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100-year-old mining tech used to recycle lithium-ion batteries
As the electric vehicle market grows and batteries reach the end of their 10-year lifespan, the world is set to face another recycling crisis. A team of chemical engineering students in the US might have found a solution.
REVIEW: Harry Potter Kano Coding Kit
The Harry Potter Kano Coding Kit released this month, and Leaky were lucky enough to review the kit in its entirety, which contains a first-of-its-kind motion sensor wand, helping you learn how to code whilst completing Potter-themed challenges!
I was super impressed with the kit overall, with highlights being the art style throughout the game, the number of spells available to use, and the manner in which the kit builds up knowledge of coding naturally, making it feel as though you’re playing a game, but also offering ways to explore your creativity and skill further in the ‘Kano Play’ free-play environment and share your creations in the collaborative ‘Kano World’ network.
iWorld Australia Releases Circuit Scribe STEM Class Kits with No Payments Until February 2019
Melbourne, Australia – October 12, 2018 – iWorld Australia have partnered with Circuit Scribe to ensure that all educators are equiped with STEM Education class kits for Term 4 and Back to School 2019 that allows them to introduce electronics in their classroom. The kits include free lesson plans, are aligned to Australian and New Zealand Curriculum and are suitable for 25 to 30 students per kit. No limit on how many kits can be purchased during this offer period. We want to ensure educators don’t miss out on these valuable STEM education kits. Educators will not need to pay for 4 months, with no deposit, no interest and no payments until the end of February 2019. “We are working hard to really grow and develop STEM/STEAM in both Australia and New Zealand and in 2019 we have so many exciting new brands on the way to complement our current range” states Chad DeClase, Director at iWorld Australia.
Educator shares her spark for technologies
A Brisbane educator is sparking interest around the river city for her workshops designed to inspire primary teachers to incorporate technology and design thinking into the classroom.
Star Wars turns 40 on May 25 — here are 40 little-known facts from that galaxy far, far away
Posted on Herald Sun, May 25, 2017 | By James Wigney 1. No one expected much from Star Wars before it was released. George Lucas’s well regarded director friends such as Francis Ford Coppola and Brian De Palma thought it would be disaster. So did Lucas — to the point that he took a holiday to Hawaii to avoid opening … continue reading
