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European Citizenship Common Education Program for Integrated Europe: Erasmus+ project
European Citizenship Common Education Program for Integrated Europe is an Erasmus+ project. The project delivered a handbook for teachers to integrate into their teaching curriculum, the project also designed a mobile app to aim to provide EU …
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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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European citizenship in the classroom: Cases for empowered EU citizens
The impact of the EU on everyday life is huge, but not always visible. Transforming young people into informed and empowered EU citizens requires active learning to prepare them for social responsibility and democratic participation.
This book offers …
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Qualitative determination of sulphites in wine
Almost every label on a bottle of wine states that the wine contains 'sulfites'. Sulphites are therefore a frequently used additive during the vinification process because many winegrowers are convinced that they are indispensable to …
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The critical micelle concentration of sodium dodecyl sulfate
The determinations of the critical micelle concentrations (cmc) for ionic surfactants using specific conductivity measurements are excellent research projects for students and pupils to gain insight into some properties of substances in solution. …
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Giving an extra dimension to classic equilibrium tests
Chemical equilibrium is a difficult topic theoretically. By studying the complexation reactions in an aqueous solution of a copper salt with hydrogen chloride and with ammonia, it can be made clear that there is a single reaction system.
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Experiment with copper nanoparticles to show color changes
In this contribution, we discuss a student project where copper nanoparticles were prepared by reducing copper (II) sulfate using sodium borohydride. The use of iodide ions provides the necessary stabilization of the nanoparticles formed. The …
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The discovery of argon and the importance of accurate data analysis
John William Strutt, third baron of Rayleigh (1842-1919), is one of the most impressive figures in the history of the natural sciences. He is best known for his explanation of the blue color in the sky caused by Rayleigh scattering. It is less …
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Synthesis of gold colloids from honey
Gold colloid synthesis is a colorful nanochemical experiment. In this
contribution we discuss a student project where gold colloids are prepared from
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Determine the critical micelle concentration
Surfactants tend to form micelles in solution. The critical
micelle concentration is an important parameter for describing stability
of micelles. In this article we describe a relatively simple experiment through which
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Digital learning in the pandemic: Handbook best practices
During the 2020–2021 academic year, the global pandemic gave the Europeana community of educators the opportunity to become more relevant in their work of integrating digital culture in learning practices and to grow even further. Events …
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Phyphox: Experiments
A number of Phyphox experiments that students can perform with their smartphone.
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