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Educational Approaches to Bioprocess Engineering Using DIY Bioreactors for Scientific Literacy

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Veröffentlicht in:Education Sciences vol. 15, no. 3 (2025), p. 323
1. Verfasser: Geuer, Lena
Weitere Verfasser: Erdmann, Niklas, Kollmen, Jonas, Otteny, Alena, Wastian, Katharina, Wallrath, Simeon, Engl, Alexander, Risch, Björn, Ulber, Roland, Strieth, Dorina
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MDPI AG
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United Nations Educational Scientific & Cultural Organization Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development
Teaching
Students
Collaboration
Curricula
Mathematics education
STEM education
Educational technology
Inquiry method
Drug resistance
Technology education
Research methodology
Classrooms
Process engineering
Schools
Experiments
Algae
Science education
Biotechnology industry
Experimental methods
Learning
Literacy
Learning Activities
Critical Thinking
Influence of Technology
Addition
Active Learning
Hands on Science
Learning Processes
Expertise
21st Century Skills
Science and Society
Engineering Technology
Biotechnology
Concept Teaching
Student Interests
Mathematics Activities
Laboratory Experiments
Science Instruction
Laboratory Equipment
Science Experiments
Engineering Education
College Science
Inquiry
National Standards
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Abstract:The interdisciplinary nature of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) offers the opportunity to implement educational approaches to biotechnology and process engineering issues. The focus should be on the promotion of scientific literacy in contexts relevant to research, industry, and society. This article specifically shows the development of suitable low-level experiments to provide a milestone for the implementation of biotechnological and process engineering issues in STEM education. The experiments show the successful transfer of inquiry-based bioprocess engineering experiments with a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) bioreactor and low-cost sensors. It was possible to achieve comparable trends of process-relevant state variables like mixing time and volumetric mass transfer coefficient (kLa) for the DIY bioreactor in comparison to established commercial systems. Furthermore, microalga Microchloropsis gaditana could be successfully cultivated under different cultivation conditions in the DIY system, and the respective growth curves could be observed. The DIY system is well suited for experimental application in schools and provides a scientifically substantiated basis for data interpretation. The scientific outreach approach and cooperation in a multiprofessional team for the transfer of process engineering questions to education can be evaluated as enriching. Experiments involving educational concepts offer a variety of connecting elements in the curriculum and opportunities to foster scientific literacy.
ISSN:2227-7102
2076-3344
DOI:10.3390/educsci15030323
Quelle:Education Database