1. Elementary school engineering, anchored in technical demanding missions, as motivating factor for children’s tipping point experience Birger Brevik Akershus University College, Norway Magnus Wallenborg TekNO Uppsala University, Sweden &

2. 7 municipalities Population: 300,000 K-6 pupils: 20,000 Uppsala Region Ringerike Region 3 municipatities Population: 40,000 K-6 pupils: 3,000

3. High skills Basic skills Teacher training Teacher support Flexibility Employability Basic knowledge Young people’s interest in science, science education and scientific careers Crazy scientist Disagreements Carrer opportunities? Teacher’s interest Theoretical Hard work Big Science High expectation in science and technology

4. Schools apply Pre-visit The school visit Workshops for the teachers Networking Visit to a local industry or workplace The method of the project

5. The Swedish TekNO - buss

6. The Norwegian teknobuss

7. The mission Our missions are workplace related Simple to understand Time effective Stimulates high activities trough the whole work

9. Conditions Variable ages Variable grope size Variable physical spaces Variable adult support Variable knowledge Important to succeed Important to have enough time Drive forwardTurnDrive back

10. Summery