Lebendige Chemie

Wasser zerfällt in seine Bestandteile: Der Nachwuchsforscher liest mit Unterstützung von Wolfgang Kroutil ab, wie viel Wasserstoff und Sauerstoff sich bilden, seine junge Kollegin notiert die Werte an der Tafel.

Wolfgang Kroutil demonstriert, was passiert, wenn Öl und Wasser aufeinandertreffen ...

... Nach dem Schütteln trennen sich Öl und Wasser wieder. Das Öl setzt sich oberhalb des mit Tinte blau gefärbten Wassers ab.

Grazer VolksschülerInnen erlebten eine spannende Experimentalvorlesung an der Uni Graz

Wasser stand am 9. April 2013 im Mittelpunkt einer Experimentalvorlesung am Institut für Chemie der Uni Graz. Das Publikum: SchülerInnen der 3. und 4. Klassen der Volksschule Graz-St. Peter.

Ao.Univ.-Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kroutil verstand es ausgezeichnet, den Kindern zu demonstrieren, was Wasser alles kann, und ihnen damit die chemischen Eigenschaften dieses Elements auf lebendige Art und Weise näherzubringen.

Mit großem Interesse verfolgten die SchülerInnen die spannenden Versuche und waren begeistert über das eine oder andere Ergebnis, Knall und Stichflamme inklusive.

Als AssistentInnen standen Wolfgang Kroutil die Studierenden Barbara Grischek und Mag. Christoph Winkler zur Seite. Und auch auch aus dem Publikum holte sich der Chemiker Verstärkung.

Die Vorlesung wurde im Rahmen der KinderUniGraz veranstaltet und brachte somit AnwärterInnen für die KinderUni-Sponsion einen Punkt weiter auf dem Weg zu ihrem Ziel.

Gudrun Pichler

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