COMMUNICATING MATERIALS SCIENCE SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR THE 21st
CENTURY.
Guest Editors: Fiona Goodchild, Shenda Baker, Wendy
Crone and Susan Rosevear
Based on the MRS Electronic Proceedings Volume 861E, by courtesy of the
Materials Research Society.
Minds-on Science
David C. Ruth
South Seneca High School, Ovid,
NY ... ..............................87
Turning Cutting-Edge Research into Secondary Curriculum
Greta M. Zenner1, Wendy C. Crone1,2, J. Aura Gimm3,
Ken W. Lux1, Paul M. Voyles1 4, Nicholas L.
Abbott15, Cindy G. Carter6, Anthony P. Cina7,
Ann Pumper Comins8, Johan Tabora9, Pamela Tuchscherer10,
Tyson Tuchscherer11 and P. John Whitsett12 1,2,4,5 University of Wisconsin, Madison; 3 Duke University; 6 Stoughton High School; 7 OKeefe Middle School, Madison, Wisconsin; 8James Madison Memorial High School, 9Northside College Preparatory High School; 10Gearhart School, Oregon; 11Daly Middle School, Lakeview, Oregon; 12Fond du Lac High School
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Exploring Materials Science with LegoTM
Brick Models
Dean J. Campbell
Bradley University, Peoria, Illoinois
. ... .. ...97
Conducting Interactive, Online, Web-Based SEM Lessons Around the World
A. Chumbley1, L.S. Chumbley1, G. Cassuccio2 and H.
Barron2 1Iowa State University, 2R.J. Lee Group
... ... ........................................105
Strategies for Developing Cutting-Edge Curriculum and Outreach Materials
A.B. Ellis 1,2, G.M. Zenner 3,4 and W.C. Crone
3,4 1Division of Chemistry, U.S. National Science Foundation; 2,3,4 University of Wisconsin - Madison
... ...115
Integrating Materials Science into the
Uruguayan Curricula
Laura Fornaro, Hιctor Espinosa, Gustavo Laborde
University of Uruguay ... .... 123
ScienceLine
Fiona. M. Goodchild and Martina A. Michenfelder
University of California, Santa Barbara
... .... ...135
On the Use of Flash Movies in an Introductory Course on Materials Science
I. R. Harrison, P. C. Ray, M. Fleck, R. H. Locklin, A. Weisner, and P. R.
Howell
The Pennsylvania State University .. .....141
The World of Materials Essays: A Writing Intensive Approach to Teaching
Materials Science
P. R. Howell
The Pennsylvania State University .. .. ...149
The NanoKids Educational Outreach Project
Suzanne Lamminen and James M. Tour
Rice University ... ... .161
Broadening Middle-School Students
Images of Science and Scientists
at the Fifth Grade Level
Diandra L. Leslie-Pelecky1, Gayle A. Buck2, and Angela
Zabawa3 1,2University of Nebraska Lincoln; 3Lincoln Public Schools
... ... .........................................................173
An Effective and Engaging Science Module on Measurement
Peter A. Ozimba
Perkiomen School, Pennsburg, PA, and University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
... 179
Teaching NanoScience in High-School Classroom Using TranSIESTA-CTM Software
Manju Prakash
State University of New York, Stony Brook ... ......187
Employing Microfluidics in the Demonstration of Cell Encapsulation
Rebekah R. Ravgiala
Merrimack High School, New Hampshire ... 195
Materials Science and Technology: A Curriculum that Works
Thomas G. Stoebe1 and John M. Rusin2 1Edmonds University of Washington, Seattle; 2Community College Lynnwood,
Washington. ... .................................................................203
Research Experiences for Teachers in Materials Science: A Case Study
Michelle A. Strand1, Steve Wignall2, and Diandra L.
Leslie-Pelecky3 1Southeast Community College - Milford; 2Seward High School; 3University of
Nebraska-Lincoln ....................................................................................................211
Long Term Integration Plan of Nanotechnology and Material Science into
Fourth and Fifth Grade
Science Curriculum
Souheil Zekri, LaNetra M. Clayton, Ashok Kumar, Geoffrey Okogbaa and Louis
Martin-Vega
University of South Florida ... ... .217
