The WOT professorship at the vocational training centre for technology „August Horch“ in Zwickau

What does materials technology do in product life? This was the question posed by students in a specialised A-level class from Zwickau. In an open school lesson on 12 November 2019, the WOT answered it together with the school class.

The initiative for this somewhat different lesson came from the subject teacher for technical lessons in the year 12 class who asked the question. In one of his lessons, the opinion arose among his pupils that there was probably no one who would recognise the fun and benefits of phase diagrams. The dedicated teacher then promised to look for such a person. He found what he was looking for at the WOT professorship via an entry on the DLR research exchange, where the WOT offers its expertise in the field of materials and surface technology for school lessons.

The students, who were all present at the last-minute appointment, were astonished that their somewhat provocative question could be answered exhaustively using many application examples from the professorship's current R & D projects. The place of materials technology on the threshold of chemical-physical fundamentals and component application behaviour was explained and vividly deepened on the basis of many detailed questions from the students. The positive response from the class after the 90-minute guest lesson once again confirmed the need to bring technical subjects into schools at an early stage and away from standard formats. The DLR Research Exchange offers an excellent platform for active and committed teachers.

Further information:

Vocational school centre „August Horch“: https://www.bsz-technik.de/
DLR Research Exchange: https://www.forschungsboerse.de/

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BSZ August Horch (Sources: www.bsz-technik.de, www.forschungsboerse.de)

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