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This paper presents a framework of using mobile technology as cognitive tools and uses research data from several Singapore primary schools to illustrate how to design and assess such learning activities. This design-based research uses handheld computers as cognitive tools to facilitate students’ inquiry-based learning on environmental issues — 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle).