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Sustainable mobility
This webinar is given by Cathy Macharis, VUB professor of sustainable mobility. Based on the 8 Rs, she outlines how mobility can be sustainable. She explains each key word clearly and without difficult words.
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Citizen movement Klimaan: Local climate projects
In this webinar, Tris Segers, an employee of the Mechelen citizen movement Klimaan, outlines how you can deal with our commons with care: soil, water, energy, mobility, air, etc. She illustrates this using some local projects and initiatives.
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Sustainable chemistry - WEZO 5
This exercise on sustainable chemistry discusses the various energy sources, as well as raw materials and waste processing.
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Do small nuclear power plants save the climate?
Marc Alexander, the speaker of this webinar, is a member of the March 11 Movement 2015. This organization advocates 100% renewable energy and strives for a social and just transition. During his presentation he refutes the alleged advantages of …
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Roasting coffee with solar energy: Example of sustainable entrepreneurship
In this webinar, Gert Lindhout gives an example of dynamic and sustainable entrepreneurship. He is co-owner of coffee company Ray&Jules, works at CEE Cleantech and is co-founder of Mic Mac Miniscule. He testifies to how good business …
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The greenhouse effect and climate change - Lernova aardrijkskunde 1
Gain insight into climate change and global warming with our educational video.
We explore the complex relationship between human activities and climate change, and highlight how global warming contributes to global climate patterns. This video …
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weADAPT: Climate adaptation
weADAPT is a global cooperation platform on climate change. Discover the latest knowledge, share your own work and connect with others dealing with similar challenges.
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Climate-friendly living: Search
Based on this assignment, students learn how they can live more climate-friendly.
The assignment is structured according to OVUR.
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Climate-smart agriculture: Informative video
An information video about climate-smart agriculture. Sustainable agriculture, with energy and water smart measures. This organic farmer also does short chain sales in the Pajottenland.
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World Water Day@school 2024: Educational package
In the context of World Water Day@school on March 22, 2024, Goodplanet and Join For Water developed the educational project: 'Pip a tile and let it penetrate'
Get started with water research with your class. Examine the playground through blue-green …
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ArcGIS: Exercises
You will find various ArcGIS class tasks or homework tasks here. These are fill-in files in Word:
- familiarize yourself with ArcGIS including creating a public account;
- check the characteristics of the Mercator projection experimentally; …
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Biomass from wet nature
Biomass from waterlogged nature can store extra carbon in the soil. Can it also contribute to a sustainable business model through farm composting? We will find out through the European Interreg project Carbon Connects.
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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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EDUbox, Energy: Interactive video lesson
The VRT EDUbox is digital and ready-made teaching material around one social theme. The EDUbox contains text, video, digital tools, interactive exercises and discussion moments.
The EDUbox exists in different forms. The interactive video lesson is the …
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EDUbox Energy: Learning path
The VRT EDUbox is digital and ready-made teaching material about one social theme. The EDUbox contains text, videos, digital tools, interactive assignments and discussion moments.
The EDUbox exists in different forms. The interactive HTML is conceived …
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Climate Clash
What factors influence the warming of our climate?
Two or more teams compete against each other to complete assignments.
While discussing, your students will gain insight into the factors that can influence the warming of our climate.
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Belgium: Climate
This digital exercise helps you learn more about the climate in Belgium. While completing the multiple choice questions you will learn more about:
- fragmentation of natural plant growth,
- various consequences of fragmentation,
- pollution of air, soil, …
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ClimateMission
Would you like to go on an adventure with your class and discover how you can make Antwerp more climate-friendly? Then join us on a Climate Mission!
