Vorarlberg University
of Applied Sciences

Flying Classroom

Exciting experiments for schools

Flying Classroom is a school initiative that particularly addresses and promotes STEM instruction (Mathematics, Computer Science, Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technology) in Vorarlberg schools. Teachers in grades 7 and 8 can borrow experiments created by the FHV or partners and integrate them into their school lessons as a workshop or semester project.

Sounds exciting?

How does Flying Classroom work?

A school or teacher, ideally teaching STEM subjects or with an affinity for technology, selects the project that best suits their needs from a pool of experiments. You then get in touch with us to coordinate the dates and schedule.

There are two options for carrying out the experiments:

We train the teacher so that they can carry out the workshop independently. We are happy to provide support for the first time: the teacher presents and we help supervise the students.
We conduct the first workshop and the teacher supervises the students. If this appointment is successful, we train the teacher to conduct the workshop independently.

What experiments are available?

	Maker Guide Contents: This manual offers exciting electronics experiments to carry out yourself. Time required: Varies depending on the project Manual on request.
	Schlaubeet Content: In this workshop, students build a garden bed irrigation system using materials found in the experiment set. The garden bed is also available as a semester project where the result is a real raised bed. Time required: 4 h Instructions on request.
	Bat Content: Students build the tracking system of a bat with electronics and some software. Time required: 2.25 h Instructions on request.
	Elromo Content: Students build, program and test the Elromo robot. Popular obstacle followers and avoiders are also programmed. Time required: 5.5 - 7.5 h Instructions on request.
	Flora Content: Flora is a flower pot monitor that continuously measures the moisture in the flower pot and triggers an alarm when the plants need to be watered. Time required: 1.5 h Instructions on request.
	LED's Go Content: Students learn how to control internal and external LED's of the Arduiono Nano board through programming. Time required: 3.5 h Instructions on request.
	Sensors, sensors, sensors Content: Students discover the world of sensor technology and learn how electronic devices can perceive their environment (e.g. air pressure, temperature, light). Time required: 0.75 - 1.5 h Instructions on request.

The pool of projects is constantly being added to.

We are happy to advise you if you are not sure which workshop to choose

FAQs

Contribute ideas and become a partner of Flying Classroom

Schools, companies and institutions are welcome to get involved and share ideas for STEM experiments and workshops with us. Ideally, we can make these topics available to schools as part of Flying Classroom. There is still plenty of room for exciting topics.