Bringing Engineering Design into High School Science Classrooms: The Heating/Cooling Unit

Autor/inn/en	Apedoe, Xornam S.; Reynolds, Birdy; Ellefson, Michelle R.; Schunn, Christian D.
Titel	Bringing Engineering Design into High School Science Classrooms: The Heating/Cooling Unit
Quelle	In: Journal of Science Education and Technology, 17 (2008) 5, S.454-465 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-0145
DOI	10.1007/s10956-008-9114-6
Schlagwörter	Design; Chemistry; Heat; Engineering; Secondary School Curriculum; Science Instruction; High Schools; Technology Education; Engineering Technology; Career Development; Units of Study; Educational Strategies; Curriculum Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Chemie; Hitze; Maschinenbau; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; High school; Oberschule; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Maschinenbautechnik; Berufsentwicklung; Lerneinheit; Lehrstrategie; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung
Abstract	Infusing engineering design projects in K-12 settings can promote interest and attract a wide range of students to engineering careers. However, the current climate of high-stakes testing and accountability to standards leaves little room to incorporate engineering design into K-12 classrooms. We argue that design-based learning, the combination of scientific inquiry and engineering design, is an approach that can be used to meet both K-12 educators' and engineering advocates' goals. This paper describes an 8-week high school curriculum unit, the "Heating/Cooling System," in which engineering design is used to teach students central and difficult chemistry concepts such as atomic interactions, reactions, and energy changes in reactions. The goals of the paper are to (1) describe this successful design-based unit, (2) provide guidelines for incorporating design-based learning into other science topics, and (3) provide some evidence of its value for teaching difficult chemistry concepts and increasing interest in engineering careers. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10