Sucre4Stem: A K-12 Educational Tool for Integrating Computational Thinking and Programming Across Multidisciplinary Disciplines
Sergio Trilles, Aida Monfort‐Muriach, Enrique Cueto-Rubio, Carmen López-Girona, Carlos Granell · IEEE Transactions on Education · 2024
This article discusses the latest developments of theSucre4Stemtool, as part of theSucreinitiative, which aims to promote interest in computational thinking and programming skills in K-12 students. The tool follows the Internet of Things approach and consists of two prominent components: 1)SucreCoreand 2)SucreCode.SucreCoreincorporates an advanced microcontroller packaged in a more compact design and enables wireless connectivity.SucreCode, the block-based visual programming tool, supports two different sets of blocks depending on the education grade, and facilitates wireless communication withSucreCore. At the educational level,Sucre4Stemfosters new group dynamics and encourages students to experiment real-world projects by promoting the “programming to learn” approach to concepts from other disciplines as opposed to the strategy widely applied in schools of “learning to program” in isolation.