Teaching fuel cells in the chemistry classroom - A brief survey on the current situation in German schools

Rebecca Grandrath; Claudia Bohrmann-Linde

doi:10.51724/arise.30

Authors

Rebecca Grandrath Chemistry Education, University of Wuppertal, Germany https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1170-1198
Claudia Bohrmann-Linde University of Wuppertal, Germany https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6013-2801

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51724/arise.30

Keywords:

preliminary work, fuel cells, education for sustainable development, stem, survey

Abstract

A small questionnaire-based study was carried out in order to get an impression of the current placement of fuel cells in the chemistry classroom in Germany and to develop a research-based, practice-oriented didactical sequence for the teaching of fuel cells. Based on a participative action research-approach, chemistry teachers at schools with a focus on STEM answered a questionnaire. This article gives insight into our approach and results of this preliminary study.

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