Chain experiment in preschool Erasmus Project

Project Title

Chain experiment in preschool

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for school education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning; Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills

Project Summary

With the project “Chain experiment in preschool”, we addressed two challenges, namely the poorly developed basic skills of young people and the lack of intergenerational cooperation.
The aim of the project was therefore to provide opportunities for the early start of the development of basic technological and scientific skills through intergenerational cooperation among preschool children.
Working with preschool children in the project required special pedagogical knowledge and work methods for building chain links that are adapted to the abilities of preschool children, and the implementation of intergenerational activities must take into account the characteristics and abilities of the elderly. Therefore, in the project, we trained adult education providers, senior mentors to work with children, and preschool teachers to work with the elderly. Preschool children, under the guidance of senior mentors, built a chain experiment in the project.
Chain Experiment consist of mechanical contraptions that are put into the motion in a sequence- resembling well- known toppling rows of dominoes, using the metal sphere as a linking element. The previous article triggers the operation of the next according to the principle of dominoes. The chain consists of independent links, in which many interesting phenomena and physical laws are embedded. As a connecting element between the individual links is a metal ball.
The manual Chain Experiment in preschool developed in the project and published in English, Croatian, Italian, Slovenian and Polish, together with numerous dissemination activities, provided good potential for carrying out activities in the wider area.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 208526,75 Eur

Project Coordinator

Ljudska univerza Jesenice & Country: SI

Project Partners

• Zasavska ljudska univerza
• International College Sp.zo.o
• PUCKO OTVORENO UCILISTE KOPRIVNICA
• Dječji vrtić Tratinčica
• Vrtec Zagorje ob Savi
• Soro Tori
• Istituto Delle Apostole del Sacro Cuore di Gesù