Successful start of “SimplyNano 1®” -Teacher Trainings in Germany
Baden-Württemberg is the first German state which introduces the “SimplyNano 1®” experimental kit to schools and teacher training courses. The first teacher training course took place from the 22nd to the 24th of January at the Academy of Bad Wildbad. The course was funded by the ministry of education of Baden-Württemberg. A second course will take place on 27th of June in Mannheim.
20 secondary school and high-school teachers attended the 2.5 day training course in Bad Wildbad. They were introduced to basic concepts of nanotechnology and experimented in the school laboratory. The experiments of the “SimplyNano 1®” experimental kit were presented. The participants also had the opportunity to produce a liquid crystal thermometer and also to experiment with ferrofluids (magnetic liquids). The course was funded by the ministry of education and the chemical associations of Baden-Württemberg. The course was free of charge for the participants and they all could take a free “SimplyNano 1®” kit home for their classes.
The next course will take place on the 27th of June at the Geschwister-Scholl high-school in Mannheim.
The course will enable teachers to acquire state-of-the-art knowledge on nanotechnology and teaching of nanotechnology. It allows teachers to offer intriguing and practical tuition to their students. Among other descriptive teaching materials like the Swiss Nano-Cube teaching modules, the „SimplyNano 1®“ experimental kit will be employed. The well-proven kit is available in Englisch, French, Russian, German and Spanish.
For further information on the „SimplyNano 1®“ experimental kit and the SimplyNano courses, please contact:
info@innovationsgesellschaft.ch