LEGO engineering in science and vocational education for street children in Kyrgyzstan

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

2. Background for the contents

3. Teknobuss.no project (STEM)

4. LEGO Work Shop Bishkek Kyrgyzstan

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

7. 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 – 5 – 6 (length– wide– height) • Plates is 1/3 height of an brick: 3,2 mm

8. Calculations • Calculation of vertical distances with plates: • 1 height= 9,6 mm • + 2 1/3 heights (9,6 / 3)*2)= 6,4mm • 9,6 + 6,4 = 16 mm • Calculation of horizontal distances • Distance between nubs / holes = 8 mm • 2 holes is 8mm 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

9. Pythagoras

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

11. C e n t r a l A s i a

12. Kyrgyzstan Capital - Bishkek (1 million) Area: 198.5 thousand sq. km., • Mountains 94% (high mountains 70%), • Valleys 6 % • Nationalities: 54% Kyrgyz, 23% Russian, 23% other nationalities (German, Ukrainian, Kazakh, Korean, Tartar, Uigur, Uzbek, Tajik, Dungan) • GDP per capita $ US 7.500; GDP real growth 5,7% • GDP is composed of 39% agriculture, 22% of industry, and 39% of services. • 51% live below poverty line • Sovereignty – 1991 Language: Kyrgyz – state and Russian - official

17. Students activities

19. CEEO book translated to Russian language

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