What IS Chemical Engineering?
Introduction & Motivation Chemical engineers use their knowledge of chemistry to convert chemicals and materials into more useful forms. Chemical
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Middle School Chemical Engineering For Girls
Great Activities for Middle School Outreach in Chemical Engineering
Author: Sid M.
Spider Web Activity
Introduction & Motivation Filtration and separation are key aspects of chemical engineering and have applications everywhere from cleaning waste water
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Human Polymers
Introduction & Motivation To begin teaching students about how chemical engineers use polymers as a material, they must first understand
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Separations Activity
Introduction & Motivation When chemical engineers use reactions in their work, often times they produce undesirable molecules on the side.
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The Alka Seltzer Reaction
Introduction & Motivation Chemical reactions are one of the primary focuses for Chemical Engineers. From synthesizing polymers to treating water
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Alka Seltzer Rockets
Introduction & Motivation In The Alka Seltzer Reaction activity, we explored how surface area and temperature can affect the rate
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Turn Milk Into Plastic
Introduction & Motivation How can milk be changed into plastic? To answer that we need to think first about what
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Scaling Up: Final Project
Introduction & Motivation At this point in the camp, the students have learned about many aspects of chemical engineering. The
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Making Bouncy Balls
Introduction & Motivation Once chemical engineers have determined the properties/materials they need for a task, they have to make the
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Atoms, Molecules, and Polymers, Oh My!
Introduction & Motivation Chemical engineering is at the heart of materials science. To be good chemical engineers, we must understand
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