During this workshop, students dive into the interactive exhibition Antwerp for Climate and learn how …
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Energy backpack
Are there energy guzzlers at your school? Let your students go on a scavenger hunt to investigate the standby consumption, lighting or heating in the classroom. Your students can use the measuring instruments in the backpack to examine the …
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NASA Science: Open Source Science Initiative
The space agency NASA is committed to building an inclusive open science community. Open source science is a commitment to openly sharing software, data and knowledge (such as algorithms, articles, documents, additional information) as early as …
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Industry: Part 3
This digital exercise helps you learn more about energy from the subsurface. While completing the multiple choice questions and fill-in exercises you will learn more about:
- climate change and climate policy,
- closure of Belgian nuclear power …
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Make your voice heard!: Climate justice and voting power
The climate crisis, the consequences of which are now being felt worldwide, can be paralyzing. In this lesson you will discover how Ecuadorians took matters into their own hands and went to the polls: they voted against oil extraction in the …
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FixLogistix: Online game about transport and logistics
Through this free online gaming platform, your students are introduced to logistics processes and professions from the classroom. As a planner, it is their turn to manage various transports with attention to timing, budget and sustainability. …
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UN Canon: The United Nations in 65 windows
The UN Canon is an introduction to the work of the United Nations. The UN is shown behind 65 windows, divided between the organization itself and its fields of work:
- UN organization;
- peace and security;
- development;
- human rights; …
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Second grade secondary school teachers wanted for climate think tank
Are you working on climate change in your lessons? Do you sometimes experience resistance among your students, for example in the form of climate fear or climate fatigue? Are your students already climate-conscious young people who realize how …
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Holding Up the Sky: Teaching Guide
This lesson folder accompanies the film Holding Up the Sky.
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If the shamans stop dancing and life in the rainforest loses its balance, the sky will fall and crush everything. This wisdom is passed on from generation to generation by the …
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Planet B: Lesson folder for the film
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Thirteen-year-old Bo lives in a quiet neighborhood, has a loving family, lots of friends and is doing well in school - a pretty perfect teenage life. Like young people all over the world, Bo is curious, questions everything and is rebellious. …
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The efficiency of a car
This infographic shows the actual inefficiency of our car. After all, he stands still most of the time.
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Do you eat vegetarian?: Audiovisual teaching materials
In this collection you will find audio and video for a lesson on vegetarianism. The editors of The Archive for Education looked for striking images and cut fragments to bring this subject to the classroom. Use the collection to build up your …
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Nuclear energy: Critical explanation
What can we expect from small modular reactors (SMRs)? The media increasingly argue that small modular reactors (SMRs) are sustainable, cheap and safe and justify a possible investment in nuclear power plants in the future. The political …
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MOS cartoons
A dash of humor can sometimes help to discuss difficult topics. MOS therefore invited cartoonists Davo and Floris to explore many sustainability themes.
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The Climate Game: Can you reach net zero?
Climate game that allows students to interactively devise a scenario to develop a zero emissions policy.
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Teaching the Future: Climate Dashboards
This site contains links to climate data dashboards, training materials on how to use them, and other climate resources and projects suitable for education.
You will find historical data on European minimum and maximum temperatures, precipitation, as …
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The sacred nature: Article with inspiring insights
Article that delves deeper into the core insights of the book The Sacred Nature .
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Pixii: Carbon-neutral construction knowledge platform
As a neutral scientific institution and membership organization, Pixii takes carbon neutrality as a starting point for making the built environment more sustainable, based on passive building principles.
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KLIMAX: Inspirational tool for climate education
When and how does climate education reach its goal and what ingredients are needed for this? How do you approach climate lessons or projects (differently)? Get the most out of it with the inspiration tool KLIMAX from Duurzaam Educatiepunt …
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Climate education with impact: Framework text on effective climate education
When does climate education have an impact? What didactic approach is needed? What scientific insights already exist? Arteveldehogeschool and Duurzaam Educatiepunt (Department of the Environment) looked into it together.
This publication brings …
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Food forest: Film review
OVUR assignment for the film Food Forest (Louis De Jaeger). The students first look for more information about the documentary maker. Then they watch the movie. Finally, they reflect on what they saw.
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2040, join the regeneration: Film review
OVUR assignment for the film 2040: join the regeneration . The students first look for more information about the film and the solutions provided. Then they watch the movie. Finally, they reflect on what they saw.
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Heat pumps, solar panels and wind energy, what you always wanted to know.
