Base de données

The object of the database within the STEAD project is to provide a concise synoptic view of the evolution and use of electronic domestic goods, derived from the Internet and literature survey conducted by UNIBRAD.  

www.steaddatabase.com

The purpose of the database will be as a reference tool within the classroom during the workshops.  This will aid the school children to explore the relationship not only between science, industrial design and electronic domestic goods but also the cultural influences that the evolutions of these objects have made. 

The database will help children to investigate the related structures between social and gender studies, industrial design and science and technology through exploring the information on the items and the relationships with other items and with people.  This will allow the children to draw their own interpretations from these areas as well as to create their own informed opinions on the future of the evolution of these objects and their impact on society.

The information that will be available to the user will fall under several sections: 

History: illustrating the evolution of the domestic electrical appliance.
Sociology: how the invention and development of the appliance has affected the home environment and how changes in the home have influenced the development of new appliances.
Functionality: how the item works.
Design and development – Present Day
Future of evolution – if and how the item will change, its integration with other household appliances.

The objects presented in the database have been chosen by the partners. These are the objects the children are working on during the workshops.