astro-lab.app in a nutshell

Smartphone Experiments

Most measurements are performed with smartphones (and external sensors), but can also be performed with classic school materials. We publish all experiments in German as well as in English.

Open Educational Ressources

All resources published on astro-lab.app are open educational resources and can be downloaded and used for teaching free of charge.

Videos

To make it easier to get started and increase understanding, matching explanatory videos and tutorial videos are linked to each experiment.

About astro-lab.app

astro-lab.app is a free physics educational resource with the main topics astronomy and space travel and is mainly aimed at people interested in astronomy as well as teachers and students.

On astro-lab.app, innovative teaching-learning arrangements in the field of astronomy and space travel are offered, such as smartphone experiments, board games, etc., which can be used in class or for homeschooling. Most experiments are available in English as well as in German.

We are always working on new materials to continuously improve our portfolio.

Partners

We are pleased to have the following strong cooperation partners at our side:

phyphox

by RWTH Aachen University

The phyphox team not only provides the app used in (almost) all of our experiments, but also actively supports us in the implementation of our experiments, such as the integration of new sensors.

Institute of Physics Education

University of Cologne

By cooperating with the Institute for Physics Didactics at the University of Cologne, we ensure the didactic quality of our teaching-learning materials and publish our results in professional journals.

Physics Reimagined

University Paris-Saclay

Visit the Physics Reimagined project for more innovative resources on teaching physics and rethinking physics education.

LekkerWissen

Edutainment

LekkerWissen has made it its mission to illustrate phenomena of natural science in as entertaining a way as possible. We are happy to embed these videos in our articles.

Publications and Presentations

Publications & Presentations

Team

astro-lab.app are the two physicists and astronomy enthusiasts
Sebastian J. Spicker

Sebastian J. Spicker

Physicist, Developer

Sebastian is a freelance e-learning developer and works in IT at the Cologne University of Music. Previously, he worked for the Future Strategy of Teacher Education at the University of Cologne.

Dr. Alexander Küpper

Dr. Alexander Küpper

Physicist, Teacher

Alexander is working as a teacher at a secondary school near Cologne. Before, Alexander worked as a scientist at the Institute of Physics Education at the University of Cologne.

Contact us

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How to find us

Cologne, Germany.

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