With these three educational brochures we want to provide teachers of various educational levels and secondary school students with the necessary information about heat pumps , solar panels and wind energy concisely and in understandable language. It …
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The core trip: Audiovisual teaching material
In this collection you will find audio and video for a lesson about the nuclear trip. The editors of Het Archief voor Onderwijs searched for striking visual material and clipped fragments to bring this subject to the classroom. Use the collection …
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Highways of the oceans
In this resource, students will use a multimedia module to learn about ocean currents, the highways of the oceans. They learn how important the ocean currents are to understanding the local climate.
With the help of a hands-on activity, they will …
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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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Green Deal: Workshop
During the workshop European Green Deal, towards a sustainable future, students are introduced to the EU's comprehensive environment and climate plan.
We outline today's environmental and climate problems and the need for a profound change in our …
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EU Got the Power: Card Game and Educational Kit
The EU Got the Power project aims to stimulate reflection and debate among secondary school students on current energy challenges and the actions to be taken to ensure safe, sustainable and affordable energy.
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Climate footprint: Sustainable compared to a fast fashion T-shirt
European consumption of textiles has the fourth largest impact on the environment and climate change, after food, housing and mobility. Textile consumption is also in the top three factors that place the most pressure on water and land use and in …
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Climate issues: Suitcase Turnhout
The news increasingly talks about temperature records, melting ice caps and glaciers, drought, floods, etc. Do students know what role climate change plays in this? What does the future of our planet look like according to scientific models? Many …
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Ideas for transition in the future: Article with inspiring insights
Article in which insights and arguments are given for a transition in the future.
These are based on the book Omarm de chaos by Jan Rotmans and Mischa Verhejden.
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Amazon Rainforest: Kahoots Series! - Zone 4
Series of Kahoots! with the theme, Logging in the Amazon Forest of Zone 4 . The following topics are discussed:
- Where is the Amazon Rainforest?
- Video: National Geographic: Rainforests 101
- What is the importance of the tropical rainforest?
- Video: …
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The impact of the clothing industry on the climate and environment: Teaching package
Did you know that the fashion industry is responsible for 10% of the greenhouse gases emitted by humans?
Why is it that this industry is so harmful to the climate and the environment? And why does it take so much water to make one t-shirt? What does …
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Climate citizens: From climate controversy to climate connection
- How do we create a climate for dialogues about climate in the classroom?
- Can you take the plane for a short vacation?
- Can technology solve the climate problem?
- Is a vegetarian a better person than a carnivore?
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Climate Detectives: Become a climate detective and make a difference
This project was made possible by ESA. It challenges students to make a difference in understanding and protecting the Earth's climate. Students go through three phases.
- In phase 1 they look for a local climate problem. They formulate a research …
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The impact of groundwater extraction on vegetation: Syllabus and assignments
The students carry out a project and learn about desiccation and the impact on groundwater-dependent vegetation. The physical principles of groundwater flow are discussed. The package also includes exercises in the online GIS portals Geopunt and …
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Climate issues: Loan case Lier
The news increasingly talks about temperature records, melting ice caps and glaciers, drought, floods, etc. Do students know what role climate change plays in this? What does the future of our planet look like according to scientific models? Many …
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Climate problem: Suitcase Zelzate
The news increasingly talks about temperature records, melting ice caps and glaciers, drought, floods, etc. Do students know what role climate change plays in this? What does the future of our planet look like according to scientific models? Many …
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Climate warming
If we want our children to live in a clean and healthy environment, now is the time to do something about it. The earth is not doing well. The planet is warming.
On this interactive website you will find theory, videos, but also exercises and …
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Biodiversity under pressure: Crack the climate code
Biodiversity under pressure is all about biodiversity, climate and how these two factors influence each other. The students go into our nature garden to take a closer look at the local biodiversity. In this way they discover what biodiversity …
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Sffrds!: Climate Change Self-Help
Sffrds! is the title of a booklet about climate change. It is also the basis for our lessons on climate change and related topics, from distinguishing fake news to the circular economy.
This publication explains in simple language the connection …
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Our Blue Marble
Our Blue Marble is a free in-depth guide and a guide for teachers and educators. The content addresses the relationship between human actions on the one hand and the critical problems of climate change, the loss of biodiversity, the linear economy …
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#ipullitmijaan
What we can do for the climate goes so much further than putting on a thick sweater and turning down the heating. Rising energy prices, long periods of drought, floods... show us that we have to approach things differently. More and more people …
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Climate Change: Causes, Consequences and Solutions
Climate change ... how exactly does that work?
