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This resource is provided by the National Resource Center for Materials Technology Education (MatEdU) and is the fifth chapter from the MatEdU Science Educational Handbook. This handbook is designed to offer flexibility and adaptability in teaching materials science education and training. Its...

This resource is provided by the National Resource Center for Materials Technology Education (MatEdU) and is the sixth chapter from the MatEdU Science Educational Handbook. This handbook is designed to offer flexibility and adaptability in teaching materials science education and training. Its...

This resource is provided by the National Resource Center for Materials Technology Education (MatEdU) and is the table of contents from the MatEdU Science Educational Handbook. This handbook is designed to offer flexibility and adaptability in teaching materials science education and training. Its...

This resource is provided by the National Resource Center for Materials Technology Education (MatEdU) and is the title page and introduction of the MatEdU Science Educational Handbook. This handbook is designed to offer flexibility and adaptability in teaching materials science education and...

This learning module looks at materials selection from an eco-efficiency point of view. Students will learn the underlying causes of unsustainable practices, research how energy is used to create products and begin to examine the environmental impact of materials used. This activity is intended for...

This eight-page instructor guide provides an activity demonstrating the "processing-structure-property relationship" concept in materials engineering through baking cakes. By baking and comparing cakes, students observe how processing impacts characteristics such as microstructure, porosity, surface...

This chapter from the Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Handbook provides an overview of how to structure a materials science and technology curriculum. Topics include curriculum philosophy, course of study, student projects, the laboratory journal, and working in small groups. Drawings and...

This chapter from the Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Handbook provides experiments and demonstrations involving ceramics that can be used in a materials science and technology curriculum. These experiments are "designed to grab students’ attention, pull their minds from predictable...

This chapter from the Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Handbook provides experiments and demonstrations involving composites that can be used in a materials science and technology curriculum. These experiments are "designed to grab students’ attention, pull their minds from predictable...

This chapter from the Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Handbook provides experiments and demonstrations that can be used in a materials science and technology curriculum. These experiments are "designed to grab students’ attention, pull their minds from predictable everyday classroom...