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Collecting phones

There are 700 million unused mobile phones in drawers in the EU. The estimated value of materials in all these phones is €600 million to €1.2 billion. If we collect all these phones, we do not have to mine for…

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Classroom Materials, Geography, Mathematics, QPsGE
To infinity and beyond

From Escher’s impossible scenarios to the geometric figures that shape graphic poems, many artist have found in math an inexhaustible source to expand their creativity. Thus, the infinity symbol (∞), similar to the Bernoulli’s lemniscate curve, appears in multiple forms…

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Classroom Materials, Interdisciplinary teaching, Mathematics, QPsM
Bicycle delivery problem

Eva works at Eco-delivery, an environmentally friendly courier that delivers post by bicycle within the city. The sun was shining and Eva decided to head to the beach with her swimwear. Early as it was, Lena and Ullrika were already…

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Classroom Materials, Mathematics, QPsM
Plastic bottles

Plastic production has sharply increased over the last 70 years. In 1950, the world produced just two million tons. It now produces over 450 million tons. Plastic has added much value to our lives: it’s a cheap, versatile, and sterile…

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Classroom Materials, Geography, Mathematics, QPsGE
What to do with used markers?

We often use markers in our daily life, especially at school. But there is one big problem – markers aren’t refillable. After markers run out of ink, they are usually thrown away without thinking twice. For most makers the reservoir,…

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Classroom Materials, Geography, Mathematics, QPsGE
Be a function generator!

On December 8th, 1921, Fred R. Barnard used the slogan “One Look is Worth A Thousand Words” to promote advertisements on streetcars. This slogan has not lost its relevance to this day: Certain things can be expressed more precisely using…

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Classroom Materials, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, QPsM
Emission Reductions: Give me numbers!

Greenhouse gases need to be cut at every turn, but neither at the political and societal level nor in one’s own habits you can change everything at the same time. So where do we start? Perhaps where it will do…

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Classroom Materials, Geography, Mathematics, QPsGE
The optimal ice cream cone

Everyone loves ice cream! But have you ever looked at an ice cream cone through the eyes of mathematics? In this task, we are trying to optimise the ice cream cone! Think about what an ice cream cone is mathematically….

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Classroom Materials, Mathematics, QPsM
Measuring the Earth’s Circumference

An ancient Greek mathematician, geographer, and astronomer named Eratosthenes of Cyrene was the first person to determine the size of the Earth using the principles of geometry and astronomy. Around 240 B.C., he achieved this remarkable feat by designing an…

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Classroom Materials, Geography, Mathematics, QPsM
Summer holidays in Cyclades, Greece and water consumption

We’ve all heard the phrase: “The next wars will be over water”. Water scarcity is recognized as one of the most important global risks that humanity will face in the coming years (see www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/climate-issues/water). In the island complex of Cyclades…

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Classroom Materials, Geography, Mathematics, QPsGE
Conventional, hybrid or electric?

There are so many options of various types of vehicles on the market that it is often hard to know what to choose. Here is a task to help you analyse options and find the type of car that fits…

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Classroom Materials, Engineering, Geography, Interdisciplinary teaching, Mathematics, QPsS
The weather on your 100th birthday

Your birthday is a very special day of the year. Hopefully the weather will be fine so you can do special things: throw snowballs, have a garden-party in the sun, enjoy the colored leaves on a forest hike or fly…

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Classroom Materials, General Science, Geography, Mathematics, Physics, QPsM
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