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Strategic Partnerships for school education 2019-1-PL01-KA201-065137
Project: Teacher4.0 - comprehensive method of implementation of Industry 4.0
concept into didactic practice in primary and secondary schools

We finish with the Firmware, which is the software that is in the EV3 Block and that is programmable
with the EV3 Programme app. (see website: https://www.lego.com/pt-
pt/themes/mindstorms/learntoprogram).

This app is provided free of charge and can be downloaded from the play store. All instructions and
exercises are described on the Lego website where there are explanatory videos as well as precise
guidelines on how to use them. We can access extra information by registering on their website via
an email account.

We can therefore say that the knowledge and use of these forms is a success factor for the transition
of the school to Industry 4.0. They present many advantages, such as the variety of resources
available, their easy access and the possibility of being interpreted in different languages. As for the
disadvantages they require prior knowledge by the teacher about their functionalities and interface,
requiring prior registration based on an email account.

What other materials can we use?

Depending on the knowledge we have regarding the use of electronic components and electricity,
we can use different materials reusing resources. Then we can use an arduino board and explore its
potential in low-cost educational constructions. Here are some examples. With the use of cardboard
soda caps electrical wires, an arduino board and the mblock we can for example explore sounds,
colours, dialogues between characters. Here are some examples (figure 12).

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