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Update of the Flemish material indicators until 2021
Circular materials story: The Flemish circular economy does not yet translate into a reduced material impact.
We are increasingly successful in keeping materials in the cycle. Our reuse and recycling figures are increasing, we are producing more and …
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Matatalab VinciBot
Matatalab VinciBot is a robot set for students aged 8 and over. This set can do more than any other comparable set.
The Matatalab VinciBot Set has diverse and rich functionality, open extensibility and excellent quality.
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Material Matters: Article with inspiring insights
Article providing insights and arguments for a transition from a neoliberal economy to an alternative economy.
These are based on the book Material Matters, the alternative to our predatory construction society by Sabine Oberhuber and Thomas Rau.
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Cardgo: Educational card game about the operation, economy and professions of the port
Cardgo lets your students look inside the port area while playing and learning. They experience the impact of the port on their living environment. From now on, there will no longer be a classic preparation bundle as an introduction to the port …
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STEM kit for projects
Teaching STEM in an attractive way and at the level of your students is child's play thanks to the STEM kit.
The STEM kit is a handy box that contains the materials for four projects. The projects tie in with technology and engineering. Each project …
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Teeth game
Informative goose game with five categories of fifteen questions each:
- the dentist,
- power supply,
- keep your mouth healthy,
- tidbits,
- do-assignments.
The game has a children's version (from 6 years) and an adult version (12+).
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School vegetable garden manual
We eat all day long, but many children do not know that corn, strawberries and lettuce were once small seeds.
Through the school vegetable garden you can introduce children to the wonderful process from seed to plant. The school vegetable garden is …
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Bionics4Education: Construction kit
This learning tool with bio-inspired prototypes and supporting content encourages your students to recreate a natural system (fish, elephant, flower, chameleon or bird). Each construction kit contains the necessary components to create a bionic …
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Recovery economy: Environmentally friendly and financially beneficial
By repairing a product instead of replacing it (purchasing a new product), the lifespan of the product is extended. This saves materials and greenhouse gas emissions during the production of a new product.
For products that consume a lot of energy, …
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The material footprint of Flemish consumption
The materials footprint of Flanders or Raw Material Consumption (RMC) is the total of primary raw materials that are extracted worldwide as a result of Flemish consumption.
These primary raw materials are minerals, fossil raw materials, biomass and …
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Global environmental benefits through local and circular textile consumption
In order to meet our Flemish consumption needs, we currently have to obtain a large part of the required raw materials from abroad. Reuse, recycling and high-quality, local production of textiles can ensure that the extraction of primary raw …
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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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