The CEF Explorer forms an integral part of the outreach activities of CEF. It is aimed at high school students (Gymnasien) and has been running successfully since 2009. The programme brings academic research straight into secondary school to stimulate the scientific interest of young students and to promote Riedberg Campus as an excellent place to study and pursue a scientific career. The underlying didactic concept is to ‘learn to explore’. Selected students get the opportunity to conduct experiments in the authentic surroundings of CEF laboraties together with renowned scientists, with the aim to solve a specific research question. Results are documented according to good laboratory practice and presented in posters as part of a student symposium at the end of each project phase. The research questions tackled are developed in context with the respective school curriculum for science classes. Close collaboration between participating scientists and school teachers ensures effectiveness and creates sustainability for the long-term promotion of natural sciences at secondary school.
CEF Explorer 2013
Teachers interested please contact Arnim Lühken at the Goethe Schülerlabor (luehken@chemie.uni-frankfurt.de, Tel. 069 7982 9446).
Scientists of the CEF interested to provide a project should contact Tanja Schuler (schuler@biochem2.uni-frankfurt.de, Tel. 069 798-42504) at the CEF Office.
CEF Explorer 2012
Teachers interested please contact Arnim Lühken at the Goethe Schülerlabor (luehken@chemie.uni-frankfurt.de, Tel. 069 7982 9446 ).
Scientists of the CEF interested to provide a project should contact Tanja Schuler (schuler@biochem2.uni-frankfurt.de, Tel. 069 798-42504) at the CEF Office.
CEF Explorer 2011
Wednesday, 4 May
submission deadline for applications and essays
Tuesday, 17 May
Introduction for participating students, Riedberg campus
Until 19 June
Preparation of the laboratory day
20 June - 1 July and 1 August - 12 August
First time frame for the laboratory day in a CEF research group
(individual appointment)
29 August
Submission deadline for posters
30 August - 5 September
Poster revision and assessments
Tuesday, 13 September
Presentation day with poster session and short presentations, Riedberg Campus
This year's dates and application sheet are available as a PDF (in German) [Dates] [Application]
CURRENT ACTIVITIES
CEF-Explorer 2010
Eighteen students have successfully applied for participation in the the CEF Explorer this year.
Start-up event: 5 May 2010 on Riedberg Campus [Photos]
Working in the laboratory: June 2010 (Campus Riedberg and Campus Niederrad)
Closing event: This year's participants will present their work on 24 August 2010 (start 3 pm). Venue: Campus Riedberg, Max von Laue Str. 9, Frankfurt, Biocenter, Lecture Hall B2 (directions).
Teacher's View: Report Otto-Hahn-Schule [link]
CEF-Explorer 2009
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| Startup event (1 April 2009 on Riedberg Campus) | |
| [Photos] [Newspaper item in the Frankfurter Rundschau] [Press release from the Goethe University] | |
| Working in the laboratory | |
| [Photos] | |
| Closing event (19 May 2009) | |
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Contact
Arnim Lühken
Institut für Didaktik der Chemie
N 120, Raum 316
Goethe University Frankfurt
Max-von-Laue-Str. 7
Riedberg Campus
60438 Frankfurt am Main
e-mail : luehken@chemie.uni-frankfurt.de
Tel. +49 (0)69 7982 9446
Fax +49 (0)69 7982 9461
Homepage Goethe-Schülerlabor
