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The Chemical Educator
ISSN: 1430-4171 (electronic version)
Abstract Volume 25
(2020) pp 129-133
Combining Chemistry and Engineering Design: Designing, Building, and Testing a Model Airbag
Kristen L. Omlor and Daniel R. Albert*
Department of Chemistry, Millersville University, 40 Dilworth Rd, Millersville, Pennsylvania 17551 daniel.albert@millersville.edu Received January 20, 2020. Accepted May 2, 2020.et, Carrollton, Georgia 30118, mmcphail@westga.edu
Received January 9, 2020. Accepted May 2, 2020.
Published: 5 June 2020
Abstract. A
common high school chemistry laboratory activity was redesigned to include the
engineering design process to
facilitate the incorporation of Next Generation Science Standards. The
redesigned activity is a question guided activity that allows students to
design, build, and test a model airbag. Students utilize both chemistry
concepts and the engineering design process to make a functioning airbag model.
Students make decisions on what materials to use, how to test their model, and
how to redesign their model based on the analysis of their data. This activity
was tested with students in an undergraduate introductory chemistry class as
Key Words: Laboratories and Demonstrations; general chemistry; secondary/introductory chemistry; next generation science standards; engineering design process; active learning; STEM integration
(*) Corresponding author. (E-mail: daniel.albert@millersville.edu)
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Supporting Materials:
The following documents can be found as supporting information: Airbag Student Activity Handout, and Teaching Support Document. (207 KB)
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