Here, we present an interdisciplinary
educational project intended
for high school chemistry that is focused on the establishment of
a mathematical model to describe the relationship between conductivity
and concentration, while linking chemistry to mathematics with the
help of computer software. The project was designed to help high school
students engage in methods and comprehend advanced topics beyond the
typical high school chemistry curriculum, as well as to resolve a
problem that no single disciplinary perspective is able to solve.
This project provided students with a simple method to build mathematical
models, which could be used to help them discover the relationship
between discrete experimental data and mathematical equations. A postinstructional
survey showed that, after completing the project, more students knew
how to construct mathematical equations that fit discrete data.
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