Syllabus For The Subject Materials Technology

MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY

Contents

Introduction to Materials Science and Technology

What is Materials Science? ......................................................... 1.1

The Relationship of Science and Technology ............................... 1.5

How is Basic Science Linked to Everyday Materials .................... 1.7

A Short History of Materials Science ........................................... 1.8

A New Scientific Frontier ............................................................ 1.11

Looking at MST as a Career—“The Field of Dreams” ................... 1.13

Creating an MST Environment

MST Curriculum Philosophy/Rationale ........................................ 2.1

Multi-Instructional Approach ...................................................... 2.3

Course of Study ..................................................................... 2.4

Solving Problems ................................................................... 2.5

Creating Student Projects ....................................................... 2.6

Using the Laboratory Journal .................................................. 2.8

Working in Small Groups ....................................................... 2.14

Developing Handiness ........................................................... 2.15

Fostering Creativity ................................................................ 2.16

Teaching in Teams ................................................................. 2.17

Using Community Resources ................................................. 2.18

Setting Up the MST Classroom and Laboratory ........................... 2.21

Laboratory Safety ....................................................................... 2.23

Standards, Learning Goals, and Assessment

Standards, Learning Goals, and Assessment ............................... 3.1

National Education Standards for Curriculum,

Assessment, and Teaching Strategies ....................................... 3.1

The National Education Standards and MST ................................ 3.2

School-to-Work Opportunities Act ............................................. 3.3

MST Course Content Outline ...................................................... 3.4

Integrating MST into Existing Classes ......................................... 3.5

Learning Goals ........................................................................... 3.6

Assessment ............................................................................... 3.7

Recent Trends in Assessment ..................................................... 3.8

Assessment Techniques ............................................................. 3.9

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Experiments/Demonstrations

Introductory ................................................................. 4.1

Introduction ............................................................................... 4.1

Water Lock ................................................................................ 4.2

Classification of Materials ........................................................... 4.4

Material Systems ........................................................................ 4.6

Crystal Study .............................................................................. 4.14

Iron Wire .................................................................................... 4.22

Paper Clip Destruction ................................................................ 4.30

Ceramic Mantle .......................................................................... 4.34

Light Bulb Filament .................................................................... 4.39

Thixotropy and Dilatancy ............................................................ 4.44

Vocabulary ................................................................................. 4.50

Metals .......................................................................... 5.1

Introduction ............................................................................... 5.1

Properties of Metals ................................................................... 5.3

Alloying Copper and Zinc .......................................................... 5.7

Alloying Tin and Lead ................................................................ 5.10

Drawing a Wire .......................................................................... 5.16

Aluminum-Zinc Solid-State Phase Change in Metals................... 5.20

Caloric Output of Al-Zn:

A Solid-State Phase Change in Metals ...................................... 5.27

Alloying Sterling Silver ............................................................... 5.31

Lost Wax Casting: Investment/Centrifugal Casting ..................... 5.35

Making a Light Bulb ................................................................... 5.42

Vocabulary ................................................................................. 5.46

Ceramics ...................................................................... 6.1

Introduction ............................................................................... 6.1

Thermal Shock ........................................................................... 6.3

Glass Bead on a Wire ................................................................. 6.10

Glass Bending and Blowing ........................................................ 6.13

Standard Glass Batching ............................................................. 6.17

Glass Melting ............................................................................. 6.27

Dragon Tears/Dragon Dribble ..................................................... 6.32

Glass Coloring ............................................................................ 6.38

Glass Fusing ............................................................................... 6.42

Stained Glass ............................................................................. 6.46

Making Raku .............................................................................. 6.49

Ceramic Slip Casting .................................................................. 6.60

Making Glass from Soil ............................................................... 6.66

Making and Testing Superconductors ......................................... 6.70

Vocabulary ................................................................................. 6.76

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Polymers....................................................................... 7.1

Introduction ............................................................................... 7.1

Slime ......................................................................................... 7.3

Polymer Foam Creations ............................................................. 7.7

Nylon 6-10 ................................................................................ 7.10

Casting a Rubber Mold from RTV ................................................ 7.14

Epoxy Resin Casting ................................................................... 7.18

Nightlight .................................................................................. 7.21

Polymer ID ................................................................................. 7.23

Vocabulary ................................................................................. 7.28

Composites .................................................................. 8.1

Introduction ............................................................................... 8.1

Making Concrete ........................................................................ 8.3

Composite Experiments ............................................................. 8.8

Project 1 ................................................................................ 8.10

Project 2 ................................................................................ 8.12

Project 3 ................................................................................ 8.13

Project 4 ................................................................................ 8.14

Simple Stressed-Skin Composite ................................................ 8.16

Airfoils ....................................................................................... 8.22

Making Paper ............................................................................. 8.29

Peanut Brittle ............................................................................. 8.35

Vocabulary ................................................................................. 8.39

Acknowledgments ....................................................... 9.1

Resource Appendix

Vendors .................................................................................... A.1

Materials/Equipment Price List .................................................. A.5

Printed Materials ....................................................................... A.9

Business Resources ................................................................... A.18

Videos ...................................................................................... A.19

Ordering the Space Shuttle Tile ................................................. A.21

Innovative Materials, Process, and Products

 

Developed by Battelle Memorial Institute ................................ A.22