MOS offers teachers who focus on climate education guidance in the form of a climate mind map and an accompanying text. The climate mind map provides a single summary of what is involved in climate …
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Climate at school
Climate Education is an enlightening website that helps children and young people understand the challenges of climate change and take action! The most important information about climate change is clearly bundled and tailor-made. Teachers have …
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Radiation Balance: Flashcards - Zone 4
These flashcards are part of chapter one of theme two: The system earth out of balance.
You can practice the following concepts with this exercise:
- short-wave radiation,
- longwave radiation,
- albedo,
- radiation balance,
- energy conversion, …
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Consequences of the enhanced greenhouse effect: Flashcards - Zone 4
You can practice the following concepts with this exercise:
- climate change,
- permafrost(soil),
- glacier,
- negative feedback,
- positive feedback.
You can only go through the (partial) practice set four times in the free Quizlet version. You can also take …
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ClimateScience: Educational website
ClimateScience is a science-based organization and a movement for people who want to learn how to take better climate action.
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Causes and consequences of climate change
The news increasingly talks about temperature records, melting ice caps and glaciers, drought, floods...
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Exploring the soil
CurieuzeNeuzen has previously received a lot of attention. Tubes for nitrogen dioxide measurement were hung throughout Flanders in 2018 and the air quality results were eagerly shared.
In 2021, the University of Antwerp launched a new …
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Climate test for secondary education
How does your action help the climate? Do the test!
In response to #Iktrekhetmijaan, MOS developed two self-tests, one for primary education and one for secondary education. With the self-tests, the students reflect on a planned climate …Downloadable resource -
Solutions to the climate problem
This lesson package is about solutions to the climate problem. It discusses the challenges, difficulties and additional benefits that the solutions bring.
A distinction is made between climate solutions by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and climate …
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Handsome Buds: Research into the emergence of leaf buds
The fact that leaf buds of trees emerge in the spring is an annual natural highlight. Scientists are not yet entirely sure why leaf buds emerge earlier one year than another. Various controlling factors are known, such as day length, temperature …
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Animal: Lesson map at the movie
In this lesson folder you will find various ideas to get started in the classroom around the film Animal.
Bella and Vipulan are both 16 years old and belong to a generation that is convinced that their future is under threat. Climate change and the …
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Climate change: Brochure
Czech brochure explaining how and why climate change education is important.
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Climate: Pocket book with cartoons
Pocket book with cartoons related to the climate and agriculture.
You can use them as an introduction, discussion material or resource.
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Climate-friendly travel: Watch and listen assignment
In the video of VRT NWS , the plane, the Flixbus and the train are compared as means of transport for a holiday. This can also give rise to a debate about the climate and the theme of sustainability.
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Something new under the sun? Man and climate throughout history: Course
The climate crisis is increasingly dominating our lives. The summer of 2022 brought unprecedented monsoons in Pakistan and dry rivers in large parts of Europe. A year earlier, the Meuse Valley was flooded and climate deaths also occurred in the …
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Energy: Theme MOS
Do you want to work with your school on the theme of energy? That is always a good idea, because sustainable energy consumption benefits both the energy bill and the climate.
Could you use some help with this? Contact your provincial MOS supervisor.
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How does sunlight become electricity?
In almost every street you will find houses with solar panels on the roof. Maybe you also have one on your roof? But how do these things actually work? How does sunlight become electricity? Bart Vermang works on it every day at UHasselt and is …
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Why is it so difficult to predict climate change?
Will we have summers here with an average of 25, 35 or 45 degrees in 10 years? Nobody seems to know. And yet hundreds of scientists are forecasting climate change. Why is that so difficult? Due to the mathematical models, Prof. Dr. Ir. …
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Should we prepare for a new ice age?
If we are to believe just about everyone except Donald Trump, the earth is warming at an unprecedented rate. But could it not be that our planet will soon simply cool down again and that a new ice age is coming? Should we prepare for a life in a …
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ABC of the climate
This mini-encyclopedia of climate provides a short but accurate explanation of the many keywords related to climate change. At the same time, this booklet offers a striking vision of the climate and underlying crises. It also mentions a lot of …
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The Climate Fresk of Climate Collage: Game Cards
During the three-hour interactive workshop The Climate Fresk you will learn whether your students know the essence of the climate challenge and you learn to take climate action.
