Bloom with a BLOOM (a computer model of a loom)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.55630/mem.2023.52.137-147Keywords:
loom, weaving, computer modeling, turtle geometry, constructionism, block-based programming, STEAMAbstract
This article describes a computer model of a loom and a case study of a 10-year old child using the model to weave a real rug. The application of the model for weaving a real rug, the accompanying experiments and the involvement of the participants: the child, the master weaver, the parent and the teacher, show how technology can be used in such a manner as to make learning by doing and sharing its results happen in harmony with the ideas behind the STEAM education.
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