Chemical Engineer: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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The smooth soap in your bathroom started as simple ingredients that a chemical engineer helped mix just right.
Through history
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Long ago
People learned to make soap by mixing fats and ashes. Over time, chemical engineers found ways to make it in big factories.
Tools of the trade
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Test tube
A small glass tube where engineers mix and heat a tiny amount of a new recipe to see what happens.
Words to know
- Recipe
- A list of ingredients and steps that tells how to make something, like soap or juice, the same way every time.
Quiz time
Chemical engineers only work on soap.
Chemical engineers help factories use less water and energy.