Geography didactics

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Geography - and thus the school subject of geography - currently forms the backbone of the Bachelor's and Master's of Education courses at our university in the university part of subject teaching training. Geography plays an exciting role here as a link between the social sciences and the natural sciences. Students deal with fascinating current topics: from the climate, the economy and the city to migration and natural disasters.

The course is committed to education for sustainable development, which is why questions of justice within and beyond the boundaries of today's generations are always addressed.

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Ein Grundschüler zeigt seine Forscherkarte

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11.03.2026

Successful premiere: trainee nursery school teachers from the vocational high school spend a day with a primary school class in the zdi student laboratory

For the first time, a student laboratory for a fourth primary school class entitled "Let's explore the climate" was planned by BK AHS students at the University of Siegen. Over the course of several months, budding educators developed ideas for age-appropriate implementation, concretized plans and showed great talent in creative design. Dr. Andree Georg from the Geography and Physics Didactics Department provided advice and support, resulting in four research stations at which the 4b of Hammerhütter Primary School collected stickers for their researcher cards with each investigation on 18 February 2026. The premiere expands the range of activities offered by the school laboratory and strengthens the collaboration with the AHS Siegen vocational college. As a result, the school lab now offers prospective educators the opportunity to gain experience at the University of Siegen in addition to the existing courses. (AG,SH)