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Engineering sunscreen: STEM project
Every year, thousands of people in Belgium are diagnosed with skin cancer, a worrying reality that reminds us how important it is to protect ourselves from the harmful effects of the sun. Sunlight can also lead to serious health problems such as …
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Take a closer look at your region: Inspiration booklet
With this inspiration booklet you put yourself in the shoes of a researcher to discover your own region. With various questions, tips and assignments, De Helix invites you to look at the environment with an open and different view.
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EDUbox Energy: Teaching package
The VRT EDUbox is digital and ready-made teaching material around one social theme, tailored to students. It consists of text, video, digital tools, interactive assignments, discussion moments ...
This EDUbox deals with the theme of energy.
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The influence of health behavior on fertility: Teaching package
The influence of health behavior on fertility is part of the new educational goals. On this web page you will find teaching material that has been validated in terms of content by fertility experts.
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Ecological footprint: Teaching idea
Elaborated group work in which students learn more about the ecological footprint of themselves and an ordinary household.
After the introduction and calculating their own footprint, the students work in groups to see how they can reduce their …
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STEM skills curriculum: kindergarten through first grade of secondary education
The STEM skills learning path is an instrument that maps the development process of STEM skills in students and that can be used, among other things, for evaluation. Teachers often work content-oriented on STEM projects and focus less on them …
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Out with a bang!: STEM project
In this STEM project, students are challenged to design and create an escape room for their fellow students. They will have to use their STEM knowledge and skills to escape.
This project is used as a synthesis project to refresh their learning at the …
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Inspector STEM: STEM project
Remains have been found in the mountains. The police don't know if this is one
a recent, suspicious death or a historically valuable find. Your students will need to use their scientific knowledge and research skills to do this
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Microbial fuel cell: STEM project
In this STEM project your students are confronted with the current energy crisis. With this problem in mind, they will go through several phases to ultimately build a microbial fuel cell (MFC). This voltacell will generate electricity from mud.
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Sea ice from space
In this resource, students explore the polar ice. In a hands-on activity, they explore what happens when the ocean freezes. They will then use satellite images to analyze the concentration and extent of sea ice and see how these parameters have …
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The greenhouse effect and its consequences
This series of activities includes hands-on experiments and the interpretation of satellite images for a better understanding of global warming effects.
In activity 1, students create a model to demonstrate the greenhouse effect and show that higher …
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Infrared webcam hack
This learning tool helps students understand the electromagnetic spectrum and perceive infrared radiation by modifying an inexpensive webcam. It discusses how infrared radiation can be used to obtain information that is not available with visible …
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