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eCYBERMISSION: A great way to explore science and engineering

Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological UniversityErin Lester, eCYBERMISSION Volunteer ManagerSiona Beaufoin, Beau Hakala, William Lyons, Gabriel Poirier, Lake Linden-Hubbell School

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• What is eCYBERMISSION

• Advisor Perspective

• Student Project/Work

Outline

Gabe, Beau, William, Siona

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What is eCYBERMISSION

• STEM initiative offered by the Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP)

• Administered by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

• Web-based competition. – Teams identify a problem in their community and – Use Scientific Inquiry or Engineering Design Process to propose a

solution to that problem

• Free for students in 6th - 9th grade• Teams compete for State, Regional and National Awards

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How to Participate

• 23,323 Students Participated 2015-2016

• 10,457 were female• Girls were members of

each National Winning Team

• 808 Team Advisors• 733 Teachers/75 Other• 545 Female Team Advisors

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Mission Folder Judging Criteria

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2015-2016 National Winners

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Why eCYBERMISSION

• Lake Linden-Hubbell Schools– Located in a remote, rural region– Small school (600 students in K-12, 40-50 students in a class)– 90%+ graduation rate, but only 19% of area has college degree

• Students were interested in a science after school project, but resources were limited

• eCYBERMISSION:– Low barrier to entry– Range of choices for the student team– Supportive services available to team and advisor– Team could participate up through 9th grade

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• 7th Graders:– Siona Beaudoin– Beau Hakala– William Lyons– Gabriel Poirier

• Began meeting in December 2015• Submitted Mission Folder February 2016• Project: Removal of Copper from Stamp Sands

Whiz Kids, 2015-2016

Gabe, Beau, William, Siona

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Why?

• When copper is mined, the copper is “stamped” out of the rock. The leftover rock is stamp sand.

• Copper mining left many piles of stamp sand in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula

• Stamp sands have about 3% copper left in them along with other metals (arsenic, silver, cadmium, lead)

• Develop a method to:– Remove the copper from the

stamp sand– Plate it onto a metal to be re-used

Our School

The Whiz Kids by the Lake Linden Village stamp sand pile. These are used on the roads in the winter.

The “tan” portions are stamp sands that were deposited in Torch Lake.

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Mission Folder Components

• Team Collaboration– How the team worked together– How the team accomplished their goals

• Research– What are stamp sands– Why are they a concern– What are methods to remove copper from a solid– What are methods to solidify copper so it can be

reused• Experimental Procedure

– Nitric/Sulfuric Acid Solution was used to remove copper from stamp sand

– Electroplating was used to deposit copper on brass tags so it could be used elsewhere

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Mission Folder Components

• Data Analysis– Pennies dissolved in copper resulting in

the most plating– Copper was removed from stamp sand

and plated• Experimental Issues

– Experiment took longer than expected– Needed a higher quality plating set-up

• (too much resistance in circuit)

• Community Benefit– Process could be developed for a

chemistry class– Much work would need to be done for it

to work on a large scale

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Overal l brass plate mass changes after electroplating in sulfuric/nitr ic acid

solutions (# = brass tag)

After Plating in Sulfuric/Nitric Acid

Day 2 Sulfuric/Nitric Acid Beakers

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• 1st eCYBERMISSION Team in our area

• 1st place 7th Grade Team in Michigan– 354 Michigan Students participated

• Regional Finalist Team– 2,250 North Central Students participated

• Team plans on participating this year

Project Accomplishments

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Conclusion

• eCYBERMISSION is:– Project-based science/engineering competition– Open to all students in grades 6-9

• Interested in eCYBERMISSION– https://www.ecybermission.com – Registration ends February 22, 2017