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Development of an At-home Metal Corrosion Laboratory Experiment for STEM Outreach in Biomaterials During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Year: 2021

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many universities and outreach programs have switched to online learning platforms, which inhibits students from completing formative hands-on experiments. To address this, we developed a series of at-home experiments for undergraduate engineering students and adapted one of these experiments for outreach purposes. This experiment was well received by middle school students in the Young Eisner Scholars (YES) Program and resulted in significant learning gains by pre/post-test assessment. Additionally, students showed enhanced attitudes toward science after completing their at-home experiments, as measured by pre/post-surveys. These results motivate the use of similar at-home experiments with virtual instruction to remotely teach engineering concepts to diverse, underserved communities during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

Source: ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

DOI: 10.18260/1-2--36966

Authors: Christopher Panebianco, James Iatridis, Jennifer Weiser

Institutions: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Cooper Union

Language: English

Topic: Experimental Learning in Engineering

Subfield: Media Technology

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Science Foundation, Yale University, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases