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This chapter from the Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Handbook provides experiments and demonstrations involving metals 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 polymers 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 an introduction to the subject of the book. Topics include a definition of materials science, the relationship between science and technology, and a history of materials science. Drawings and diagrams help illustrate...

This chapter from the Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Handbook provides information on the development of national education standards for mathematics and science as well as materials science and technology specifically. Topics include the School to Work Opportunities Act, an MST course...

Made available by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the Materials Science and Technology Teacher’s Workshop (MAST) modules were created through the work of high school teachers, university professors and students. Seven modules...

This infographic from Edmonds Community College outlines career and education pathways in materials science. The infographic provides a flow chart identifying Edmonds Community College courses and programs that lead to employment in the materials science industry. This flow chart illustrates how...

This 8-page resource, from the National Resource Center for Materials Technology Education (MatEdU), examines the impact of incorporating materials science into high school curriculums on student perception and interest. The study involved the integration of materials science activities into the...

This learning activity will provide an introduction to mechanical and materials testing. Using Hooke's law, students will calculate the stiffness of springs and think about issues of force, compression, and tension. This activity is intended for high school and introductory level undergraduates. The...

MecMovies is an extensive collection of examples, theory, and games designed to complement the entire Mechanics of Materials course. There are fifteen chapters and they include Stress, Strain, Mech Properties, Design Concepts, Axial Deform, Torsion, Equil of Beam, Bending, Shear Stress Beams, Beam...

This four-page guide from Edmonds Community College outlines a laboratory activity demonstrating the results of corrosion. Students observe the corrosion of nails, pennies, and aluminum foil in containers of fresh or salt water over a period of up to two weeks. The activity demonstrates differences...