MicrEcol is a neologism describing a new experimental access to chemistry even for children:
The materials as well as the quantities of matter needed are unusually small (micro):
Drops from syringes or dropper bottles which are transferred to a plastic surface or into a small infusion vial.
Small quantities mean less raw materials, less waste, less money, less space, less time, less energy and more safety.
So MicrEcol does not only have didactic and economic advantages but also ecological ones.
"What Johnny did not learn, John will never learn": The target group of MicrEcol includes small children.
Even kids in Kindergarten age can explore their environment by doing experiments with the water they are drinking and the air they are breathing (Lück, 1997).

Materials and Chemicals

1: 1-ml syringe, 2: blunt needle, 3: Blister packing with four cavities,
4: Beads and wire to model a NaCl crystal lattice, 5: 9-Volt battery,
6: Pencil stub as anode, 7,8: Insulated wire with crocodile clips,
9: Light emitting diode (LED),  10: 5-ml DIN Injection vial (Liquemin Roche)
    with stopper and 200-mg aluminium caps, 11: knife
Na: Sodium (Na) pieces smaller than a rice corn,
KMnO₄, HCl (conc. technical), Methylated spirit....................Experiments