The experiment box
As part of the "Aufholen nach Corona für Schülerinnen und Schüler" program for schoolchildren, from 01.01.2022 school laboratories across Germany will be offering projects specifically for learners who were at a school disadvantage due to the pandemic.
We, as the student laboratory of the TU Dresden, will be carrying out offers for elementary school and secondary school in the coming winter and summer holidays. For this purpose, we have developed projects in the sense of discovery learning, which are carried out on three to four consecutive vacation days in a school in your region (base school). Through the projects we want to give the students access to learning on the basis of real-life topics, in order to be able to (again) get enthusiastic about learning.
It is assumed that the COVID-19 pandemic will result in a need for additional support for around 20 percent of children and adolescents.
As part of the “Aufholen nach Corona für Kinder und Jugendliche” program of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ), the federal government is making funds available for measures to help the Compensate for deficits caused by children and young people.
School laboratories can make an important contribution here. As extracurricular learning locations, they can reach children and young people far away from the school framework. The focus of the student laboratories on the development of problem-solving skills and the authentic, often research-related environment, should have positive effects on the self-concept of skills and the motivation to learn.
Since the school laboratory "LernLaborFarbe" has placed the emphasis on scientific experiments, this will also be the main part of the project week. The focus is not on understanding scientific backgrounds down to the last detail, but rather on finding access to scientific debates. The students are given different topics to choose from and can choose them according to their interests.
During the project days, the students work in groups of five and are supported by a learning guide. The learning guides are student teachers in a natural science subject (primarily chemistry) or primary school teachers. They accompany the students in the experiments and are at their side if they have any questions. The focus is on the learners carrying out the experiments and researching by themselves.
Depending on your child's interests, experiments and projects on the following topics can be dealt with:
Gymnasiums:
- What security features does a banknote have and how are they made?
- How does a Covid-19 rapid test work and what does it have in common with a pregnancy test?
- How do nanoparticles help make computers faster?
- How does a cell phone battery work and is a fair phone really that fair? What makes the armored glass so stable on my mobile phone display?
- Why is microplastic in cosmetic products and how can it be replaced?
- How can I make a bath bomb or lip balm myself?
The project days take place in the rooms of your child's school, and your child does not have any additional journeys to Dresden. You have the option to choose the following periods for the summer holidays:
Gymnasiums:
Four project days from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
2nd holiday week: 07/25/2022 - 07/28/2022
or
5th holiday week: 08/15/2022 - 08/18/2022
The students will be provided with free meals during the project period.
The offer is free of charge for all students.
Ja, Sie haben die Möglichkeit Ihr Kind im Vorhinein zum kostenfreien Mittagessen anzumelden. Wir informieren Sie zum gegebenen Zeitpunkt per Mail über das Mittagsangebot, danach können Sie über diese Internetseite bestellen.
You will find a brief description of the projects in June 2022.
Datenschutzerklärung der Universität Würzburg
Datenschutzerklärung der Technischen Universität Dresden