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Who was Agnes Pockels?

Agnes Pockels (1862-1935) lived as a housewife and chemist in Braunschweig, Germany. At a time, when most women were largely excluded from studying the natural sciences, she investigated surface phenomena by the most simple experimental techniques, having made her first observations while doing the dishes. Her scientific results subsequently provided the basis for the Langmuir balance/Langmuir trough to study surface films on a quantitative and exact basis. More ...

to introduce children (even of kindergarten age) and high school students to the exact sciences

to support the teaching of chemistry on the k-12 level

to enhance the self-awareness and self-reliance of girls as far as their scientific capabilities are concerned

to co-operate closely with teachers on the development of new experiments for class room teaching

experiments for children and students of all age groups (k-12)

support for science days and working groups

experimental chemistry kits

lab days for groups in the APS laboratory

continuous education for kindergarten, grade school, and high school teachers
(in partnership with the Lehrerfortbildungszentrum)

News

Sustainable Chemistry:  The Agnes-Pockels-School-Laboratory develops new educational subjects
Since September 2010, the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) supports the development of new experiments and materials in field of "cycling matter and conservation of resources" at the Agnes-Pockels-Laboratory. Experiments are conceived for primary schools and secondary schools (1st – 10th class, age 6-16). They will be tested in collaboration with a partner school. The two-year project plan comprises the topics: cycling matter / recycling / composting, heat isolation, catalysis and renewable resources.

On the occasion of the International Year of Chemistry, the Agnes-Pockels-Laboratory is presented in the journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry ( P. Mischnick, Anal. Bioanl. Chem. 400(6), 2011, 1533-1535 ).

Dates

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