Posters, journals and other visual media created by students to convey information and ideas about the topics of CRMs.
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Students evidence the rapidly increasing uses, environmental sustainability and the future of cobalt, a key component in the cathode of lithium-ion batteries, used to power smartphones, laptops, bikes and electric cars.
I.T.T. Bruno Chimirri, Catanzaro (IT)
Young RM Ambassadors: Aurora Magro, Noemi Muraca and Giuseppe Squillace
Teacher: Ivana Rosati
RM Ambassador: Marica Canino
Poster submitted to the CRM 4 Hospitals competition.
Institución La Salle (Spain)
Young RM Ambassador: Marina Gonzáles Sancho
RM Ambassadors: Miguel Izquierdo Diaz & David Bolonio Martin
Poster submitted to the CRM 4 Hospitals competition.
Institución La Salle (Spain)
Young RM Ambassador: Natalia Martín Treso
RM Ambassadors: Miguel Izquierdo Diaz & David Bolonio Martin
Poster submitted to the CRM 4 Hospitals competition.
Institución La Salle (Spain)
Young RM Ambassador: Sergio Núñez Belmonte
RM Ambassadors: Miguel Izquierdo Diaz & David Bolonio Martin
Poster submitted to the CRM 4 Hospitals competition.
Institución La Salle (Spain)
Young RM Ambassador: Máximo Caballero Massa
RM Ambassadors: Miguel Izquierdo Diaz & David Bolonio Martin
Young RM Ambassadors show the importance of SiC (silicon carbide) in projecting new technologies for automotive.
Liceo Valeriani, Imola (Italy) – Class 3D
Teacher: Susanna Marri
RM Ambassador: Marica Canino
Young RM Ambassadors went to demonstrate to younger students how biosensors on paper work. Presented at the IV European Conference.
Escola Secundária Emídio Navarro, Almada (Portugal)
RM Ambassadors: Rui Ingreja & Joao Pedro Veiga
Students proposew a method to adsorb heavy metals from water using extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Presented at the IV European Conference.
Christelijk Gymnasium Beyers Naudié, Leeuwarden (Netherlands)
RM Ambassadors: Jan Jurjen Salverda & Marco de Graaff
The increasing amount of phosphorus in water causes a large increment of algae growth, some of which are toxic (blue algae). Students propose a method to remove phosphorus from water. Presented at the IV European Conference.
Leeuwarder Lyceum, Leeuwarden (Netherlands)
RM Ambassadors: Jan Jurjen Salverda & Marco de Graaff
Students investigate how to give a second life to lithium batteries. Presented at the IV European Conference.
Czuczor Gergely Benciés Gimnázium, Győr (Hungary)
RM Ambassador: Patricia Groó Nagy
Students show a method to recover copper from broken electronic devices. Presented at the IV European Conference.
IS Ascanio Sobrero, Casale Monferrato (Italy)
Teachers: Daniela Sigaudo & Federica Borasi
Students present their experience with minerals and critical raw materials at UPM, where they played with the RawMatCards toolkit. Presented at the IV European Conference.
Istitución La Salle, Madrid (Spain)
RM Ambassadors: Liliana Medić Pejić, David Bolonio Martín & Miguel Izquierdo Diaz
Students propose a hands-on experience to stimulate other students to think about the raw materials issues. Their toolkit was successfully presented at the International Science Fair at Wetsus.
Liceo Scientifico Ascanio Sobrero, Casale Monferrato (Italy)
Young RM Ambassadors: Nicolò Angeleri, Cristina Caprioglio, Gabriele Merlo, Stella Piccone, Matteo Poncina & Andrea Zeppa
Teachers: Federica Borasi & Daniela Sigaudo, with the help ofElisabetta Gaita
RM Ambassador: Laura Polito
How can we identify different tin cans? Fun facts and interesting experiments. Their toolkit was successfully presented at the International Science Fair at Wetsus.
Gustav Adolf Grammar School, Tallin (Estonia)
Young RM Ambassadors: Mia Maripuu, Allar Liivrand & Kristi Koitla
RM Ambassador: Andrus Paat
Students point out how phosphate is important for life and show an efficient way to remove and recover phosphate from wastewater. Their toolkit was successfully presented at the International Science Fair at Wetsus.
Leeuwarder Lyceum, Leeuwarden (Netherlands)
Young RM Ambassadors: Sanne Spigt, Roald Hofman & Lyssia van der Kooi
Students show how to remove diclofenac, one of the most harmful and most prescribed medicines, from water since it harms kidneys and liver of fishes. Their toolkit was successfully presented at the International Science Fair at Wetsus.
Leeuwarder Lyceum, Leeuwarden (Netherlands)
Young RM Ambassadors: Olivia Rice, Sara Kloosterman & Lucinde Zuur
The electrolysis of zinc oxide to pure zinc was investigated by guessing that silver could be the catalyst in the water electrolysis. Their toolkit was successfully presented at the International Science Fair at Wetsus.
Fallstein-Gymnasium, Osterwieck (Germany)
Young RM Ambassador: Lucas Kersten
RM Ambassador: Jochen Brinkmann
Students address to one of the biggest problem nowadays: pollution produced by fossil fuels and their exhaustion in the near future, proposing a possible solution. Their toolkit was successfully presented at the International Science Fair at Wetsus.
IIS A. Badoni, Lecco (Italy) – Class 4B LSSA
Teachers: Novella Sestini & Paolo Gondoni
Young RM Ambassadors: A. Di Lieto, F. Mascellani, E. Rodolatti & F. Vergottini
RM Ambassadors: Alessia Le Donne & Simona Binetti
Young students (10-11 yrs) examine the elements, which make up their mobile phones.
Middle school L. Moruzzi, Casalecchio di Reno (Italy) – Class 1C
Teacher: Pia Fucà
RM Ambassador: Marica Canino
Young students (10-11 yrs) consider how much material is wasted to obtain rare earth elements.
Middle school L. Moruzzi, Casalecchio di Reno (Italy) – Class 1C
Teacher: Pia Fucà
RM Ambassador: Marica Canino
Students write a futuristic newspaper telling about the pollution problems in 2118 and foreseeing possible solutions.
Liceo L. Ariosto, Ferrara (Italy) – Class 4M
Teacher: Maria Alberta Brugnatti
RM Ambassador: Eleonora Polo
Young RM@Schools Ambassadors publish a number of a scientific journal on graphene and invite people to read it: “Have you got any idea of what graphene is? First take a look to the results of a survey (…)“
Liceo Scientifico N. Copernico, Bologna (Italy) – Class 3A
Teacher: Lucia Cantoni
RM Ambassadors: Alberto Zanelli & Simone Dell’Elce
Young students of 11-12 yrs convince people not to throw their cellphones away by means of a nice comic. Their superhero “Super Cell” helps the young Marco to convince his grandmother.
Middle School Zanotti, Bologna (Italy) – Class 1C
Teachers: Loiola & Lippi
RM Ambassador: Marica Canino