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Long live bamboo sticks
Bamboo is a technique developed by artist Antoon Versteegde. Bamboo sticks are connected with elastic bands to create large works of art. We look at some of his works, and also examine bamboo sticks ourselves to discover what makes them so strong. …
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Rocket Fun: Design, Launch and Improve
In this super fun workshop, the participants will look for the properties of an ideal rocket. How many fins are optimal, at what launch angle does the rocket fly the furthest, how sharp should we make the tip, and should it be weighted or not? And …
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Become a Styrofoam architect
The students get to work like real architects: after a short introduction to force distribution and strength theory, they learn the different techniques to design and construct an apartment building with our super fun Styrofoam cutters. But their …
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Rocket Science: Workshop
Roll up your sleeves and build a rocket that will shatter all records.
Method:
Using simple instructions, the students build a water rocket. They can decorate these themselves and then launch them themselves under the guidance of the rocket master. …Translated by
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The Wonderful Walk with audio guide through Ghent
The Wonderful Walk introduces your 9 to 14-year-old students to Ghent while exploring. You will complete STEM assignments at seven stops. How do you measure the height of the statue of Jacob Van Artevelde with its shadow? Learn about colors in the …
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Climate change: Scientific workshop
Every day we hear news about record temperatures, melting ice caps, or floods like last summer. Through this workshop, students discover the causes and consequences of climate change.
In this workshop, students are prepared to become real …
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Spaghetti Bridges: Building and Testing
Building spaghetti bridges is a workshop where children have to make a bridge that spans a certain width using only uncooked spaghetti and a heat glue gun. The group that builds the bridge that can support the most weight without breaking is …
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Discoverit: Astronaut Workshop
This learning resource turns your classroom into an astronaut training center for two hours. The purpose of this is to enable students to work with:
- an electrical circuit,
- solar energy,
- Newton's action-reaction law.
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