 6 x 8 mm = 48 mm • This is calculations for building constructions with LEGO

Pythagoras

Reflection Documentation and presentation Testing the solution Defining a problem Engineering, work process in learning Construct a prototype Investigate the problem Find solutions Choose one solution

Central Asia

Kyrgyzstan Capital - Bishkek (1 million) Area: 198. 5 thousand sq. km. , o. Mountains 94% (high mountains 70%), o. Valleys 6 % o. Nationalities: 54% Kyrgyz, 23% Russian, 23% other nationalities (German, Ukrainian, Kazakh, Korean, Tartar, Uigur, Uzbek, Tajik, Dungan) o. GDP per capita $ US 7. 500; GDP real growth 5, 7% o. GDP is composed of 39% agriculture, 22% of industry, and 39% of services. o 51% live below poverty line o. Sovereignty – 1991 Language: Kyrgyz – state and Russian - official

Students activities

CEEO book translated to Russian language

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Contact information Birger Brevik Suyun Aidarov Ph. D student Akershus University College, Norway Project leader UNDP Bishkek, Kirgizstan bbrevik@hiak. no suyun@prp. undp. kg birgbrev@gmail. com suyunchik@yahoo. com