Overview
Overview
Dear teachers,
On this page you will find an overview of our current training programmes. If you are interested in one of these programmes at your school outside of these dates, please feel free to contact us.
The ChemOL school laboratory as an extracurricular learning venue for chemistry - from testing to organising excursions
The ChemOL school laboratory as an extracurricular learning venue for chemistry - from testing to organising excursions
Visiting a real laboratory, getting a taste of university life and working with new topics, equipment or chemicals - a visit to the school laboratory at the university offers a lot of potential for making chemistry lessons more varied or adding a special feature. If successfully integrated, this can promote motivation and interest. But when and on what topic is a visit to the school laboratory really appropriate, how is preparation and follow-up work carried out, and what organisation do I need to do as a teacher? In our advanced training course "The ChemOL school laboratory as an extracurricular learning centre for chemistry", you will not only gain an insight into the procedure and planning of a school laboratory visit with us, but you will also be able to try out our range of experiments in the laboratory yourself. You will have the opportunity to explore series of experiments and accompanying materials on the following topics:
- Climate crisis (carbon dioxide, ocean acidification and the greenhouse effect; grades 8-10)
- Pharmaceuticals (organic chemistry, grades 10-13)
- Blood and respiratory cycle (contextual integration, carbon dioxide and carbonic acid, grades 9-10)
- Bone health (contextual integration, ion detection, grades 9-10)
- Nanomaterials in photocatalysis and green hydrogen synthesis (nanochemistry, grades 12-13)
- Nanomedicine (nanochemistry and polymers, grades 12-13)
- Wound care (contextual embedding of polymers, grades 12-13)
- Titration (grades 11-13)
We will also present current research findings on the effectiveness and conditions for success of such a visit and will be happy to advise you personally on the specific organisation of such a school laboratory excursion with your class.
The advanced training course "Medicine as a context for chemistry lessons" is offered as part of the LFBZ Nord-West.
Medicine as a context for chemistry lessons
Teacher training Medicine as a context for chemistry lessons
Have you ever cut yourself and then had to stop bleeding? Have you perhaps broken something and had to wear a plaster cast or even undergo surgery and stitches? Numerous medical aspects affect our everyday lives or very special incidents and are full of chemistry without us realising it. For pupils in particular, using these topics in the classroom emphasises the importance and relevance of chemistry to their everyday lives. Medical topics are one of the rather rare elements of the intersection of topics that have emerged as interesting for both genders in various studies. Interest and the perceived interest of a subject are important factors influencing subsequent learning success. Medical topics therefore play a key role in our projects, both in career guidance and the interdisciplinary linking of the natural sciences, as well as in the authentic and realistic teaching of classic curriculum content.
In the training programme, various forms of "medicine" are presented in chemistry lessons, which are linked to the central curricular topics of "carbon dioxide and carbonic acid" and "polymers". The associated experiments are tested in the laboratory. An overview of the conceptual and psychological foundations of context-based learning processes will be given and the role of the authenticity of learning materials will be discussed. Challenges and support options for the realisation of our contexts as teaching series will be addressed.
Our collection of materials for medicine in chemistry lessons consists of accompanying booklets with supporting learning materials, experiment instructions and tasks for pupils, graded aids and a version with solutions and didactic tips for teachers.
The training course "Medicine as a context for chemistry lessons" is offered as part of the LFBZ Nord-West.
Hydrogen through light - the potential of nanomaterials as photocatalysts
Teacher training: Hydrogen through light - The potential of nanomaterials as photocatalysts
In photocatalysis, light energy is used to drive chemical processes. This opens up an exciting new perspective on chemical reactions and can provide new perspectives on chemistry. The use of nanomaterials in particular opens up new possibilities, as these materials have unique physical and chemical properties characterised by their small particle size and large surface structure.
In this course we would like to give you an overview of the basics of photocatalysis and the use of nanomaterials as photocatalysts. After a theoretical introduction, we will produce our own photocatalyst in the practical part, which we will use in further experiments. The focus will be on photocatalytic hydrogen production, which can be carried out within 30 minutes in one lesson. The hydrogen is detected using a newly developed detection film, which specifically turns blue on contact with hydrogen and enables easy tracking.
The aim of the event is to provide an introduction to this interdisciplinary topic and to give you practical ideas for lesson planning. For this purpose, you will be provided with an apparatus of various experiments and materials that you can flexibly integrate into your lessons.
The advanced training course "Hydrogen through light" is offered by the LFBZ Nord-West.
Experiments for Christmas
Teacher training: Experiments for Christmas
Miracle experiments impress spectators with powerful phenomena and do not require any prior knowledge; they are simply intended to amaze. Such experiments are particularly popular for special events or in the run-up to Christmas (both with teachers and pupils) and often provide a motivational boost for the audience. The training course "Experiments at Christmas" aims to present some experiments that can be carried out by teachers and/or students to suit the context of the pre-Christmas period. Experimental tricks will be shown and tested to avoid some of the pitfalls of show experiments. The aim is also to discuss how such experiments can be embedded in lessons without students developing false expectations of chemical experimentation.
The training is offered by the LFBZ Nord-West.