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Orbey, Nese; Clay, Molly; Russell, T.W. Fraser – Chemical Engineering Education, 2014
An approach to explain chemical engineering through a Web-based interactive game design was developed and used with college freshman and junior/senior high school students. The goal of this approach was to demonstrate how to model a lab-scale experiment, and use the results to design and operate a chemical reactor. The game incorporates both…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Engineering Education, Science Education, Web Based Instruction
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Franco-Mariscal, Antonio Joaquín – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
This paper presents a project about the chemical elements made by 15-year-old Spanish high school students of Chemistry. It focuses on context-based teaching combined with the advantages of creating a large mural which subsequently is exposed in the school. The project consisted of researching the chemical elements in the different materials that…
Descriptors: Context Effect, High School Students, Science Materials, Structural Analysis (Science)
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McCarthy, Ray – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2011
Late in the winter of 2010, teachers across Massachusetts received invitations to apply for six- to eight-week Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in which middle or high school teachers in STEM subjects would work alongside scientists and their graduate students as they sought to solve real-world problems. This country-wide effort was funded…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Chemical Engineering, Secondary School Teachers