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The Science Lab: Where sciences and archeology shake hands
Archeology and science go hand in hand: this is what students discover from the fourth year onwards in The Science Lab. They take on the role of researcher and curator by conducting scientific research on real archaeological objects from our …
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Is silence a suspicious sound?
A combination of science, play and experience.
In this fieldwork project we investigate the sounds in nature and the human environment in a scientific way.
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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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STEM project WALL-E and the last plant on earth: Course
We link this STEM project to the Pixar film WALL-E to make a link between plants and life on earth. Why do we need plants and what do plants need to grow? Students then start an algae culture through a growth experiment. They monitor this with …
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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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Build your first mini satellite: Raspberry Pi for beginners
Learn to perform measurements on an unmanned flight:
- use a Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller;
- initiation for real beginners, no prior knowledge or experience required;
- explanation and practical exercises, under the guidance of an experienced …
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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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Become a WaterWise class or school: Traject
Become a WaterWise class or school from September 2024. Take up the challenge together to teach students to make sustainable choices and thus reduce their water footprint at school in terms of food, clothing, paper, direct water... This is how we …
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Exploring the carillon of the University Library in Leuven
Did you know that the carillon is a Flemish invention (anno 1510!) and that Leuven belongs to the worldwide top with five carillons? Discover all about this enormous instrument with your class during a visit to the library tower. The carillon in …
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The Soundmaker
In recent months, the former F-Experience Museum in Heuvelland has been transformed into De Klankmakerij. You compete with each other on the basis of hands-on assignments and sound games. Anyone who has gone through all the stages of the …
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Open card. Region under the microscope: Project
The project encourages residents, visitors, volunteers, etc. to discover, investigate and map the wide area around De Helix. Since 2015, De Helix has been organizing a whole series of activities with many different people and groups, of all ages. …
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GUM for teachers: Educational offer
Schools can go to the GUM for interactive tours and workshops about scientific thinking and the way you do science. The GUM challenges a critical view and stimulates scientific literacy. What exactly does a scientist do? Is a researcher allowed to …
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