Be sure to read this article about the materials used in your smartphone!
Teacher’s Guide (pg. 75)
Author: osuscientificthinkers
What are some websites/sources that you use to find material science lessons?
What are some places you have taken or would like to take your students for a science field trip?
“Chemistry Helps Athlete Keep Moving”
Check out this neat article and teacher’s guide about materials science and composite applications!
Recyclable Composites
Check out this article about recyclable materials since in the next PD session we are going to be working with Twintex, which is a recyclable glass fiber composite. The Rhode Island School of Design did a big demo of this material for furniture a few years ago.
Link: http://trendvisions.lancia.it/en/article/recyclable-composites-sustainable-design
How would you incorporate the cross-section of art and materials science through annealing copper in jewelry making?
Check out these resources that focus on annealing wire and jewelry making as we get ready for the last PD session!“How does oxygen get into a fuel cell?”
Read this article on how fuel cells work and the new materials that are being incorporated to increase efficiency!
Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170328092415.htm
What is your favorite composites lab and why?
“Silk sensor could speed development of new infrastructure, aerospace and consumer materials”
This article focuses on researchers that have found a way to use molecules of dye to detect damages in composite materials.
Link to article: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170317180614.htm