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The present study is about to represent the results of an implementation of a STEAM program which encompasses activities planned out by engineering design. In particular, students of secondary school are supposed to design and construct a piece of Jean Tinguely’s art˙ the Swiss artist Jean Tinguely represents 20th century’s kinetic art. Pieces of art that Tinguely made were full of Science, Technology, Mechanics, Art and Mathematics as the five aspects of STEAM Education. The main assumption of this study was the establishment of 21st century’s skills by a STEAM educational program.
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Dr Gianna Katsiampoura
is an historian of Science specialized in Critical Studies of Science. She is Assistant Professor on History of Science and Critical Education at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She is assistant editor of Almagest, correspondent member of International Academy of the History of Science and secretary/treasurer of the IDTC-Inter-divisional Teaching Commission (DLMPST/IUHPST/DHST/IHPST)
