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Board 4: Work in Progress: Development of a Culturally Responsive, Community-based Fluid Dynamics Mini-Unit for Middle School

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Conference

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Portland, Oregon

Publication Date

June 23, 2024

Start Date

June 23, 2024

End Date

June 26, 2024

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Poster Session

Tagged Division

Aerospace Division (AERO)

Page Count

19

DOI

10.18260/1-2--46986

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https://peer.asee.org/46986

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100

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E. Tyler Young The Ohio State University Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0001-6703-0464

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E. Tyler Young is a graduate student at The Ohio State University currently pursuing a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education. He graduated summa cum laude from Case Western Reserve University with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering before embarking on a career in STEM education.

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Abstract

The field of aerospace engineering suffers from a misconception that it is not applicable to "everyday life," that is, the day-to-day experiences of people across the country. This is perhaps a consequence of the old adage "the sky's the limit." We have pushed that limit beyond the confines of Earth's atmosphere but potentially at the cost of leaving behind untapped potential in the realm of solving some of the world's most pressing problems - climate change and its impact on the most vulnerable of our communities. In this presentation, we describe the development of a community-based engineering curriculum that is designed to engage middle school students in developing engineering solutions to everyday problems of living in an increasingly hot world. Using foundational principles of fluid dynamics, we prompt students to investigate the ways in which they and fellow community members keep cool in extreme heat and connect those heuristic processes to fundamental principles such as Bernoulli's Law.

Young, E. T. (2024, June), Board 4: Work in Progress: Development of a Culturally Responsive, Community-based Fluid Dynamics Mini-Unit for Middle School Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. 10.18260/1-2--46986

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