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Types of paint
In this learning resource you will see how paint is used as protection, as decoration, as signaling, in painting, and you will be introduced to the important types of paint.
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Natural coloring agents
A natural dye is a dye derived from plants, mushrooms or animals. They can be used for dyeing wool, textiles, hair and food. In this exercise you will become acquainted with different species and their origins. You will also see the link with E …
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Collage: The rules of good composition
How do you make a beautiful collage? That mainly depends on the composition of your elements on your collage. A good composition is the art of organizing elements of a work of art or design into one harmonious and pleasant whole.
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Learning Network STEM Effect: Tools and STEM projects
On this page, primary and secondary education teachers can find didactic instruments to design a STEM activity. The website also contains teaching materials for science, technology and STEM in primary and secondary education.
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Chemistry in a glass: Dyes in food
Why does tea have a brown color? Is the red food coloring in some candies and Campari made from tiny insects? Why can't jenever be distilled in an iron barrel? You will find answers to these and other questions in this volume.
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Biological and chemical water research
In many places in Flanders, a large-scale installation purifies the waste water. In the garden of De Helix this is done on a small scale by marsh plants. The students investigate the treated waste water in the pool at the end of the circuit, on …
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Cookies: The science behind the baking process
Curriculum about baking a cookie with a focus on the scientific concepts that play a role in this. We examine the influence of the ingredients, method of preparation and oven operation on a cookie that comes out of the oven. We study the maillard …
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Practicum: Checklist evaluation
Checklist according to SAM scale of a scientific report of a practical.
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Experiment: Report
This contribution teaches students step by step:
- how to prepare a scientific report;
- which is a hypothesis;
- how to describe the process of their trial;
- how to draw correctly a test fixture;
- the difference between perception and explanation; …
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Blueprint: Practicum
Cyanotypie blueprint or a simple photographic technique for black and white negatives to be printed in blue shades. The sensitized paper is manufactured here myself. Work in a darkened room, a real darkroom is not necessary. This activity can be …
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Covalent compounds
Prerequisites:
Smart lesson activity: atoms and atoms part 1 part 2. metals and non-metals.
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Atoms: Two-part lesson
Lesson 1:
Prerequisites: Understanding atoms, protons, neutrons and electrons.
Intended outcomes:- Learn the structure of an atom;
- With the construction of atoms exercise by adding protons, neutrons and electrons.
Lesson 2:
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