Natural and exact sciences and technology – our conscious choice II
The aim of the "Natural and exact sciences and technology – our conscious choice II" project was to arouse, maintain and systematically develop interest in natural and exact sciences and technology through extracurricular education in the field of science.
For this, hobby group meetings were organised to introduce natural sciences. During these meetings several practical activities were carried out, for example examining the acquisition of less active metals via aluminothermy, determining the salinity of mineral water and comparing it with the information given on the bottle label, and determining whether it is possible to make non-combustible paper.
The project “Natural and exact sciences and technology – our conscious choice II” was directed at pupils in years 1 to 6, their parents, pre-school groups in nursery schools, local communities and enterprises. The project popularises science as a hobby to increase the number of future engineers and researchers. Development of pupils’ talents must begin in primary school. If we can arouse and maintain the interest of young people in the fields of natural and exact sciences and technology through practical activities, it is more likely that their interest in this field will not disappear during the rest of their school years. Practical activities help develop pupils’ creativity, business sense, use of the language of science, teamwork skills, manual activities, etc.
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Arousing and maintaining the interest of primary school pupils (year 1 to 4) in studying natural sciences through practical laboratory activities in weekly science groups. Exciting experiments in chemistry, physics and biology were carried out, and the results and observations were linked to everyday life. Instructions have been prepared on the following topics:
- Aluminothermy: examining the acquisition of less active metals via aluminothermy;
- Determining carbon dioxide content: determining carbon dioxide content in ambient air, classroom and exhaled air;
- Examining the acidity-alkalinity (pH) of substances: determining the acidity-alkalinity of everyday substances as precisely as possible using a digital pH sensor;
- Corrosion: examining the factors that affect metal corrosion;
- Salinity: determining the salinity of mineral water and comparing it with the information given on the bottle label;
- Elephant’s toothpaste!: hydrogen peroxide – what is it?
- Non-combustible paper: is it possible to make non-combustible paper?