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also enables the children to use their mathematical
knowledge to interpret the charts and work with
variables in order to compare the data. Another
example of the usefulness of this tool can be seen at
School No. 19 in Las Margaritas. The 35 children
attending this school studied the different types of
soil in theory but also in practice. They began by
looking at a video on the subject as part of the
See to Learn programme (also by E.dúcate), which
adapts to the presence of different year groups at the
rural school. Then, with sensor in hand, they visited a
nearby quarry to observe and measure the different
characteristics of the soil through the variables of
acidity, temperature and humidity. Once back in
the classroom, they plotted and compared the
measurements against those of their peers.
The sensor, together with the kit from the Exploration
Zone programme for conducting experiments, are
the only materials for working in natural sciences.
“Science materials didn’t exist in the schools”,
explains the head of the Puntas de Santa Fe
School, Marisol Reina, who has been a teacher in
“The experience of working in
the field is nice but sometimes
you lack motivation. For this
reason, the main contribution of
this programme is to give you a
reason to keep up-to-date and
the option to review practices”,
says Marisol Reina, director of the Puntas de
Santa Fe School.
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