The Use of Thermography as an Educational Tool in the Study of Chemical Reactions with Heat Transfer
The Use of Thermography as an Educational Tool in the Study of Chemical Reactions with Heat Transfer

Summary/Abstract: Over time, it has been proven that practical demonstrations are very useful for understanding the course-based teaching style. Thermography can be very useful as a research tool by students to accurately measure the temperature differences of the various elements studied. The objective of this paper is to present the thermography as a useful technique for supporting the teaching process at the Medical Biotechnology classes at the Faculty of Medical Bioengineering, UMF Iaşi. The aim is to help students learn and understand the phenomena involved in heat transfer modes in a quick and intuitive way using the thermographic camera. The set of practical exercises presented in this paper was designed to allow students to observe the thermal effects of chemical reactions that are accompanied by temperature changes, either exothermic or endothermic reactions, which makes clear to understand thermochemistry which is the subject study of thermal effects associated with chemical reactions, applying the principle of thermodynamics. With applications that have been deployed it was found that the subject became more pleasant for the students, made them feel more motivated and involved in teaching - learning. Also following the experiment, the students have proposed and developed new practical activities that can be performed within the lab. Using this modern technique it has been noticed that students need less time to understand the concepts that were learned at the course or in practical works.

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