Department of Chemistry

at the Faculty of Natural and Social Sciences

The Department of Chemistry at the PHKA combines a sound grounding in the natural sciences with a practical focus on teacher training. State-of-the-art laboratories, innovative teaching methods and dedicated research make it a key centre for trainee teachers who wish to bring chemistry to life and make it accessible to their pupils.

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Research

Research into curricular innovation is the defining feature of chemistry education in Karlsruhe. The aim is to develop innovative content for chemistry lessons at lower and upper secondary levels through experimental and conceptual approaches. In doing so, the respective context is broken down into its constituent parts, simplified in accordance with principles of subject didactics, and transformed into concrete, motivating problems, on the basis of which the content can be explored experimentally in chemistry lessons. A key principle is the integration of new content with the requirements of existing core curricula.

Projects

Karlsruhe Children’s Laboratory: Teaching and Learning Laboratory
makeScience! Teaching and Learning Laboratory
GDCh Centre for Teacher Training
BaSiS C

Teaching

Chemistry as a degree subject

Degree programmes

Primary level

Secondary education

Teacher Training for Upper Secondary Schools in partnership with KIT

The event ‘Experiments and Concepts for Introductory Chemistry Lessons’ will take place on Thursdays from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm during the 2026/27 winter term. Registration by email to ducci(at)ph-karlsruhe.de is required by 16 October 2026. The course will take place in Building II, Room A106.

The course “Experimental School Chemistry” for KIT Master’s students will take place on Tuesdays from 8:30 am to 11:30 am during the 2026/27 winter semester (rooms II.A107/II.A100). Registration by email to uta.beck(at)ph-karlsruhe.de by 13 October 2026 is required (limited number of places). The first session is on 20 October 2026.