Regional EduDay 2024

Pilot project | The Educational Lab goes out into the regions and offer some of their services to local schools. Under the motto «discover | try | be amazed», the spirit of invention and desire for new things are awakened. As a pilot project, EduDay 2024 took place in cooperation with the MINT region of central Carinthia at elementary school 8 in Villach-Landskron.

13 educational mediators from 4 labs
192 students
9 different workshops

The program was offered to the nine classes of VS 8 Villach-St. Andrä, with the labs bringing all the necessary materials and documents and setting them up in the classrooms. The workshops, which lasted around 90 minutes each, were held twice and included the following prepared content for the pupils:

• WS Pipette(BIKO mach MINT)
  In this workshop, the children work with pipettes and liquids and learn how to use them and the basics of the tools used in chemistry lessons
• WS Spices (BIKO mach MINT)
  The focus here is on the origin, harvest, smell and taste of various spices
• WS Water (BIKO mach MINT)
  In this workshop, the children learn where water comes from, what components it consists of and a few things about working with water
• Spike Essential (BIKO mach MINT)
  The students program with Lego
• KNEX (BIKO mach MINT)
  Pupils use this special construction material to build various models
• 3D printing(smart lab)
  Explore the world of 3D printing. Get to know working with 3D pens, 3D printing and possible applications
• STEM is for everyone(Equality Lab)
  Various stations, from programming a robot to chemical and physical experiments to microscopy. Playfully arouse curiosity for STEM.
• Density of liquids(NAWImix)
  The students carry out experiments to explain the particle model and a «rainbow in a glass».
• Understanding the circular economy: a journey of discovery around the world(product life lab)
  Interactive journey for young explorers to understand how we use resources and what we can do to protect the environment. Children learn the basic principles of reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling