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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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STEM computer: STEM project
This project aims to stimulate computational thinking in primary education and the transition to secondary education. To this end, twenty practical examples are elaborated that are illustrative of a STEM approach with integration of computational …
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The apostates
Music is everywhere! Using everyday objects and a lot of waste we turn the whole class into a real disposable orchestra! How about a drum set of old pans and lids? Or a pan flute of pet bottles, a banjo of a soup can and old guitar strings, a root …
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World cuisine: Prepare a snack together
The workshop starts with a short introduction about the country where the snack comes from. The teacher then goes over the ingredients step by step and briefly discusses each product used. After that, each student gets the chance to get started …
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Getting started with Whizzkids, ICT integration in the classroom: Training
What about all those computers in the classroom? How can you use them efficiently in the classroom?
To reduce the digital divide, Whizzkids organizes free ICT competitions integrated within the final objectives. The pedagogical and didactic use of ICT …
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Plant cuttings: Workshop
Roll up your sleeves during this workshop in The World of Kina: the Garden, the Ghent nature museum for children and young people.
Plants can multiply without the intervention of seeds. That way
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Science behind the bath bombs: Workshop
In this workshop the children each put together their own bath bomb with scents and colors of their own choosing. While they are messing around together, they also learn something about the science behind the bath bomb.
Why is he buzzing anyway? And …
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The classroom of that time: Experience workshop
The School of Then is a museum about the history of education. Visitors can (re)experience the school atmosphere of that time. We collect and display a broad educational collection.
In the workshop 'The Class of Then', the children experience what …
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The honeybee: Exhibition in The world of Kina, the Garden
In The World of Kina: the Garden, the Ghent nature museum for children and young people, one of the museum rooms is completely dedicated to the hard worker, the honey bee.
Honey bees are our smallest pets. On warm, sunny days they fly tirelessly from …
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The human body: Exhibition
In The world of Kina: the House, the nature museum for children and young people, you will find two museum rooms about the human body.
You can visit the halls with a guide, or accompany your class group independently.
Preschoolers and students in the …
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Look at it differently
Each of us is unique and different. Yet we want to be the same, to fit in, not to stand out... We are often afraid to show ourselves to others, for fear of being perceived as different.
In this workshop, participants individually experience what …
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Discoverit: Microworld
With this learning tool, your classroom will be transformed into a laboratory for two hours. With the aim of having students work like real researchers with professional equipment.
A selection from the experiments:
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