Challenging Interdisciplinary Science Experiments
Volume 2. Tasks of the European Union Science Olympiads 2008-2012
1st Edition
Published in April 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-3-8309-3242-0 (ISBN)
Description
The European Union Science Olympiad (EUSO) is a unique, multidisciplinary, practice-based team competition in the natural sciences. It was developed to provide young students with an opportunity to meet with their EU counterparts of a similar age and with a common interest in science. Through the EUSO they are provided with a platform to work in teams of three to solve relevant science problems of their time and to display their scientific capabilities.
Each year in spring sixteen-year-old students from across the EU gather for one week to test their skills in biology, chemistry and physics. This book contains the tasks presented in the five Olympiads of the years 2008 to 2012. The interdisciplinary nature of the tasks makes them appealing for use in the science laboratories of the schools of today. The book will also serve as a valuable resource of interesting and challenging experiments for young scientists everywhere.
This volume contains such diverse topics as energy from light, silk, fruit juice, water, crime investigation, beer, lenses, amber and space exploration. In addition to a detailed description of the experiments, including a list of the necessary equipment, this book also provides model answers to the tasks.
Reviews / Votes
Wem in der Vergangenheit die Themen der Chemieolympiaden eher zu abgehoben erschienen sind und zu wenig praxisbezogen, wer eher in der Mittelstufe zuhause ist als in der Oberstufe [.] dem sei dieses preiswerte Buch ans Herz gelegt. [.] Weil die Aufgaben in der Tradition von PISA zunächst einmal den Hintergrund der Fragestellung beschreiben und anschließend noch die fachlichen Grundlagen dazu entfalten, stellen die fünf Kapitel zugleich eine didaktisch interessant aufbereitete Einführung in die jeweiligen Themen dar, gern auch zur individuellen Auffrischung oder Fortbildung benutzen. Empfehlung: Kaufen! - Lutz Stäudel in: Unterricht Chemie, 4/2017More details
Persons
Editor
Stefan Petersen studied physics in Kiel and Hannover where he graduated in mathematical physics. He works as a researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education at the University of Kiel acting as the head of the German Physics Olympiad. In 2008 he became a member of the Advisory Board of the International Physics Olympiad. Stefan Petersen has been involved in the European Union Science Olympiad since the beginning in 2003 and was a member of the Academic Committee for the EUSO 2007. He is now one of the Vice-Presidents of the competition. ln addition he also takes part in the selection and training of the German teams for the International Junior Science Olympiads.
Michael A. Cotter was educated in St. Patrick's College Dublin, St Mary's College, London University and Trinity College Dublin. He lectured in Teacher Education Colleges in Dublin and in Dublin City University. He has served as Chairman of the Dublin Institute of Technology and as a member of the Higher Education Authority of lreland. ln 1994 he established the lrish Science Olympiad which selects and trains students to represent Ireland at the International Olympiads in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and lnformatics as weil as the International Junior Science Olympiads. He founded the European Union Science Olympiad (EUSO) and is its current President. ln 2003 he was the Director of the first EUSO in Dublin.