Activity 1.1 - Formulating questions

Learning Aims:
Here the focus lies on having the students state what they would like to find answers to because it is crucial to involve students’ ideas and (mental) conceptions to make this unit interesting for them. Students learn to think about their environment carefully as it is crucial to raise their awareness about chemistry and dangerous substances.
    Materials:
    Use Classroom material Activity 1.1
    Suggestions for use:

    To start, divide the class into groups of “detective teams”. The students can think about their questions in their detective team.
    Possible questions:
    • Where do we have chemical substances in the house, what do we use them for?
    • Which of these substances may be dangerous, how do we have to treat them correctly?
    • Where can chemical substances help to avoid natural risks?
    • Where do we find and use chemical reactions in the household? Why do we use them?