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Green teaching material in the classroom: The role of microalgae
Are you a teacher and would you like to teach your students more about sustainability and alternative food sources in a practical way using microalgae? Then this online webinar is for you.
During the webinar you will, on the one hand, become …
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The Welding Machine: Project InnoVET XR
Welding, everyone knows what it is. Few can do it and even fewer are available on the labor market. The training costs a lot of money. With this new VR application, students and teachers learn semi-automatic welding in a safe environment.
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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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iSTEM: Further training offer
iSTEM's further training offering was expanded and streamlined.
- iSTEM nocturnes: during the spring of 2024, we will explain an iSTEM project every Wednesday evening during an online refresher course;
- iSTEM workshops on evaluation of STEM projects, …
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The kinetics behind the diet coke with mentos experiment
The experiment between diet cola and mentos produces a fascinating fountain, but it also offers an ideal platform for students to explore different facets of chemical kinetics in a fun and motivating way.
This article discusses the experiment …
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Simple synthesis and characterization of CdSe quantum dots
Synthesizing and characterizing quantum dots are colorful experiments
students in the professional bachelor of chemistry. By running
such experiments give students more insight into typical characteristics
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Circularity and innovation in the preparation of apple-grape wine: Project InnoVET
In this article you will receive more information about the InnoVET project, you will receive more information about the structure of the project, the disciplines that are covered and the techniques and didactic methods that are used.
The aim of the …
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Climate Change: Quiz and Toolbox
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4.3 planets per year would be needed, should everyone live in the same way as the average Belgian? Through a quiz, the students discover everything about climate change and what the link is with, for example, biodiversity, inequality …
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PXL University of Applied Sciences: Offer for schools
Schools can contact Hogeschool PXL with a lot of questions. From information about workshops for students, further training for teachers, study choice guidance in the form of information sessions, open lesson days or trial days to organizing a …
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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 first female Flemish chemical engineer Marie-Louise Compernolle 2/2
Marie-Louise Compernolle (1909-2005) graduated from Ghent University in 1932 as the first Flemish female chemical engineer. After working for a number of years as a full-time assistant at the University, she chose, partly because of the …
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In the midst of the French and chemical revolution: Antoine Laurent Lavoisier
Article that elaborates on the contribution of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier.
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