Explosive reactions - first nationwide chemistry student Slam in Darmstadt lets verbal scraps fly

"My heart is dancing and every molecule is moving," sings the pop band Mia. What the chemistry of love actually means and many other interesting but also bizarre facts about chemistry can be learned from schoolchildren on September 30th. A total of nine participants (from the Geschwister-Scholl-Schule Bensheim, the Gerhart-Hauptmann-Schule Griesheim, the Lichtenberg Gymnasium Darmstadt and the Georg-Büchner-Schule Darmstadt) appear in the Audimax of the TU Darmstadt, Karolinenplatz 5, from 7.30 p.m. The chemical mail goes off in the slams, i.e. understandable short lectures that must not last longer than ten minutes: In addition to the chemistry of love, the slammers also make the chemistry of caffeine and sugar understandable to everyone, explain what nanosilver can do and how algae can serve as phosphate recyclers. They reveal how a "hangover" occurs after consuming alcohol and what digestive processes look like from a chemistry perspective. The slammers show their peers that chemistry is not only something for "nerds", but can also be really fun! At the end of the day, the audience decides who has conveyed his content in the best, most understandable and most entertaining way and thus chooses the winner.
The SchülerSlam is primarily aimed at pupils in grades 10 to 12, but younger pupils, teachers, parents and anyone interested are also cordially invited. The organizers of the SchülerSlam are the German Chemical Society (GDCh), the TU Darmstadt and Merck