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Vocabulary, food budget and logarithms
What do a writer's vocabulary and one's budget spent on food have to do with each other? Well, more than you might think! The mathematical relationship appears to be logarithmic.
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The interior of a musical instrument: Visual material
Through this article, you will be presented with stunning photographs that reveal the architectural interiors hidden within classical instruments.
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Should gifted students also record intermediate steps?
Gifted students sometimes do not understand why they have to write down intermediate steps in exercises. In this article you will find tips on how to tackle this in the classroom.
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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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The number pi: Facts
In this article you can find 31.4 facts about the number pi.
Fun facts that you can pass on to the students when you are working on the number pi.
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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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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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Energy from sunlight
In this resource, your students will learn about two concepts that influence the design of solar panels for space missions:
- inverse square law,
- angle.
Your students investigate these two concepts on the basis of two small studies with a photovoltaic …
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CanSat: Your satellite in a can
A CanSat is a model of a real satellite in a metal can. Your students will take on the challenge of fitting all the main subsystems of a satellite into this small volume:
- electrical power supply,
- sensors,
- communication system.
The CanSat is then sent …
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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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Understanding the Normal Distribution: Article
This article in the statistics series takes a closer look at the normal distribution and everything that goes with it:
- properties;
- the standard normal distribution;
- z score;
- central limit theorem.
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Calculating and Understanding Confidence Intervals: Article
This article takes a closer look at calculating and understanding confidence intervals. You come across a confidence interval in statistics or SPSS when you start working with samples. A sample is a representative portion of a population that we …
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