D eveloping Geogra phic Skills through Experiments: Implementing Experiments in Geography Classroom through GeoBoxes

Abstract

Experiments are an important way of working in the geography classroom. They promote and require numerous
geographic skills. At the same time, experiments are only used comparatively rarely in geography lessons in Germany.
In order to increase the frequenc y of experiments in the classroom and to better exploit their potential, GeoBoxes have
been developed. These can be borrowed by teachers and contain all materials and worksheets. In the article the steps
of the development of the GeoBox are presented. In a ddition, the concept, which aims in particular at a cognitive
activation of the students during experimentation, is presented. Accompanying research provides first indications that
the GeoBox seems to be suitable to arouse especially the situational intere st of the students