3D printing opens a gateway to new learning possibilities. We have designed a type of ‘reaction chamber’ that recognizes different elements and compounds that it is exposed to. Using 3D printing, we created a pedestal (containing an LED screen on the front) and a circular platform for the reaction site. When a series of 3D printed elements is put onto the platform it would in turn show what they are. For example, you could add two oxygen molecules and one carbon molecule and the LED screen on the front would display that together they created carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>).  To achieve this, a base able to house the Arduino computer system was constructed, and sensors (either light or magnetic) are included in the platform mentioned previously. We believe this model could be used to introduce the concepts of chemical reactions to introductory students.<br/>

Using 3D printing and Arduino technology to form a ‘reaction chamber’

255th National Meeting (2018)

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