Project Ö

CO.CO.MAT goes public

Project leaders

Prof. Dr. József Fortágh, Physikalisches Institut, Universität Tübingen

Dr. Robert Löw, 5. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart

Prof. Dr. Tilman Pfau, 5. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart

Summary

Since the second funding period activities were lauched to make a general public aware of the research topics within CO.CO.MAT. The aim was to expand our existing collection of hands-on experiments "Spiel der Kräfte" with experiments that explain the basic physics behind our research. The CO.CO.MAT experiments were an attempt to share our enthusiasm for physics with people of all ages and different levels of physics education. Therefore the demonstrations were designed to be educational but more importantly stimulating and enjoyable. In the present situation where young children have been losing interest in science, and in particular physics, this kind of approach is thought to be absolutely essential. The CO.CO.MAT modul within "Spiel der Kräfte" was addressed to high school students and other interested people on several levels with the following moduls:

Permanent exhibition in Stuttgart.
Presentations at university events
Development and set-up of a school lab on elementary up to advanced highschool level