First of all, we should establish programming thinking. For a long time to come, using programming to control the movement of objects will become the mainstream, and daily life and work are inseparable from programming thinking. Therefore, as a main line of maker education, we must understand programming thinking and even learn to program.

The programming suitable for primary school students is mainly graphical programming, which lowers the threshold of programming technology. Pupils only need to understand programming thinking and pile up their ideas with building blocks.

Behind the "Maker Classroom"

Gerstein believes that "Maker Classroom" has gradually become popular in recent years, adding a touch of vividness to the monotonous classroom. In recent years, maker education has attracted more and more attention from the society. Many schools have invested a lot of money to buy related equipment to build maker classrooms. 3D printer, laser cutting machine, intelligent robot, unmanned aerial vehicle, open source hardware, notebook computer.

These hardware devices commonly used in maker education are readily available. Although fully equipped, these maker classrooms, which cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of yuan, are gradually being idle by the school. Maker classrooms in many schools have not been applied to daily teaching, and only the display function is open only when the leaders come to visit.