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Chemical Engineering: Metal Recycling Instructional VideoChemical Engineering: Metal Recycling Instructional Video
Publisher
Engenius Films
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Grade
5th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
2:30
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Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
Technology
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Year
2015
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Chemical Engineering: Metal Recycling

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Why do we recycle industrial waste? Zubera, a chemical engineer helps find ways to recover precious metals from industrial waste so the United States can decrease its reliance on other countries for the metals. Learners discover her pursuits in an educational STEM video.

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Concepts

recycling, batteries, metals, careers, technology resources

Instructional Ideas

  • Show the video with a lesson or unit on recycling
  • Research the chemical processes that are happening in the flotation separation process

Classroom Considerations

  • Some pupils may not know the chemical formula for lithium
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Explains a very complex procedure in understandable terms 
  • The speaker points out her interest in STEM and why she became a chemical engineer

Cons

  • The closed captioning is not accurate 

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