Back to grants list     Part I. Applicant and Project Information   Title of project: “Data Collection for Chemical Inquiry in the 21st Century.” Project manager: David A. Benedetto School: High School Curriculum: Science   Part II: Grant proposal   Summary: Inquiry-based learning is a central component of curriculum in science, especially in chemistry because it promotes deeper understanding of abstract concepts as well as the ability to transfer those concepts to new problems. In addition, inquiry-based learning improves problem solving and creative thinking as well as provides students with the sense of ownership of their learning experience. Moreover, inquiry-based learning helps students to connect what they are learning in the classroom to real world applications, making the learning more meaningful. In order to effectively implement inquiry-based learning into our chemistry classrooms, we propose to use LabQuest® sensors and interfaces to introduce our students to modern, real-time data collection methods, foster scientific thinking, and make learning experience engaging and fun. Sensor-based data collection practices have been almost universally incorporated into the industrial laboratory setting as well as university-level research. LabQuest® sensors and interfaces are designed and develop for use by students in a school setting and will allow us to bring these modern data collection methods to our classrooms With LabQuest® sensors and interfaces, our students will be able to form hypothesis, design experiments, collect data, and analyze results just as scientists do in real-world laboratories.   Part III: Grant Amount Supplies: $156.00 Equipment: $3,206.00 Personnel: $0.00   Total costs: $3,362.00 Back to grants list