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Classics in the classroom: Gezelle for new generations of readers
Article in which the author shares experiences and tips about a project in which young readers are encouraged to read old texts and in particular texts by Guido Gezelle.
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Flame tests with tea light holders
Metal salts dissolved in methanol color beautifully in the flame. These are very simple
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Synthesis of gold colloids from electronic waste
In this article, we discuss the synthesis of starch stabilized gold colloids, starting from gold recovered from electronic waste. The recycled gold was cleaned with concentrated nitric acid and dissolved in aqua regia. After evaporating the acidic …
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Synthesis of quantum dots from lemon juice
Fluorescent quantum dots are created when lemon juice is carbonated with a heating plate. This synthesis is simple and can be performed by secondary school students. Also view the accompanying video .
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Building learning labs and innovative learning spaces
A practical guide developed by European Schoolnet to support schools and teachers in the roll-out of STEM labs and a Future Classroom. The secondary school RHIZO Lyceum OLV Vlaanderen is described in this guide as a practical example.
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Apollo - 50 years of the moon landing
Half a century ago, Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon. A total of twelve astronauts would be walking around on our nearest neighbor. The first moon landing kept the whole world glued to the TV set, the last flight received hardly any …
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STEM is Popular: The Human Body and Science
The Coppens brothers put their body to the test from a scientific point of view every week in The Body of Coppens .
They use the inquiry-based learning strategy:
- What would happen if…?
- Why is our experiment not (yet) successful?
- How do we adjust …
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Detecting Earthquakes: Seismology in the Classroom
Chinese dragons predicting earthquakes? Waves of glowing jelly babies ? Spaghetti that can withstand an earthquake?
In this article, some teachers explain how they discuss geophysics with their students.
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LEGOCAT (Computer Aided Technology) International
Together with international partners from Sweden, Greece, Hungary and Italy and the LEGO company VTI Veurne explores the possibilities of LEGO Mindstorms NXT LEGO and in education. An interpretation of "experimental mechanics and electricity is …
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