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Games: Glass And Materials Science To Engage Students, M. A. Liggett, Kateryna Swan
Games: Glass And Materials Science To Engage Students, M. A. Liggett, Kateryna Swan
Physics and Astronomy Summer Fellows
Materials science is the study of the properties of matter and its applications in optics, chemistry, physics, and civil, electrical, chemical, and mechanical engineering. The broad field of materials science and the complex ideas that can be included in it are typically introduced into formal education at the college level, but recently there has been a push for younger students to also have exposure to materials science. In this project, we used the techniques demonstrated in First Physics to expose students, ages 9-15, to materials science. Our hypothesis was that by using these techniques, higher level concepts can be broken …