Chemical engineering and chemistry experimentation as an introduction to engineering for K-12 students

The New Jersey Institute of Technology sponsors a wide range of outreach programs geared toward K-12 students in order to expose and interest them in science and engineering as a career. These programs have a chemical engineering and chemistry component which is a lecture/laboratory format that is directed to experiential learning and communication skills. Depending on the educational level of the program, the students either do experiments on a bench scale or on pilot plant size apparatus, all of which have been designed by the authors.