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Kidney and Lung Demonstrations to Introduce Engineering Concepts to Middle School Students and Their Grandparents

Year: 2024

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: The authors have developed a series of hands-on activities and demonstrations themed around the organs of kidneys and lungs to introduce engineering concepts in a summer camp for 4th-8th graders and their grandparents.The examples are motivated from the faculty members' research labs, which emphasize understanding and treating kidney and lung damage.The kidney activities focus on the chemical engineering concept of separation via filtration, and the lung activities center around transport and fluid mechanics.This paper details the physical games, custom 3D printed models, and activities developed around kits available for purchase that the authors have deployed in the summer camp along with some discussion guides on the topics and on the engineering design principles underlying artificial kidneys and aerosol medications targeted to regions of the lungs.

Source: ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

DOI: 10.18260/1-2--37415

Authors: Ashlee Ford Versypt, Samantha Carpenter, Troy Adkins, Ted Sperry, Yu Feng

Institutions: Oklahoma State University, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Language: English

Topic: Engineering Education and Pedagogy

Subfield: Architecture

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: National Science Foundation, American Society for Engineering Education

Awards: G6671297155, CAREER: Multiscale Modeling of a Virtual Kidney during the Onset and Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease