Development of Program aided Science and Technology Education based on Making Things

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We researched a questionnaire about the present condition on making things and education, and the need and problem on those were examine. The children were interest in the activities of making things, but they didn't have enough time for those because class hours were reduced in school. By the teaching materials developed by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, the lessons of making things were given. The children were interest in all teaching materials developed in this studies.The items of practical lessons are follows:1) Teaching materials on making chopsticks in Life Environment StudiesThe lessons of making chopsticks in Life Environment Studies were conducted in order to offer attractions of making thing to elementary lower students2) Means of guidance for drawing by wooden puzzleFor recognizing the three dimensional space, students made the wooden puzzle on technology lesson in Junior High School. Through the making and structuring the puzzle, it was clear that students steadily recognized the three dimensional space.3) Teaching materials on Angklung4) Practice of Lesson on Science by Lego Mindstorms5) Development of hybrid Generator6) Battery charger for portable phone, portable LED light and power supply for emergencyStudents in Junior High School were interest in technology of energy exchange contained saving energy.7) Wind power generatorIn order to spread the making things and education, events for the making things was convened at the World Exposition 2005 in Aichi. Participants responded affirmatively to events of the making things.