Integration, Authenticity, and Relevancy in College Science Through Engineering Design

by: Ken L. Turner, Jr. and Adam R. Hoffman

An engineering design problem-solving framework was used to create a general chemistry lab activity focused on an important environmental issue—dead zones. Dead zones impact over 400 locations around the world and are a result of nutrient pollution, one of the most logistically and economically challenging environmental problems facing our world today. The activities created were found to aid student learning and improve student attitudes toward science and research.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 1/1/2018Stock # jcst18_047_03_31Volume 047Issue 03

NSTA Press produces classroom-ready activities, hands-on approaches to inquiry, relevant professional development, the latest scientific education news and research, assessment and standards-based instruction.

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