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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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Child with ink spots: Street art trail with teaching package
Child with ink spots is a street art trail in Turnhout, you will find the lesson package in the appendix.
It is 1892. Senne is 11 years old and a factory child. Like many children, he works in one of the Turnhout printing companies. The work is hard …
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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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Temperature control setup: Learning path
This digital learning path contains exercises about temperature control. The exercises are based on the setup about temperature control. You can also find these assignments as downloadable teaching materials .
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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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Apple Grape Wine: STEM Project
By applying the learning material from different subjects in an integrated manner, your students will work to gain a number of insights. According to the principle of problem-solving thinking and application of STEM didactics, your students will …
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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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Astro Pi: Your code in the Space Station
The European Astro Pi Challenge offers your students the opportunity to conduct scientific research in space by writing computer programs that run on Raspberry Pi computers on board the International Space Station.
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