Projects (Natural Sciences)

Many of the “Sparkling Science” program’s projects are concerned with questions in the natural sciences, closely deal with issues regarding the incorporation of the natural sciences and the practical application of their results. As, for example, the majority of projects in the area of research into climatic consequences. These projects are highly interdisciplinary in character and in some cases delve deep into the interdisciplinary area of social science.

According to the scale, methodological demands and content of the projects, the management of the following research projects is the responsibility of the scientific or academic partners.

• Amphibians in the Adjacencies of a Big Town

  Study of Living Conditions and Habitats of Endangered Amphibians in the International Year of Biodiversity

• Solar Chargers – Scholars Explore Solar Energy

  In a school project “Mobile Devices and Electronic Equipment in the Household” scholars explore possible savings of energy

• Sun, Moon and Stars (SoMoSt)

  Promotion of Natural Sciences within the Education of Pre-school Teachers and After-school Educators with Simultaneous Implementation in Kindergartens and After-school Care Clubs

• Synthetic Biology put to the Test at School

  A Glimpse into the Blueprint of Life

• Transpondermonitoring in Wetlands using RFID-Technology

  Students develop electronic devices for wild animal research

• YiS – Youth into Science

  Project week on glaciers and life in the ice - BRG-Innsbruck Adolf Pichler Platz, Class 6b