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Climate change: An apology to the next generations?
Video that looks back on mistakes made in the past. In addition, the question is asked whether in fifty years we will have to apologize for global warming.
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Limburg VOTE! 2020-2021: Safe wind energy
A simple windmill does not meet the safety requirements because of the possibility of runaway in strong winds. That is why we made a windmill with rotating blades that can be placed out of the wind. This generates energy for rechargeable bicycles …
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Leuven, sustainable city: Fuel Podcast
Episode 3, about Leuven, of the podcast Fuel.
The city offers a solution to many challenges. We are not saying that, but someone who should know: Lies Corneillie, Alderman for Housing, Equal Opportunities and Global Policy in Leuven.
Lies is our …
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Towards a sustainable use of space: Framework text for education
Working, relaxing, moving, shopping, living... everything we do, we do somewhere. And in some places it is best to let nature take its course. All this must be possible on the 13,625 km² that Flanders is large.
How do we use this surface area to …
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Groundwater levels: Explanation video
Should we be concerned about low groundwater levels?
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About water: Podcast Fuel
Episode 1, Over Water, of the Fuel podcast.
In this first episode of Fuel they talk about the shortage of water with water expert Marjolein Vanoppen. She explains in understandable language how things are in Flanders (but also in the world), what the …
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Greenhouse Effect: PhET Simulation
In the simulation of PhET Colorado, a number of questions are asked about the amplification and the natural greenhouse effect.
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Curiosities in the garden
The Curieuzeneuzen in de tuin website contains teaching packages that focus on various aspects of the soil ecosystem and climate change, with extra attention for drought, heat waves and the resilience of our soil. We provide games, links to useful …
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Nuclear Power: Quest Sequence
Assignments in which students think about the difference between green energy and nuclear energy. They look at various reports to fill in the work bundle.
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Noah's Ark and Climate Change
The story of the Flood and Noah's Ark is well known worldwide. It is thousands of years old. Does Noah have anything to tell us about our current era of global warming?
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Breath 1, Tsunami: Less Suggestion
Lesson idea to discuss the book Breathe 1 in class.
About the book
2165. After a series of severe natural disasters, ordinary life on earth has been destroyed. Some survivors hold their own in guarded settlements. Others roam alone or in gangs. In …
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This is how other schools engage in sustainability education: Nice examples of MOS
Many schools want to share their expertise with you and show you how they approach sustainability issues. The MOS reporters gathered inspiring ideas.
We already have many examples of schools that work successfully on themes such as:
- playground …
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Environmental: Course
In this course you will find the various applications of hybrid drives, which protect energy resources and significantly reduce CO₂ emissions.
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Sustainable Construction: Kamp C
Kamp C is an information center on sustainable building of the Province of Antwerp.
An information center for private (re) builders, it has become a knowledge and educational site that also at the service of education and business world.
With a …
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Energy: Calculating Consumption
Simple exercises where students calculate:
- the consumption of electric machine is;
- the price of the amount of energy is used;
- the difference is in the purchase and consumption of an A + A ++ and a refrigerator.
The assignments are part of the …
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Biodiversity: Listening assignment
Students watch a documentary in which Dirk Draulans draws up a state of affairs about biodiversity in Belgium. Afterwards, the students solve questions about the documentary.
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The String Game: Impact Consumption Choices
This game aims to make students aware of the impact that our food model has on the environment, the socio-economic climate and health. The consequences of our consumption choices are expressed visually, they are represented symbolically with a …
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Young people and technology: Comfortable and energy-efficient buildings
This video shows that young people are concerned about climate warming. Often they take action themselves by moving as much as possible on foot or by bike, or by becoming more efficient with electricity. But the business community also …
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Save our planet: Online board game
After the launch of the bio-economy learning module Save the planet: Bio-economy course and the physical board game Save Our Planet, the online version of the game is now also finished.
Students can play the game online with each other. All they need …
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