3D 프린터를 활용한 식물의 구조 프랙털 제작 STEAM 수업이 과학 탐구 능력, 창의적 문제해결력 및 과학적 흥미도에 미치는 효과

Abstract

This study aims to develop a STEAM program to create plant fractals using 3D printer under the theme of plant fractals with repeated figures and to explore its effects. To do this, we developed a STEAM program for the 10th classes and applied it to the 6th grade elementary school students. We found the improved effects in tests of scientific process skills, creative problem-solving ability, and scientific interest. That is, the results showed significant differences in the areas of inference and expectation, which are the areas of scientific process skills, and also showed significant effects in all areas of creative problemsolving ability and scientific interests. In this program, although the nonsubject contents were mainly treated, but background knowledge in order to understand the contents of the study theme by convergent activities of subjects of science, mathematics and arts led to significant effects. Therefore, topic-focused new STEAM programs using 3D printer like this study should be continuously developed and distributed.