Description

Overview:

Students experiment with a new material—aerogel. Aerogel is a synthetic (human-made) porous ultra-light (low-density) material, in which the liquid component of a gel is replaced with a gas. In this activity, student pairs use aerogel to simulate the environmental engineering application of cleaning up oil spills. In a simple and fun way, this activity incorporates density calculations, the material effects of surface area, and hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties.

Subject:

Chemistry

Level:

Upper Primary, Middle School

Grades:

Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7

Material Type:

Activity/Lab

Author:

Claudia K. Gunsch, Desiree L. Plata, Lauren K. Redfern, Osman Karatüm

Provider:

TeachEngineering

Provider Set:

TeachEngineering

Date Added:

10/14/2015