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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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Safety first!: Safety sheets
Working safely in the workplace is of vital importance. In this practical guide Safety First! you will find various sheets about safety such as:
- use your personal protective equipment,
- work at height,
- sorting and recycling,
- electrical waste, …
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Festo: Festo4Students
Festo develops solutions for automation and provides technical training. They make various learning resources available via their didactic website, such as:
- practice bundles,
- presentations,
- knowledge files,
- learning systems,
- circuit diagram …
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Ohm's Law: Posters
Set of three posters about the quantities used in Ohm's law:
- tension,
- amperage,
- resistance.
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Safety icons: Memory
Safety and electricity is an ideal combination. Test your knowledge of safety pictograms with a playful pictogram memory. Hurry and focus, because this memory game records the elapsed time and the number of attempts.
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Repair Everywhere: Challenges
Repairing is good for the climate and the local economy. To bring the theme of repair to the attention of students, this document contains three challenges that you can organize at school or with the class.
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Repair café: Repairman for the class
Tips for visiting a Repair Café or a professional repairer in the area with your class. Or to possibly invite a repairer to class.
During such a visit or class discussion, students discover what volunteer or professional repairers do, but also …
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Gears: Accompanying material
You will get an overview of terminology related to gears, such as:
- lurch,
- direction,
- angular velocity,
- gear ratio,
- torque (torque).
All these concepts are explained using illustrated examples.
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A Boolean ones and zeros - Explobots
In A Boolean Ones and Zeros, students are introduced to Boolean algebra and how it can be usefully applied in electrical, electronic, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
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The history of the bicycle: Overview
This article covers the evolution of the bicycle in five steps, from balance bike to bicycle.
- Laufmachines and hobby horses
- Pedals on the balance bike
- Higher, faster and... more dangerous
- the tricycle
- A safety on pneumatic tires
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Electric club for teachers
The community for all teachers looking for inspiring teaching materials to introduce their students to (electrical) technology. Powered by Volta.
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Robots: Audiovisual teaching material
In this collection you will find image and sound fragments about robots, together with more context and concrete teaching tips. Belgium is in the top 10 of countries where robots are used the most. Discover what they are used for and how robots …
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