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Ears: Do design, size and shape matter?

About Course Have you ever been puzzled by a faint noise nearby, trying to figure out what it is? Maybe you have turned your head or put your hand behind your ear, hoping to hear the sound better. What if we could make that bowl huge? After all, some animals with exceptional hearing have big ears, like the serval (a type of wildcat) that can hear a mouse crawling underneath. On this project, you will develop and test your latest hearing aid by studying the ears of animals, looking for clues about what helps improve hearing.

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Geometric castle

About course This project aims to improve students’ knowledge of geometric shapes. In the first part of the project, students discuss objects in real life that consist of rectangular parallelepipeds, cubes, cones and cylinders. The second part of the project contains teamwork on the construction of a castle of geometric shapes.

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Honeycombs

About course This project shows the connection of nature with mathematical laws on the example of bees. A hexagon is a polygon with six sides. The lesson addresses the question “Why do bees build their combs in the shape of a hexagon?”. Students also make honeycombs from various shapes and improve their understanding of the types of angles.

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Bird feeders

There are many kinds of birds in the world. You can see some of them in backyards and parks, and you can even find them in a busy city! Do you know what types of birds live in your area? Have you ever looked closely at birds to observe their behavior? In this project, you will build a bird feeder to attract and study birds. Subsections of the Model Curriculum Learning objectives 2.2 Animals 1.2.2.2 distinguish between wild and domestic animals

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Bar charts

About Course Diagrams are everywhere! At work, at school, in life. We draw diagrams every time, but we can also do things differently. In this project, students will learn what a diagram is and what types of diagrams exist. They will make their own bar graphs.

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Scales

About course This project aims to introduce students to the device and the principle of operation of the balance. In the first part of the project, students are introduced to the history of scales and the units of measurement used in scales. In the second part of the project, students make a model of scales.

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Team pyramid

About course This project aims to develop teamwork skills in students. In the first part of the project, each member of the student team must build their own tetrahedron. In the second part of the project, the whole team combines tetrahedra to get a pyramid. At the final stage, all teams combine pyramids to get one common pyramid. It is recommended to divide the students into four groups.

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