INSTRUMENTAL SUPPORT OF STEM EDUCATION IN PRIMARY SCHOOL

Abstract

The socialization of children takes place in an environment of "growth in the digital world" today. These children are significantly different from children who went to school 5-10 years ago, because the use of interactive games, various gadgets, computerization of educational and social services has become commonplace, a daily occurrence. As a result, the age barrier of targeted use of information and communication technologies today has decreased from the traditional 8-10 years to 4-5 years. This explains the ideology of changes in education regarding the end-to-end application information and communication technologies in the educational process. As part of the modernization of the Ukrainian school, special attention is paid to the concept of STEM, which logically reflects social change and provides appropriate introduction to educational practice of new technologies aimed at intensifying the educational process, improving forms and methods of teaching, expanding the range of practical skills. It is shown that the introduction of elements of STEM-education in the educational practice of primary school involves the use of specialized STEM-tools. The article is devoted to highlighting the didactic possibilities of STEM-tools as an instrumental support for the use of elements of STEM-education in the education of primary school children. It is revealed that an important role in achieving positive results in the implementation of STEM-education belongs to its instrumental support, which provides an opportunity to implement experimental, design, inventive activities of students in the educational process. A list of specialized STEM-tools aimed at primary school students, which the teacher can use to organize an experiment, research.