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Robots are technological tools of great interest in primary education for many reasons, but mainly for their compatibility with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). However, it is very important to minimize the impact of the technical issues associated to robotics on the teachers, providing simple and functional tools that allow them to focus their attention in the creation of STEM content. To this end, this chapter presents a methodology, based on realistic mathematics, for the integration of educational robotics in primary schools. This methodology has been tested during one semester in the Sigüeiro Primary School (Spain) in the subject of mathematics, with students of different ages ranging from 7 to 11 years old. Two different educational robots, with different features, were used to highlight that the methodology is independent of the robotic platform used. Motivation surveys were administered to the students after the classes. Surveys reported highly successful results, which are discussed in the chapter.
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Bellas, F., Salgado, M., Blanco, T.F., Duro, R.J. (2019). Robotics in Primary School: A Realistic Mathematics Approach. In: Daniela, L. (eds) Smart Learning with Educational Robotics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19913-5_6
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