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The entertaining scientific cooking show 'Physics and Chemistry in the Kitchen' is aimed at the general public and will take place on Friday, 27 March at 7 pm (Building C6 4, large physics lecture theatre). No registration is required.
The following text has been machine translated from the German with no human editing.
The 116th National Congress, held under the patronage of Education Minister Christine Streichert-Clivot, will be officially opened on Friday, 27 March, at 8.45 am with an opening address by MNU National Chairman Frank Herrmann and welcoming remarks from University President Ludger Santen, the Mayor of Saarbrücken Uwe Conradt, and the State Secretary for Education and Culture of the Saarland, Jessica Heide (Building E2 2, Günter-Hotz-Hörsaal).
More than 150 talks and workshops offer teachers from across Germany insights into the latest research findings and current subject-specific teaching methods in the STEM subjects. There will also be laboratory tours and field trips, as well as an exhibition featuring publishers, educational materials manufacturers and associations involved in STEM education. The topics of the lectures and workshops are diverse: ‘Mathematics ’, for example, explores the differences between human and machine thinking when solving problems, or examines cognitive biases as a way to enrich teaching. The lecture ‘What does Mathematics do for your life? – Mathematics in Physical Education, industry, medicine and everyday life’ highlights the role Mathematics plays in everyone’s life. Biology focuses, among other things, on the human microbiome and examines how diet influences mood. Physics, for example, deals with chaos and poses the question “Small causes, big effects – in the classroom too?!” Another lecture addresses the topic “Quantum information – the emergence of a new field of science”. In Chemistry, topics include how the subject can influence Physical Education, for example through performance-enhancing substances or high-tech materials, whilst a lecture on technology education demonstrates how teachers can design learning environments that encourage creative and independent problem-solving. The topic of artificial intelligence is present across all subjects; this ranges from the lecture “Teaching and learning with AI in STEM subjects” and the question of what ethical use of AI in education might look like, to the Computer Science lecture “How does the ‘brain’ of artificial intelligence work?”
Highlights of the academic programme include two plenary lectures:
On Friday, 27 March, at 9.45 am, education researcher Prof. Franziska Perels will speak on “Independent learning in STEM lessons: promoting cross-curricular learning strategies”, and on Saturday, 28 March, at 8.45 am, computer scientist Prof. Antonio Krüger will give a talk on the topic “From AI laboratory to ecosystem: A Framework for Technological Sovereignty” (both in Building E2 2, Günter-Hotz Lecture Theatre).
A public event will take place on Friday 27 March at 7 pm: a scientific cooking show featuring amateur chef and PhD physicist Thomas John. In his entertaining talk, ‘Physics and Chemistry in the Kitchen – Better Results with a Bit of Background Knowledge’, he explains, amongst other things, why we cool eggs under cold running water, why espresso requires a water pressure of over nine bar, and why Guinness is such a special beer. Using small experiments (“culinary experiments”), he will demonstrate interesting physical and chemical processes in the kitchen which, with a little background knowledge, can be better understood and optimised , ensuring that the event, in the truest sense of the word, does not get too dry. All interested parties are warmly invited.
Public scientific cooking show:
Friday, 27 March, from 7.00 pm to 8.30 pm
Dr Thomas John: “Physics and Chemistry in the Kitchen – Better Results with Background Knowledge”
(Building C6 4, large Physics lecture theatre)
Link to the conference programme.
Questions about the conference will be answered by:
Prof. Dr Anselm Lambert
Chair of Mathematics and its Didactics
Tel.: +49 681 302-6635; Email: mnu2026@math.uni-sb.de
www.math.uni-sb.de/lehramt/
If you have any questions regarding the cooking show, please contact:
Dr Thomas John
Tel.: +49 681 302-3944; Email: thomas.john(at)physik.uni-saarland.de