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Bring Innovation to life: Project InnoVET
Within this InnoVET project, teachers can achieve their curriculum objectives in a project-based manner by simultaneously professionalizing themselves in themes that they consider important for themselves and their students. The schools realize …
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See-through compressor: Project InnoVET XR
Thanks to this project, a Mixed Reality application was created to allow students to get started with the screw compressor. Initially, students can look at the most important parts via an individual learning path. Secondly, students can carry out …
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Process lab, a didactic lab with measurement and control techniques: Project InnoVET
Due to updated curricula within the study area of Chemistry, students and teachers of, among others, the study options Biotechniques (second grade) and Biotechnological and Chemical Engineering (third grade) must acquire a lot of new content. …
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Dual learning: Electricity sector
In this article you will find information about dual learning for secondary education, dual learning for adult education and the system of 'Learning and Working' for the directions that lead to a profession in the electricity sector.
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Festo: Festo4Students
Festo develops solutions for automation and provides technical training. They make various learning resources available via their didactic website, such as:
- practice bundles,
- presentations,
- knowledge files,
- learning systems,
- circuit diagram …
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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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Climate, energy and a mountain full of sun: Visit to Fabriek Energiek
Divided into small groups, the students independently go through the themes in this collection during a visit to the Fabriek Energiek educational center.
The following themes are discussed:
- what is climate;
- fossil fuels;
- measuring CO₂; …
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SCARA robots in secondary education: Project InnoVET
The project leans towards IoT projects and digital skills. It is part of the world of micromanufacturing, mainly robots, cobots and digital manufacturing techniques. The project aims to teach the students how to build and use a new SCARA robot. …
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Repair café: Repairman for the class
Tips for visiting a Repair Café or a professional repairer in the area with your class. Or to possibly invite a repairer to class.
During such a visit or class discussion, students discover what volunteer or professional repairers do, but also …
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Chemistry in a glass: Dyes in food
Why does tea have a brown color? Is the red food coloring in some candies and Campari made from tiny insects? Why can't jenever be distilled in an iron barrel? You will find answers to these and other questions in this volume.
In the classroom you …
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Gears: Accompanying material
You will get an overview of terminology related to gears, such as:
- lurch,
- direction,
- angular velocity,
- gear ratio,
- torque (torque).
All these concepts are explained using illustrated examples.
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The history of the bicycle: Overview
This article covers the evolution of the bicycle in five steps, from balance bike to bicycle.
- Laufmachines and hobby horses
- Pedals on the balance bike
- Higher, faster and... more dangerous
- the tricycle
- A safety on pneumatic tires
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