Watch the video and look at the lesson plan from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory!

lost wax lesson

ASM – Lost Wax Casting (Easy Version) Lab by Len Booth

Be sure to check these lesson plans out about thermal expansion.

See these websites if interested in various recipes and techniques for growing crystals!

http://www.waynesthisandthat.com/crystals.htm

http://web.mit.edu/x-ray/cystallize.html

ASM Growing Crystals

Check out these resources about crystal defects and the TEK8 Design challenge!

ASM – Crystal Defects

TEK 8:

Teacher and Student Guide

Presentation: https://osu.app.box.com/v/TEK8DesignChallenges -> 2015 TEK8 -> “Dislocations and Material Deformation.pptx”

Videos: https://osu.app.box.com/v/TEK8DesignChallenges -> 2015 TEK8 -> “Dislocation Motion -Telling the Story.mp4” and “Dislocation Motion -Design Challenge Video.mp4”

Ever wondered about the history of materials science?  Well, check these links out!

Significant events timeline

“Why the story of materials is really the story of civilisation” by Mark Miodownik article

“Historical Introduction to the Development of Material Science and Engineering as a Teaching Discipline” by Clive Ferguson

“A Century of Plastics”

ASM ” The Stuff of History Lesson”

Along with the video above, here’s some resources about the activity series from TEDEd!

http://ed.ted.com/on/nfRmfiY2

ASM – Developing the Activity Series Lab