Europe’s supply of critical raw materials as a socioscientific issue in chemistry teaching

Authors

  • Jana-Christin Bütow Waldschule Hagen-Beverstedt (Alemania)
  • Ingo Eilks Departamento de Biología y Química. Universidad de Bremen; Instituto de Didáctica de la Ciencia. Bremen (Alemania)

  • DOI: 10.2436/20.2003.02.241

Keywords:

socioscientific issues, critical raw materials, learning with digital media, cooperative learning

Abstract

Every economy depends on the supply of raw materials. Some raw materials, referred to as critical raw materials (CRM), are rare or only produced in a few countries, and this can create a supply risk. Every three years, the European Union publishes a list of these CRM for the European economy. This article describes a digital learning environment with which pupils can learn about these materials and socioscientific issues, and explains the results of the first experiences in chemistry classes.

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Published

2023-10-18

Issue

No. 31 (2022)

Section

Innovació a l'aula

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