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The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this activity to look at the ways in which energy is released in chemical reactions. The class will examine plaster of paris, bromthymol blue and the hydration of baking soda. Students will observe the temperature changes of...

This six-page guide from Edmonds Community College outlines a laboratory activity demonstrating the differences in properties between different materials. Students observe these differences through recording the height a ball bounces off different surfaces. This activity engages students with...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this lesson plan for students learning about concrete. The class will "calculate the amount of water that reacts during hydration when cement becomes concrete under differing curing temperatures and observe the pH change that...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this lesson plan for students learning about concrete. The purpose of the activity is to "determine the density of a concrete sample and to learn the effect of various types of aggregates on concrete's density." The experiment...

The objective of this learning activity is to provide students with an introduction to using digital photography and the stroboscopic technique to measure high speed droplet size and velocity. This will be useful knowledge in applications such as "high-speed assembly lines, conveyor systems,...

This four-page guide provides a lesson plan introducing composite materials for engineers and technicians. Students gain an understanding of basic composite manufacturing processes and learn about composites used in manufacturing industries. The lesson covers material selection, performance, and...

This eight-page guide from Edmonds Community College provides an instructional module on iron and steel for use in materials education. The module discusses relative strength of products, magnetic properties, stainless steels, and other alloy steels. Students learn about the relative costs and...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this lesson plan for students learning about polymers. The class will produce an addition polymer using a free radical initiator. A step by step procedure is included in the document. A basic review of the scientific principles...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this experiment on fiber optics. The lesson aims to show that light will travel down a glass tube because of internal reflection. This module will help students understand the physical properties that allow fiber optics...

This page from the Materials Education National Resource Center contains the archived proceedings from the 2005 National Educators Workshop. These workshops have provided "over 7000 participants with the latest developments in material science and technology while offering strategies for improving...