This activity will introduce 9th-12th grade students to liquid chromatography and the mass transfer principles behind it. Featuring a murder mystery theme from "The Office", students will put on their detective hats to determine who left the ransom note. By performing chromatography in various ink samples from around the office, the students will try to match the correct marker to the culprit who left the ransom note and save Angela.
Module Topics
Mass Transfer
Paper Chromatography
Module details
Topics
Mass Transfer, Paper Chromatography
Best-suited audience
Array
Interactive?
Yes
Approx. time requirement
15 minutes
AIChE community affiliation
University of Michigan - Graduate Student Members
Approx. # of volunteers
2-3
Recommended audience size
5-8 students at a time
Audience best suited for module
Ninth Grade to Twelfth Grade (approximately ages 14-18)
Is the module interactive ? (Can students actively participate)
Yes
Approximate time that the module requires (minutes)
15.00
AIChE Community Affiliation
University of Michigan - Graduate Student Members
Approximate Budget
$50-75
Approximate Number of Volunteers
2-3
Recommended Audience Size
5-8 students at a time
Awards Received
2019 AIChE K-12 STEM Outreach Competition, 2nd Place - Professional Category
In this 50-minute module, we introduce the concept of surface tension to students through three simple experiments: In the first experiment, students attempt to place as many drops of clean water as they can on a penny and learn that it is something called surface tension holding the blob of water together. In the second experiment, students use soap to weaken the surface tension of milk and observe the induced flow patterns traced by streaks of food coloring. In the third part, students apply the knowledge gained from the first two parts and repeat the first experiment using soapy water....
Module Topics
Engineering
Physics
Module details
Topics
Engineering, Physics
Best-suited audience
Array
Interactive?
Yes
Approx. time requirement
50 minutes
AIChE community affiliation
Mid-Michigan AIChE Local Section
Approx. # of volunteers
2-3
Recommended audience size
30
Audience best suited for module
Sixth Grade to Eighth Grade (approximately ages 11-14)
Is the module interactive ? (Can students actively participate)
Yes
Approximate time that the module requires (minutes)
50.00
AIChE Community Affiliation
Mid-Michigan AIChE Local Section
Approximate Budget
$34 to cover 30 students ($30 non-consumable cost, $0.1325 consumable cost/student)
Approximate Number of Volunteers
2-3
Recommended Audience Size
30
Awards Received
2019 AIChE K-12 STEM Outreach Competition, 1st Place - Professional Category
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