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This module will demonstrate "the structure-properties-processing relationship fundamental to materials science." Students will gain a further understanding of the affects of annealing as well as the effects of cold work on the properties and microstructure of copper. This is part one of a two-part...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this lesson plan for students learning about polymers. The exercise will investigate the use of the "three arrow numbering system" for recycling polymers. The lab covers classes of polymers, their uses and physical properties of...

This five-page instructor guide from Edmonds Community College provides a lesson plan introducing students to the hardness and strength of brass. This lesson demonstrates the changes in the properties of brass caused by rolling and annealing. Through observing these changes in hardness and...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this experiment on electrical resistance and glass. The module involves breaking the glass from a light bulb and then measuring the resistance across the bulb's electrodes. The lesson includes a step by step explanation of the...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this experiment on flocculation in ceramics. The module aims to show the changes in flocculation of suspensions resulting from varying pH levels. The lesson includes a step by step explanation of the laboratory procedure. A link...

This four-page instructor guide from Edmonds Community College provides a lesson plan demonstrating the durability, design, and structure of Corelle tempered glassware products. Using the example of a Corelle plate, students learn about ceramics, glasses, and the effect of manufacturing processes on...

This laboratory exercise will help instructors explain the particulars of designing composite sandwich panels, which are used in a variety of applications like surfboards, wake boards and corrugated cardboard. The experiment is explained step by step; this document will serve as a framework for...

This three-page activity guide from Edmonds Community College provides a thirty-minute laboratory activity demonstrating the "effects of removing zinc from a galvanized piece of sheet metal." Students calculate the "reduction in thickness of the zinc, and the number of atoms lost based on the change...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this experiment on forming low temperature glass. The module will allow students the chance to form low temperature glass and test for electrical conductivity. The lesson includes a step by step explanation of the laboratory...

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...