Material for kindergartens and schools
Teachers and educators are advised to give a concrete work assignment to your learning group before your visit. You are welcome to use the materials we provide on this page.
Material for kindergarten groups
Children question the daily routine and get to the bottom of things. They are constantly on the go as little researchers in their everyday lives. They marvel, wonder, and try things out.
Scientific phenomena and experiments increase their curiosity and stimulate the children to ask new questions again and again. Exploring or solving something on their own is an impressive experience. What you have experienced in this way is not easily forgotten. Our materials support the children in discovering things for themselves.
The small MINT researchers
"The small MINT researchers" is a tour through EXPERIMINTA, which was especially designed for children up to about eight years of age. For this purpose, ten experiments were selected which can be operated and explored by the children independently and whose scientific background can be understood by younger children as well. Most of the phenomena are familiar to the children from their everyday life.
In addition to ideas for experiments in the Science Center, the materials also offer a variety of suggestions for further work.
The corresponding experimental stations are marked with the little owl in EXPERIMINTA.
Costs
You can download the booklet "The small MINT researchers" as a PDF file free of charge,
or buy it in printed form for a nominal charge of 3 euros at the EXPERIMINTA cash desk
or order by e-mail (see below) directly to your home (costs 3 Euro plus 4 Euro for handling & shipping).
Material for primary school classes
Especially for teachers at primary schools we offer handouts to help them to find suitable experiments for this age group. They support both the preparation and the follow-up of a visit to EXPERIMINTA and give suggestions for work assignments to the pupils.
Materials on mirrors
The handouts on mirrors and reflections offer concise information on the cultural-historical and development-psychological background of mirrors and the creation of the mirror image. In addition there are also detailed instructions for exploring the mirror stations in EXPERIMINTA with primary school children.
The brochure is rounded off with tips for further observation in everyday life and at school as well as for experimenting in class. This includes teaching tips as well as handicraft instructions for building experiments.
Costs
You can download an excerpt of the materials on mirrors here.
The complete booklet is available at the EXPERIMINTA cash desk for a nominal charge of 4 euros
or can be ordered by e-mail (see below) directly to your home (costs 4 Euro plus 4 Euro for handling & shipping).
The small MINT researchers
"The small MINT researchers" is a tour through EXPERIMINTA, which was especially designed for children up to about eight years of age. For this purpose, ten experiments were selected which can be operated and explored by the children independently and whose scientific background can be understood by younger children as well. Most of the phenomena are familiar to the children from their everyday life.
In addition to ideas for experiments in the Science Center, the materials also offer a variety of suggestions for further work.
The corresponding experimental stations are marked with the little owl in EXPERIMINTA.
Costs
You can download the booklet "The small MINT researchers" as a PDF file free of charge,
or buy it in printed form for a nominal charge of 3 euros at the EXPERIMINTA cash desk
or order by e-mail (see below) directly to your home (costs 3 Euro plus 4 Euro for handling & shipping).
Material for secondary school classes
For secondary school classes, we offer working materials specially designed for this age group, which you are welcome to use for your visit. Please note that the materials are currently available in German only. Therefore, to download the worksheets, please refer to the German page.
If you are interested, you can also use the worksheets in combination for a learning day, so that the pupils deal with the aspects of scientific experimentation. In addition to the technical content, the focus is particularly on the methodical procedure of experimentation: Experiments as a methodical test of hypotheses and as systematic exploration. This includes:
- Precise observation
- Methods of ordering
- Systematic Varying
- Check assumptions
- Set up measurement series
- Evaluate measurement results
If you want to proceed in this way, we recommend the following: Divide your class into small working groups of 3 to 4 pupils. Each group will be given the task of working through three to four of the stations. You should calculate about 20 minutes per station. While your class is experimenting, we recommend that you visit the individual stations and observe your pupils - but help them as little as possible.
After about 90 minutes, all of them should meet again at the end. Each group will then present a particular station at the final meeting on site or in your next class. Discuss the general learning content on the methodical approach to experimentation. Discuss the overarching learning content on the methodical approach of experimentation.
Material for high school classes
For high school classes, worksheets are available for numerous experimental stations, which you are welcome to use in class. They deal with topics such as oscillations and waves, motion and force.
Please note that the materials are currently available in German only. Therefore, to download the worksheets, please refer to the German page.
Order
If you would like to receive our brochures, please send an e-mail with your order and the shipping address to info(at)experiminta.de.
Then please transfer the mentioned amount (incl. costs for processing and shipping) to the account indicated on the invoice.