Th SALiS P j t i BThe SALiS-Project in BerThe SALiS-Project in BerThe SALiS Project in BerClaus Bolte Sabine Streller Vincent Schneider Mario Hoffmann Manja ErbClaus Bolte – Sabine Streller – Vincent Schneider – Mario Hoffmann – Manja Erb

f S S 2011Visit of SALiS Partners in Berlin – June 2011Visit of SALiS Partners in Berlin June 2011

The FUB SALiS-group organised visits for the colleagues of the partnerThe FUB SALiS group organised visits for the colleagues of the partnercountries to Berlin in June 2011 Staff members from the Academic Arabcountries to Berlin in June 2011. Staff members from the Academic ArabCollege of Education (Israel), the Ilia State University and Kutaisi StateCollege of Education (Israel), the Ilia State University and Kutaisi StateUniversity (Georgia) and from the University of Academy of Sciences ofUniversity (Georgia), and from the University of Academy of Sciences ofMoldova visited the Department of Chemistry Education at the FUB. AllMoldova visited the Department of Chemistry Education at the FUB. Allguests attendedguests attended• lectures and seminars for students (picture 1),lectures and seminars for students (picture 1),• out of school science courses (KieWi) for primary school children (picture 2)• out-of-school science courses (KieWi) for primary school children (picture 2)• in-service teacher training courses (picture 3).g (p )B id th t lk d i d ft th diff t i th i t iBeside the talks during and after the different sessions there were intensive discussions about science education and lab equipment for inquiry-baseddiscussions about science education and lab equipment for inquiry based learning (picture 4)learning (picture 4) .

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SALiS Pre Service Teacher Seminar January to July 2012SALiS Pre-Service Teacher Seminar – January to July 2012In special courses for pre-In special courses for pre

i h i t t hservice chemistry teacherstudents the students plannedstudents the students planned

d i d t j t kand carried out a project weekto the topic “Air pollution andto the topic Air pollution andclimate change” for pupils ofclimate change” for pupils ofgrade 7 of a cooperating school.grade 7 of a cooperating school.The aim of this cooperationThe aim of this cooperationbetween school and universitybetween school and universityis on the one hand to give theis, on the one hand, to give thepupils an educational opportu-pupils an educational opportunity that enables them tonity that enables them tointensively deal with the topic inintensively deal with the topic inan inquiry based and activean inquiry-based and activelearning way.g yOn the other hand the preOn the other hand, the pre-service teacher students wereprovided with the opportunity toprovided with the opportunity to

fgather first practical teachingg p gexperiences within theirexperiences within theirB h l d b thBachelor degrees because thegplanned science lessons wereplanned science lessons were

i d t b th l icarried out by themselves inyauthentic teaching sitations Inauthentic teaching sitations. In

lt ti ith th t h fconsultation with the teachers ofthe school a central task for thethe school a central task for the

i t h t d tpre-service teacher studentswas to put greater emphasis onwas to put greater emphasis oni t ti i i tifiintegrating socio-scientificcontexts and an hands-oncontexts and an hands onf i t th l i dfocus into the planning andrealization of the project weekrealization of the project week.

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S S C f 2011 2012SALiS-Courses for Teachers – June 2011 to April 2012SALiS Courses for Teachers June 2011 to April 2012

During the project the FUB SALiS-During the project the FUB SALiSgroup developed two teachergroup developed two teachertraining courses for primary andtraining courses for primary andsecondary school teachers andsecondary school teachers andconducted the courses severalconducted the courses severaltimes The focuses were ontimes. The focuses were on

• Inquiry learning with every day• Inquiry learning with every daylife products and onp

( f• Lab techniques (esp. forq ( pscience teachers in primaryscience teachers in primary

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E h t t d ith h tEach course started with a shortintroduction followed by a labintroduction followed by a lab

i h th ti i tsession where the participantsp phad the opportunity to try outhad the opportunity to try out

d l f l iprepared examples of learningmaterials and experimentsmaterials and experiments.S b tl th t h h dSubsequently the teachers hadtime to discuss their experiencestime to discuss their experiencesand ideas time to gi e feedbackand ideas; time to give feedbackalso were offeredalso were offered.

SALiS in Aachen: Pre Service Teacher Training NovemberSALiS in Aachen: Pre-Service Teacher Training – November 2011 to July 20122011 to July 2012A hands-on seminar with the focus on school-relevant SALiS-orientedA hands on seminar with the focus on school relevant SALiS orientedexperiments at RWTH Aachen University were conducted in winter termexperiments at RWTH Aachen University were conducted in winter term2011/12 and summer term 2012. In these seminars contents of the SALiS2011/12 and summer term 2012. In these seminars contents of the SALiScurriculum (inquiry learning active learning low cost techniquescurriculum (inquiry learning, active learning, low-cost-techniques,motivation) were integrated. The students had the task to develop amotivation) were integrated. The students had the task to develop asequence of SALiS lessons in small groups: Starting point was an everysequence of SALiS-lessons in small groups: Starting point was an everyday life product which the students had to explore. Then they formulatedday life product which the students had to explore. Then they formulatedquestions and assumptions and planned and carried out experimentsquestions and assumptions and planned and carried out experimentsto test their assumptions. These sequences for inquiry learning and theto test their assumptions. These sequences for inquiry learning and theexperiments were presented and discussed in plenary sessionsexperiments were presented and discussed in plenary sessions.

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